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President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sits with his arms folded during a presentation of a report on the Ayotzinapa case at Palacio Nacional on September 26, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico. On September 26, 2014, 43 students of Isidro Burgos Rural School of Ayotzinapa disappeared in Iguala city after clashing with police forces. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Neither Truth Nor Reconciliation: Mexico’s President Betrays Commitment to Transitional Justice

Yet, regardless of the scale and acceleration of abuses, such concerns are marginalized or avoided at high-level US-Mexico meetings.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is shown at a desk, attending a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus on Unity Day, via teleconference call, in Sevastopol, Crimea, on November 4, 2021.  (Photo by MIKHAIL METZEL/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin’s Gamble on Ukraine

The US will face many such challenges from Russia and China in the future, so it must learn how to suppress threats like this one.

Omicron: The Variant that Vaccine Apartheid Built

"If the current course is not corrected, vaccine apartheid will only deepen, and the resulting maldistribution will render historically subordinated groups even more disposable."
US President Joe Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 27, 2021. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

The Impact on Israel’s National Security of Reopening – or Not – of a US Consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem

The decision will affect three factors: Israel's relationship with the US, the Palestinian Authority's capacity, and Jerusalem's future.

What Should Be the Aim of President Biden’s Democracy Summit?

It should create international organizations to build democracy and the rule of law, with the heft of global economic institutions.
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 31: The podium is seen ahead of the start of COP26 at SECC on October 31, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. The procedural opening ceremony marks the start of negotiations at COP26 and the appointment of its President Alok Sharma, the handover of the Presidency from COP25 President Carolina Schmidt and remarks from Alok Sharma and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Patricia Espinosa. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Good COP, Bad COP: After the Mixed Results of COP26, What’s Next?

After COP26, governments must close gaps in ambition and implementation to meet the urgency of the climate crisis.

Escalating Risks on Europe’s Eastern Frontier: Belarus-Poland, Russia-Ukraine, and How the US Can Work With Its Allies

President Biden hoped for a more stable and predictable relationship with Russia. Time to deal with reality instead.
Daniel Escobar meets with Milorad Dodik and others around a table with microphones, in Sarajevo, on November 8, 2021. The flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina stands against a wall behind the conference table.

US Focus on `Open Balkan’ Economic Project Risks Open Season Instead

In the current security crisis and regional context, such a response may amount to meeting a threat to peace with appeasement and bribery.
Afghan women chant slogans and hold placard during a women's rights demonstration in Kabul on October 21, 2021.

Afghanistan: A Way Forward for Women and Girls

The US government must meaningfully consult with and listen to women inside and outside the country to support those left behind.
U.S. President George W. Bush meets with former and current Secretaries of State and Defense in the Roosevelt Room of the White House May 12, 2006 in Washington, DC. Clockwise from bottom left are former Secretary of State Warren Christopher, former Secretary of State James Baker, Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig, former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, former Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird, former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger, former Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci, former Secretary of Defense William Cohen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Vice President Dick Cheney, President Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

A Soldier and His Establishment: In the Life of Colin Powell, Who Failed Whom?

The question to ask is not what he should have done differently, but what, if anything, his life suggests we should do differently.
President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, President of Albania Ilir Meta, President of Croatia Zoran Milanovic, Serb member of Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Milorad Dodik, President of Slovenia Borut Pahor, Bosniak member of Presidency of Bosnia and Hercegovina Sefik Dzaferovic, President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic, President of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski and Presidend of Montenegro Milo Dukoanovic pose for pictures at a park during the Brdo-Brijuni Process meeting in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia, on May 17, 2021.

US Leadership Matters to Avoid New Violence in the Balkans

It's time for Washington to recognize the role of Serb nationalism in fomenting renewed tensions across the region.
US President Joe Biden participates virtually in the annual ASEAN Summit from the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 26, 2021. On the left, President Biden is seen at a desk with his hands folded in front of his face. On the right, is a screen shot of the virtual event with the logo for ASEAN against a background of the world map focused on Asia and Australia and stars from the US flag. “US-ASEAN Virtual Summit” is written across the background.

ASEAN Has Failed on Myanmar. What’s Next?

ASEAN excluded the Myanmar junta from its summit this week - but remains reluctant to condemn the coup or provide robust help to the people of Myanmar. How should the rest of the…
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