Diplomacy
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US-Russia Nuclear Arms Control Talks `Without Preconditions’: Somebody Has to Make the First Move
Three months after pledging to find ways to reduce the risks, the Biden administration has yet to take the lead, as it must for US security.
India’s Digital Governance `Model’ Fails on Rights
In hosting the G20 summit, Prime Minister Modi is touting a sustainable digital future. But privacy and data protection fall to the wayside.
BRICS Summitry: What Takeaways for the United States?
Despite the bloc's limitations, its expansion and the summit demonstrated the Global South's resolve to measurably change the status quo.
The Just Security Podcast: The UN’s R2P Problem
Even at the U.N., no clear direction has emerged. In June, the U.N.’s top official on R2P, George Okoth-Obbo, said he would resign from his role as Special Advisor after just…
The Myanmar Military Wants the World to Give Up
With ASEAN, East Asian, and G20 Summits coming up in the region, it's not too late for effective measures to compel a positive change.
The UN Should Increase Support for the Responsibility to Protect
Efforts to protect populations from atrocity crimes are unlikely to advance without an empowered senior U.N. official at the helm.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Unheard Humanitarian Crisis
Since MSF raised the alarm about sexual violence and the crisis in eastern DRC as a whole, a slew of diplomats, U.N. officials, and local authorities have visited and expressed…
Starvation as a Means of Genocide: Azerbaijan’s Blockade of the Lachin Corridor Between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh
The US, Russia, and other world powers have avenues both to halt the current situation and to pursue justice and accountability.
Zimbabwe’s Impending Elections: A Challenge for International Observers
Even in the short time left before the Aug. 23 vote, there are steps the government can take to enhance the quality of the elections.
The Last Chance for a Two-State Solution for Israelis and Palestinians May Be to Think Much Bigger
The only realistic chance for a lasting peace will be impossible to achieve solely as a bilateral agreement.
From ‘Island of Democracy’ to ‘Consolidated Authoritarian Regime’: The Need to Reverse Kyrgyzstan’s Slide
Effects of internal corruption and opaque institutions spill beyond borders, even to the war in Ukraine. Cases show the risks and the hope.
Why Say Who Did What? The Ethiopia Case and the Power of US Atrocity Determinations
Are they meaningful if condemnation is followed blithely by economic engagement with the same actors who committed the violations?