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Human RightsSuppression of Academic Discussion in China
Although China does allow slightly more freedom of speech than North Korea, ever since Xi Jinping became President in 2013, the country...
Ending the Practice of Foot-Binding
Although the struggle for women’s rights in China is far from over, the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party has allowed women...
World Day of Social Justice: The People’s Revolution is on the March
The United Nations General Assembly, on the initiative of Nurbch Jeenbrev, the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to the UN in New York, has...
Global CooperationThe Greek Sovereign Debt Crisis and Global Institutions
Following recent elections, Greece has us asking big questions about how its sovereign debt will be managed going forward. These questions carry...
Human RightsPresident Maithripala Sirisena: A New, Peaceful Beginning for Sri Lanka?
Recently elected Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is seeking reconciliation after the end of Sri Lanka’s brutal civil war, which lasted from...
Can China’s Christian Evangelical Movement Improve Religious Freedom?
Both religious tolerance and suppression have been common throughout China’s history, depending on who was ruling at the time. This is true...
Global CooperationMigrating to or from Reform?
A few weeks ago, House Republicans passed a bill that, along with providing more funding for the Department of Homeland Security, could...
Global CooperationThe Dictator Diplomacy Dilemma
He will be remembered…for his commitment to peace and for strengthening understanding between faiths. So said British Prime Minister David Cameron following...
Encouraging Chinese Influence in North Korea
China’s international mantra is that human rights start with a socio-economically stable foundation--before democratization. In other words, people need to eat breakfast...
Human RightsThe Criminal Misogyny of Boko Haram
We all remember #BringBackOurGirls, a movement built around protesting the kidnapping of over 200 girls from Chibok Government Secondary School in Borno...
Russell Davenport: World Citizen, Political Strategist
Progress results only from the fact that there are some men and women who refuse to believe that what they know to...