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Human RightsThe Disability Treaty: When Did We Decide Not to Lead?
On July 26, 1990, former President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA was a...
Global JusticeThe Worst Perpetrators of Modern Slavery
I’ll preface this blog by saying that I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that the Global Slavery...
Global CooperationChina and Its Territorial Ambitions
Marked with glamour and excitement, China’s capital Beijing has not held such a monumental event since hosting the 2008 Olympics. World leaders...
Human RightsThe Debate to Protect our Children
One of the most widely ratified human rights treaties is that which protects the world’s youngest citizens: the Convention on the Rights...
Protecting Human Rights Is Crucial to Global Security
This Letter to the Editor was published in The Washington Post on November 14, 2014. In his Nov. 9 op-ed, “What the...
Ending Statelessness
What would you do if you literally were not considered a person? Today over 10 million stateless people are living that reality...
Global CooperationThe Middle East: A Re-evaluation of American Strategy
By now you may be familiar with the Islamic State and their mission to create a caliphate under Sharia law. You may...
Human RightsOpen Letter #6 To My Grandson Jake
Letters to Jake Series, Letter #6 Dear Jake, My letters to you have explained how I think the world should use global...
Global Cooperation2014 Midterms Make Small Waves for Foreign Policy
The 2014 elections are over, and though we now know that the Republicans did take control of the Senate, any resulting policy...
Global CooperationEastern Ukraine: The Elections that Might Reignite the Fire
This past weekend, residents in Eastern Ukraine went to the polls to vote in leaders to pave the way for independent states...
Global CooperationThe Midterms and American Gridlock
Today is Election Day! And though I’m writing on a Tuesday and this won't get published until Wednesday, I still want to...