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Global CooperationThe Inauguration of a New President: What does it mean for Ukraine’s Future?
The inauguration of newly elected Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko this past Saturday marked an important day for Ukraine, as the country officially...
Global Justice35 Years and Counting
Considered The Bill of Rights for women, the Women’s Rights Treaty (CEDAW) is the most comprehensive international agreement on the basic human...
Global JusticeElements of a Cosmopolitan Foreign Policy
Watching President Barack Obama deliver his commencement address at the US Military Academy, it's easy to be reminded that he has discussed...
Climate JusticeClimate Change: A Distinctly Gendered Issue
Climate change has been framed in many ways: as an environmental issue, a public health issue, an economic issue, a sustainable development...
Global JusticeILO: “The Case for Social Security Protection is Compelling in Our Times”
Only 27 percent of the world’s population had access to a comprehensive social security system in 2012. This is according to the...
The Holy See and the United Nations: Sovereignty vs. Rights
For months an ongoing battle has emerged in world headlines as the Vatican, the center of the Catholic faith, has been embroiled...
Global JusticeThe Gender Pay Gap: How We Can Escape the Double-Standard
At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this year, President Obama really showed what he was made of. With jokes on everything from...
Human RightsThe Revocation of Nationality: Statelessness in the Dominican Republic
Most of us take our citizenship for granted, thinking the world belongs to people of one nation or another, but imagine being...
Human RightsHuman Rights Battle: US v. North Korea
Last Monday, North Korea released its own human rights report aimed at the US. This report, a direct response to the critical...
Human RightsMissing Nigerian Girls: Where is the Media Now?
On April 15th, 234 Nigerian school girls aged 16-18 were abducted from their school by a known terrorist group, Boko Haram. The...
Human RightsWill Assad Dodge Justice Again?
Happy belated Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare. This sad memoriam is observed annually on April 29th to "honor...