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The Green Spirits, protestors dressed in green clothing and green headdress, carry a large beach ball of the globe during a demonstration on the beach during the G7 summit on June 13, 2021 in St Ives, England.

A Fresh Approach: Local Thinking Should Shape the G7’s New Plan to Compete With China

For the "Build Back Better World" initiative to work, the G7 must shed its paternalistic past and cooperate with partner countries.
A member of the US Air Force looks on near a Patriot missile battery at the Prince Sultan air base in Al-Kharj, in central Saudi Arabia on February 20, 2020.

The Top US Diplomat on Arms Control Commits to `Values-Based Security Partnerships’ — Here’s How to Do That

For too long, America’s security cooperation has prioritized short-term, tactical goals over longer-term diplomatic and human rights aims.
Designated Prime Minister Ariel Henry speaks during a ceremony at La Primature in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 20, 2021.

Wrong US Call — Haiti Needs a Credible Transitional Government

The Biden administration can still support a successful move to a credible civil society-brokered transitional government in several ways.
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin sits next to Israeli Prime Minster Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid as they pose for a group photo with minsters of the new Israeli government on June 14, 2021 in Jerusalem, Israel.

As Israeli Leader Bennett Prepares to Visit the White House, Biden’s Message Might Prove Formative

Early actions of Israel's coalition government suggest a marked departure from the era of Benjamin Netanyahu.
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarusian human rights activist and politician who ran for the 2020 Belarusian presidential election, delivers a speech during the Sakharov in the European Parliament on December 16, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium. Sviatlana stands at a podium in front of a sign reading, “The democratic opposition in Belarus.”

Can Belarus Be Free? Yes, But the West Will Need to Show More Resolve – and Less Fear of Putin

Lukashenka is escalating his repression, defying the West, even as democratically elected leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visit Washington.
Supporters of Zhou Xiaoxuan, a feminist figure who rose to prominence during China’s #MeToo movement two years ago, display posters as they wait for Zhou outside the Haidian District Peoples Court in Beijing on December 2, 2020, in a sexual harassment case against one of China's best-known television hosts.

Feminist Foreign Policy: One Path Forward in U.S.-China Relations

The Biden-Harris administration can elevate the role of feminist organizations in China and the voices of women in both countries.
Police run through the streets with large guns, covered faces, helmets, and camouflage gear near the police station of Petion Ville after Haitian president Jovenel Moïse was murdered on July 08, 2021 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Bystanders take video or pictures with phones. Small fires burn in the street.

An Appeal to President Biden: Change Course on Haiti Now

The brazen assassination of serving President Moïse reinforces the need for the US to back Haitians in crafting their own future.
Iranian President-Elect Ebrahim Raisi holds a press conference at Shahid Beheshti conference hall on June 21, 2021 in Tehran, Iran.

Will Iran’s New President be Held Accountable?

Raisi was directly involved in the summary execution of thousands of political prisoners in 1988. Is there a path to justice today?
A statue of a Kuomintang soldier points a gun through a fence on February 04, 2021 in Lieyu, an outlying island of Kinmen that is the closest point between Taiwan and China. Across the water is seen the skyline of the Chinese city of Xiamen.

Taiwan vs. Tyranny: The US Must Redouble Its Commitment to Secure this Shining Hill of Democracy in East Asia

US backing for Taiwan can stymie China’s relentless creep in East Asia, and preserve a democratic beacon in the global march of illiberalism.
Egypt's interim prime minister Hazem Beblawi gives an interview to a journalist from the Agence France-Presse at his office in Cairo on November 24, 2013 as Egypt's interim president approved a controversial law regulating demonstrations. The Egyptian flag stands behind his chair.

Parsing an Immunity Decision at the Heart of U.S.-Egypt Relations  

A suit between a US citizen and the former PM of Egypt raises sticky questions of diplomatic immunity - and tees up a potential constitutional clash between the executive and judiciary.…
A 3D hologram of the globe with circles and grids laid over to indicate communications and technology.

The Sixth United Nations GGE and International Law in Cyberspace

Top expert analysis of the much-anticipated report that provides consensus views among key States on the application of international law to cyberspace.
Workers unload the first shipment of the Russian-developed Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine from a plane shortly after arriving at the international airport on May 2, 2021 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Countering Vaccine Diplomacy with US Health Leadership

The United States must do more on vaccine diplomacy, including dramatically increasing the number of doses shared to push back against aggressive exports from Russia and China.
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