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Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard follows his printed speech with his pen as he addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 22, 2022. (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP) (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)

Mexico’s Initiative for Dialogue and Peace in Ukraine

Mexico has proposed the establishment of a High-Level Caucus for Dialogue and Peace in Ukraine.

As Turkey Backs Azerbaijan’s Recent Strikes on Armenian Towns, Where Are Russia, the EU, and the US?

For many reasons, including being the first US president to declare the WWI-era massacre of Armenians a genocide, Biden has cards to play.
Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet gives a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland. She is wearing a dark blue shirt with a pearl necklace and a blue and white backdrop of the world is behind her.

Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang: The UN (Finally) Weighs In

On her final day in office, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet issued a long-awaited report on the Chinese government’s actions in Xinjiang.…
Orthodox Christian believers hold icons as part of a joint "prayer for salvation of Serbia" on September, 11, 2022, during a rally "for marriage and family" in Belgrade called by the Serbian Orthodox Church against an upcoming EuroPride event. Thousands of demonstrators protested against the upcoming pan-European EuroPride celebration in the Serbian capital Belgrade on September 11, 2022, days before the  gathering of the LGBTQ community was set to be held. Tensions have been simmering in the capital with pride organisers vowing to carry on with the gathering scheduled for September 17, 2022, after the Serbian government pulled its support for the event. (Photo by OLIVER BUNIC/AFP via Getty Images)

Serbia’s Move to Cancel EuroPride Shows How Vučić Plays Off West Against Russia and His Base

Unrestrained and under pressure from his far-right base, his anti-Western and anti-human rights decisions will only become more extreme.
Uyghur activist in exile Abdullam Imerov (L) of the Belgium Uyghur Association and Member of Belgium Parliament (Ecolo - Agalev) Samuel Cogolati (R) deliver remarks with a bullhorn near the Bank of China on July 8, 2021 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

UN Report on China’s Rights Abuses Against Uyghurs Illustrates Need for “Naming and Shaming”

There is no substitute for documenting abuses and exposing gaps between a government's international obligations and actual practices.
People hold a banner as riot police patrols in background during a march called by the UAS union to call for better security measures against terrorism, in Ouagadougou on September 16, 2019. (Photo by IISSOUF SANOGO/AFP via Getty Images)

Preventing Violent Extremism in Africa: The Overlooked Role of Mayors and the Governments They Lead

As security-heavy tactics fail, a more localized strategy is needed to focus on socio-economic and political grievances that fuel extremism.
Haitians protesting high prices and shortages burn tires on a street of Port-au-Prince on July 13, 2022, as a motorcyclist rides by in front of shopfronts. Soaring prices, food and fuel shortages and rampant gang violence are accelerating a brutal downward spiral in the security situation in the Haitian capital Port au Prince, and threatening the humanitarian aid the increasingly desperate population relies on. (Photo by RICHARD PIERRIN/AFP via Getty Images)

As Haiti’s Henry Refuses Checks on Power, the US Should Aid Efforts to Build True Democracy

The Montana Accord would establish an inclusive transitional government that can rebuild damaged institutions and inspire Haitians’ trust.
A Chinese military helicopter flies past Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest points from Taiwan, in Fujian province on August 4, 2022, ahead of massive military drills off Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island. The military drills were the largest-ever Chinese military exercises encircling Taiwan, in a show of force straddling vital international shipping lanes. The photo also shows an unidentified vessel that appears to be a cargo ship between the helicopter and the island. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Strategic Ambiguity Isn’t Working to Deter China on Taiwan – It Will Invade Anyway. It’s Time to Commit

A game theorist with experience as a fighter pilot says the US should rally other countries to expand the commitment to the island’s defense.

Rebooting Bosnia’s Constitutional Reform Process

A recent election law debacle calls for a major rethink of Western policy in Bosnia, rooted in genuine democratic principles.
US Vice President Kamala Harris (L) looks on as US President Joe Biden holds up a pen to Ambassador Mikko Hautala, of the Republic of Finland, and Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter, of the Kingdom of Sweden, during a signing ceremony for the Instruments of Ratification for the Accession Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty for the Republic of Finland and Kingdom of Sweden, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Behind them are the American, Finish, Swedish, and NATO flags.

America Resurgent: From Afghanistan to Ukraine

Ambassador Wolosky's essay describes his thoughts entering, serving, and exiting the Biden administration and the future of the international order.
People demonstrate for the liberation of 13 convicted environmentalists with a banner depicting murdered Honduran environmental leader Berta Caceres as they arrive for a hearing in the country's capital, Tegucigalpa, on February 28, 2019. Thirteen environmental leaders of the Guapinol community, Tocoa municipality, Colon department, who oppose the mining exploitation of the Montana de Botaderos National Park by the company Inversiones Los Pinares, were arrested on charges of usurpation, burning, aggravated theft and illicit association. (Photo by ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP via Getty Images)

The US Must Help Fight the Criminalization of Activism in Central America, Not Make It Worse

Without safeguards, promoting private-sector investment to slow migration risks fueling a crisis for human rights defenders.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and MBS sit opposite each other in chairs in front of Saudi flag

Is MBS Entitled to Head of State Immunity?

A leading transnational law scholar on why MBS is not entitled to head of state immunity, the act of state doctrine does not bar claims in a civil suit arising from Khashoggi's…
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