Peter Piot: How Prepared are We for the Next Big Global Epidemic?In 1976 Peter Piot was a 27-year-old microbiologist working in Belgium when he travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
How a Rivalry Between Arab Governments on the Arabian Peninsula is Shaping International RelationsOne of the driving forces of international relations over the last several years has been a rivalry between Arab states....
“Hunger Has No Religion.” How Lebanese Protesters Transcended Sectarianism and Forced the Prime Minister to ResignEd note. This post from Mira Assaf Kafantaris, of The Ohio State University originally appeared in The Conversation. Religion has...
How The Top LGBTI Rights Watchdog at the United Nations Defends Human Rights Around the WorldVictor Madrigal-Borloz is a Costa Rican jurist who serves as the United Nations Independent Expert on Protection against violence and...
Massive Protests are Leading to a Political Crisis in ChileWhat began last week as a protest against a fare hike in for the Santiago, Chile metro system has morphed...
Deportation to Syria could mean death for women, children and LGBTQ refugees in TurkeyEd note. This is a guest post from: Deina Abdelkader, University of Massachusetts Lowell Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan isn’t...
The Security Council Visits South Sudan. Can It Revive a Fledgling Peace Agreement?Ed note. This is a guest post from By Daniel P. Sullivan, Senior Advocate for Human Rights, Refugees International With...
What the Trouble Between the NBA and China Tells Us About the Future of International RelationsOn October 4th, the General Manager of the Houston Rockets basketball team shared a message on Twitter. It was which...
It’s Problematic that Venezuela Has a Seat on the Human Rights Council. But the Trump Administration Partly Has Itself to BlameVenezuela was one of 14 countries to win a seat on the UN Human Rights Council in elections held by...
