By Jeff Roquen
Ten years ago, tales of rape and murder began to leak out of Sudan and into the wider world. A campaign of terror upon the peoples of Darfur, in western Sudan, had been launched by the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Janjaweed militia.
Read MoreBy Liram Stenzler-Koblentz
On June 30, 2013, two years after the first Egyptian revolution had ousted long-time President Hosni Mubarak, the protesters returned to Tahrir Square. This time they called for the resignation of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first freely elected president and first civilian president.
Read MoreBy Caterina Valero
Now is a time of hope in Latin America. Despite the global economic recession, Latin America has sustained an average economic growth rate of more than three percent since 2004.
Read MoreBy Chi Adanna Mgbako
On April 22, 2013, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments in U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc., a case whose outcome will affect international efforts to safeguard the health of sex workers, a marginalized population in the global HIV/AIDS response.
Read MoreBy Christopher Harnisch
The confirmation process for John Brennan—formerly President Barack Obama’s chief counterterrorism advisor—to lead the CIA, ignited a divisive debate regarding the legality of drone strikes.
Read MoreBy Tai-Heng Cheng and Lucas Bento
The Syrian civil war has no clear end in sight. With the civilian death toll mounting and the refugee crisis deteriorating, the international community is appropriately focused on the human cost of Syria’s internal conflict.
Read MoreBy Natalie E. Sammarco
China’s Great Firewall (GFW) is a vast web of government-run online servers working 24/7 to block content to the country’s estimated 500 million internet users, commonly referred to as “netizens.”
Read MoreBy Seth A. Johnston
NATO’s condemnations of the recent North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile tests attracted little critical attention.
Read MoreBy Caroline Conzelman
I explain here how I teach an international affairs course from an anthropological perspective, and I offer my views on why I believe professionals in business, development, government, the military, and elsewhere stand to gain from adopting anthropological methods and values.
Read MoreBy Christopher McIntosh
Despite mostly successful efforts to draw down forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Obama’s policies in the war on terror have placed the United States on a path for indefinite conflict.
Read MoreBy Eric Reeves
In December, 2012, commentary on the purported “coup attempt” in Khartoum provided little in the way of consensus about how serious the “coup” was, precisely who was truly involved, or how far planning had moved to an actual attempt.
Read MoreBy David Caragliano
Human psychology and market incentives make real name registration an unpalatable proposition both to netizens and to online service providers charged with implementing the policy. In time, this article argues, internet policy makers will conclude that real name registration is more trouble than it is worth.
Read MoreBy W. Alejandro Sánchez Nieto
In 1993, political scientist Samuel Huntington published a provocative article entitled “The Clash of Civilizations?” in Foreign Affairs.
Read MoreBy Rachel Bergenfield
“Gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights,” proclaimed former Secretary of State Clinton in 2011.
Read MoreBy Jayita Sarkar
Despite coming into force in 1970, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) continues to lack universal adherence. At present, India, Pakistan, Israel, North Korea and newly-independent South Sudan are non-signatories.
Read MoreBy Tuesday Reitano
A confluence of events – the successful end of the political transition, the formation of a promising new government headed by a new guard of civil society leaders, and the rollback and significant weakening of the militant terrorist group al Shabaab – offers the best hope for a peace that Somalia has had in decades.
Read MoreBy Christopher Hendrick
The Peace Corps is undergoing a profound transformation. Previously, disconnected volunteers worked on projects alone. Now, the internet is harnessed to collaborate on shared bold goals together.
Read MoreBy Evan Fowler
How should the US move forward on engaging North Africa? An op-ed on reinterpretation and reinvestment by Evan Fowler.
Read MoreBy Jorrit Kamminga and Nazia Hussain
The security transition plan in Afghanistan is a high-risk political game. Decreasing the presence of foreign troops is not just a military strategy; it signifies a concomitant reduction in international commitment to Afghanistan after 2014.
Read MoreBy Ioana Maria Puscas
Two years have elapsed sInce the Arab Spring started its sweep across the Middle East and North Africa.
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