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Police officers in riot gear including bullet proof vests, helmets with face visors, and hand-held barricades, gather in a street in Almaty on January 5, 2022. No protestors are shown in this image.

Faltering Investigations into Deaths and Torture in Kazakhstan Leave Accountability in Doubt

A recent visit shows government inaction on justice after violent crackdown on January protests over energy prices.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet (L) delivers a speech during an urgent debate on the Ukraine conflict at the UN Human Right Council in Geneva on March 3, 2022.

Toward a Better Accounting of the Human Toll in Putin’s War of Aggression

With the war entering its fourth month, the United Nations and others should address the killing of Ukrainian soldiers as well as Russian conscripts who Putin has effectively sent…
An European Union Flag decorated on one key of a black keyboard. The European Union Flag is bright blue with yellow stars.

Will the EU’s Digital Services Act Reduce Online Extremism?

The EU's Digital Services Act does not sufficiently address challenges to countering online extremism.
A person holds a cell phone as they type on a laptop.

On New Cross-Border Cybercrime Policing Protocol, a Call for Caution

The treaty creates a range of new policing powers with weak privacy and human rights standards and fails to include sufficient oversight.
Soldiers hide behind snow piles. Equipment and weapons scatter the ground nearby.

An Offer NATO Cannot (and Should Not) Refuse: Finland’s Membership

Admittance would help ensure that the Alliance system of collective security ushered in after 1945 remains in place.

US, EU Face Higher Hurdles Now for Action Against Orbán’s Tightening Grip in Hungary

His landslide re-election and Russia's war on Ukraine makes pushback on the region's autocratization harder -- and more needed -- than ever.

War’s Aftermath in Ukraine: Preparing Now for the Day After

History shows that a successful war-to-peace requires several moves even now, in the heat of ongoing violence.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands in a hall at a damaged local cultural center in Rubizhne, Ukraine.

How Can We Protect Cultural Heritage in Ukraine? Five Key Steps for the Int’l Community

When a government denies the cultural legitimacy of a specific community, a powerful act of political resistance is to protect that identity.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands in a hall at a damaged local cultural center in Rubizhne, Ukraine.

Як ми можемо захистити культурну спадщину в Україні? П’ять основних кроків для міжнародної спільноти

Коли уряд заперечує культурну легітимність певної спільноти, потужним актом політичного опору…

Focus on Accountability Risks Overshadowing Ukraine’s Reconstruction Needs

"International institutions’ and donors’ interest in accountability, however, must not overshadow the need for reconstruction support that President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian…

How the War in Ukraine Illustrates the Weakness of US Policy Toward Africa

Two UN votes and the energy security-sanctions squeeze exemplify the failed approach to significant players on the international stage.

Putin’s Next Play in Ukraine – And How the US and Allies Can Prepare

He may be aiming to score a visible success by the May 9 national holiday marking the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
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