Gabon
Imperialism returns to Africa
The new colonialists are Chinese, Russian, and Islamist
Op-eds
Turkey’s Crimes Against Humanity Under ICC Spotlight
Turkey is facing difficult times, really difficult times. The numerous earthquakes which struck ten provinces in the southeastern part of the country killed tens of thousands, made 1.25 million homeless...
Op-eds
Meet Xi and Putin’s Hired Gun Inside the UN
If your dictatorship is facing U.S. or EU sanctions, you can count on Alena Douhan to announce that Western governments are the real human rights violators.
Op-eds
The Time Is Now to Reform the UN Human Rights Apparatus
Memos
Biden Can Reset the UN’s Discriminatory Approach to Israel
The United States led when it persuaded the General Assembly to repeal its 1975 vote declaring Zionism to be racism. It should now actively and decisively lead the effort to end the Commission of Inquiry, which the UNHRC created to conclude essentially the same thing.
Op-eds
Can Biden Fix the U.N. Human Rights Council?
The administration insists it can succeed where two U.S. presidents already tried and failed.
Op-eds
Human Rights
UN Elects Worst Violators to Human Rights Council
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday overwhelmingly elected China, Cuba, Gabon, Pakistan, Russia, and Uzbekistan as members of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The election underscores...
Policy Briefs
Kim Jong Un’s ‘All-Purpose Sword’
North Korean Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare
Monographs
Managing Terrorism Financing Risk in Remittances and Money Transfers
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Congressional Testimonies
The U.N.’s Parade of Dictators
Founded in 1945 to promote global peace, human dignity and freedom, the United Nations is celebrating its 70th anniversary — with a parade of dictators. The ceremonies will peak on Monday,...
Op-eds
How Financial Power Can Be Used To Save Iconic Species From Extinction
On Earth Day 2015, prospects for many of the planet’s most iconic species look bleak. Unless poaching rates decline across Africa, the rhino and elephant ...
Op-eds
The U.N.’s Grotesque Gaza Inquiry
Bias against Israel is the most glaring problem with the new Gaza inquiry that the United Nations Human Rights Council launched last month. The council has appointed as its chief inv...
Op-eds
Why We Should Be Watching the Gulf of Guinea
As Washington has assessed the implications of Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical energy chokepoint, a crisis has loomed in another critical maritime e...
Op-eds
The Real Rules of the U.N. Human Rights Council
High-profile genocide is a no-no—but dictatorship, slavery, and anti-Semitism are A-OK.
Op-eds
UNESCO Funny Business
Annals of a dishonest PR campaign.
Op-eds
China Goes on Safari
By Dr. J. Peter Pham Understandably, the foreign policy focus of United States policymakers and media has been trained lately primarily on the ongoing events in the Greater Midd...
Op-eds
São Tomé and Príncipe: An African Exception?
That the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe might somehow escape the various "traps" – ethnic conflict, the "resource curse," poor governance, etc. – en...
Op-eds
When In Doubt, Slam Israel
For the Islamic despotisms of the Middle East, it’s an old rule of thumb. When things get tough, or confusing, or frustrating, or when you simply want to deflect anger in the direction of a...