Diplomacy
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US Re-Engagement in UN Human Rights Council Brings Influence, Leverage, Amb. Donahoe Says
On Sri Lanka and other issues, the Biden administration's decision sends the message that the protection of human rights is a deeply rooted priority.

Diplomats, Top Experts’ Reactions to Biden Foreign Policy Speech
Former Ambassadors, head of Human Rights Watch, former senior US official and others' views on President Biden's foreign policy address at the Department of State on Thursday.

Blinken Sails Through Queries on Iran, China, Russia, NATO, and More in Secretary of State Confirmation Hearing
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Republicans and Democrats alike were mostly welcoming as they probed his approach to the world's trouble spots.

US Human Rights Policy: How to Really Build Back Better
The Biden administration must create a system in which human rights and democracy policymaking is embedded and integrated in its decision-making machinery.

Serbia’s Delicate Dance with the EU and China
While European Union membership would be beneficial to Serbia as a whole, it may not serve the interests of the country’s ruling elites.

Criminalizing Foreign Relations: How the Biden Administration Can Prevent a Global Arrest Game
The U.S. President is undoubtedly the chief U.S. diplomat, but is he or she also the chief prosecutor? Donald Trump clearly thinks so, stating once his grave misunderstanding that…

The Bosnian Constitution, Marking 25 Years, Needs an American Reboot
The US has a historic opportunity to return to the country of its greatest post-Cold War triumph and mark its own homecoming to the international community.

Polish Government’s Attacks on Rule of Law Violate Not Only EU Norms but International Law
The repeated violations of fundamental rights and principles corrode the very foundations of the democracy Poland fought so hard to win.

Protecting Ethiopian Refugees — and Averting the Next Crisis
Refugee crises often seem to emerge out of nowhere. All of a sudden, people are streaming across borders, making the excruciating choice that is no choice at all: to flee home…

Biden’s Global Priority No. 1: Turn the Authoritarian Tide
Any other challenge will be exponentially harder to address as long as authoritarian leaders and the militarized systems that support them have free rein.

The Need for More Chris Stevenses
It’s time to develop a risk management framework for the U.S.' civilian national security workforce to enable them to do their jobs despite the unprecedented risks they now face.

Cambodian Rights Activist and 55 Others Face Trial as Crackdown on Dissent Intensifies
Given the control that Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party wields over the judiciary, their odds of getting a fair trial are slim.