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Global JusticeRevisiting “The Grand Bargain of the NPT”
On March 5, humanity celebrated the 45th anniversary of the coming into force of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). We also celebrated...
Global JusticeThe UN: From Idealism to Reality
On February 23rd, the United Nations Security Council held a debate on the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter. There, US...
Global CooperationFinding the Path Toward World Law
We recently celebrated the birthday of Louis Sohn (born 1 March 1914), who played a key role in the development of world...
Global JusticeThe Deterrent Effect of the International Criminal Court
In a time where horrible atrocities continue seemingly unabated in Nigeria, Syria, South Sudan, and beyond, we find ourselves wondering whether our...
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...