Diplomacy
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Reclaiming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights from the Pompeo Commission – Part 2
The panel's lengthy exegesis of the Declaration contains at least six glaring omissions that have real-world consequences.

Reclaiming Human Rights from the Pompeo Commission – Part 1
Its report displays an interpretative sneakiness, invoking the “founding era” and “founding principles” in a highly selective and under-inclusive way.

The Netherlands’ Action Against Syria: A New Path to Justice
Cases such as one in Germany to address individual criminal responsibility are insufficient on their own to address the scope of the documented criminality.

The Cost of Resilience: The Roots and Impacts of the Beirut Blast
The Aug. 4 explosion at the Beirut port is not the cause of catastrophe in Lebanon, it is the result. To understand its causes and impacts, we must look to what came before, including…

How the US and the EU Can Support Belarus Amid Its Historic Protests
The US should work with the EU to isolate Lukashenko and his lieutenants with targeted sanctions, and facilitate a peaceful transition with new elections.

Police Violence at Home Requires a Rethink of U.S. Foreign Policy and Assistance Abroad
When police brutalize and murder unarmed Black Americans, the effectiveness and legitimacy of the United States – including its ability to support justice abroad – crumbles.…

Denial of the Srebrenica Genocide Must Be Exposed and Condemned
Imagine the international outrage if murals of Hitler were displayed across Germany, or if a Berlin student dorm were named after Eichmann. Precisely this type of scenario has…

The Potential U.S. Security Threats in Letting New START Lapse
Almost every problem that critics say this nuclear-weapons pact doesn't solve would be aggravated if the treaty expires.

Nuclear Arms Control, or a New Arms Race? Trump Seems Bent on the Latter.
More ambitious talks with the Russians and Chinese are a laudable goal. But they can be pursued smartly and without unnecessarily high risk.

Nixon Went to China. Trump Should Go to Wuhan.
This week the annual meeting of the World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) convenes in virtual format, under the shadow of a dangerous pandemic, and with…

Could the Coronavirus Put an End to the War in Yemen?
The prospects, however difficult, may be more promising now than at any time in this grinding, five-year conflict. But it will require more US diplomacy.

Ceding Our Place on the International Stage
This coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharp relief just how much the United States has ceded leadership to other global players.