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Peace & DisarmamentThe Peace of Westphalia?
Nearly 300 young girls are still missing in Nigeria where they were kidnapped nearly a month ago by a murderous group of...
Climate JusticeClimate Change: Let’s Speak the Opposition’s Language
Climate change is one of the most divisive issues in Congress today. Nearly any vote related to climate change, energy policy, or...
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...
Global JusticeConflict is Not the Way Forward
The Washington Post recently published an article entitled “In the long run, wars make us safer and richer” by Ian Morris. In...
Global JusticePolio’s Resurgence and the Globalization of Disease
Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a global health emergency stating that polio is rapidly re-emerging as a threat –...
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...
Global JusticeStop the War on International Law
“The children were all asleep in bed and I was just going off to sleep…when I heard people outside saying chemical bombs...
Peace & DisarmamentGlobocop? No Thanks.
It ought to go without saying that, as Lorraine Schneider’s legendary 1966 peace poster put it, “War is Not Healthy for Children...
Peace & DisarmamentIs Russia Assaulting Sovereignty?
Russia’s intervention into the internal affairs of Ukraine may seem like a breathtaking assault on the international system. After all, Ukraine and...
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...