Human Rights
I am Imprisoned in Azerbaijan. My Crime? Journalism
Americans and the free world must take notice: a threat to press freedom anywhere is a threat to press freedom everywhere. The morning of my arrest felt like any other...
Who Needs Human Rights In Africa?
As the United States and its allies attempt to steer a new diplomatic course in Africa amid intensifying geopolitical competition with China and Russia, the idea has steadily gained ground...
The Next U.S. President Needs a New North Korea Strategy
Should Vice President Kamala Harris win the U.S. presidential election this fall, she will inherit the North Korea problem: an aggressive rogue nuclear state with increasingly sophisticated capabilities. From its...
The Rule of Law’s Last Chance in Turkey
A report by the Turkish pro-government think tank SETA confirms what the Turkish local elections in March indicated. There is a paradigm shift underway in Turkey. The ruling AKP (Justice...
Joe Biden Should Not Abandon Maria Corina Machado
Every March, in celebration of National Women’s History Month, the Department of State issues its “Women of Courage” award. This award is given to women around the world who have...
The Party of Nelson Mandela No Longer Deserves the World’s Deference
The ruling party of South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC), emerged three decades ago as a global voice of conscience due to its central role in overthrowing the oppressive...
Restore Transparency to U.S. Arms Aid
As 2024 opens with continued conflict in Ukraine and Israel, there’s a growing congressional push to exercise more oversight over how partners and allies use American weapons. While Israel has...
The UN’s Court Can’t Rise Above Legal Politics
Given the steep rise in global anti-Israel and anti-Semitic prejudice, South Africa may well win its genocide case against the Jewish state in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), or...
Is Prabowo Set To Become Indonesia’s Next President?
As the dust settles from a recent bilateral meeting between President Biden and Indonesian President Joko Widodo, engaging at the White House to announce a new strategic partnership, it’s important...
China’s Sheen of Civility Masks a Dreadful Reality
The sheen of civility with which China opportunistically presents itself masks a dreadful reality. It is illogical to assume that a dystopian communist surveillance state with vast imperial ambitions and...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at Seventy-Five
On December 10, the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) will reach its three-quarters of a century milestone. Adopted on the same day by the UN General Assembly...
China Is Trying to Change What Human Rights Mean
In September, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a surprising announcement, stating that “Human rights for all is the shared pursuit of humanity.” This might appear to be a remarkable...