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 –...
Kevin Burke
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Global Justice
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...
NewsIs South Sudan Sliding Into Chaos?
Violence has re-escalated in South Sudan as a new wave of attacks this month have included a UN base, places of worship,...
Global JusticeThe Weaponization of Hunger in Syria
On Friday reports surfaced that U.N. documents obtained by Foreign Policy show that the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has been...
Global JusticeGlobal Justice: The Unrealizable Promise of International Institutions
In recent years, we’ve come to recognize that the world is interconnected, perhaps in ways and on a scale that it never...
Climate JusticeWorld Bank Has Major Role to Play in Mitigating Climate Change Outcomes
With the joint World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings coming up April 11th through April 15th, it’s worth reviewing the contribution...
Human RightsU.S. Human Rights Record Illustrates Troubling Indifference To Fundamental Equality
With the U.N. Human Rights Committee reviewing the report the United States has submitted on its own human rights record this month,...
Global CooperationU.S. Senate Must Confirm Backlog of Ambassador Nominees
Last week The Washington Post reported that an unusually large number of ambassador appointments are being held up by the U.S. Senate,...
Human RightsCosmopolitanism and the Responsibilities of Global Citizenship
What does it mean to be a global citizen? A citizen of the world, or cosmopolitan, is someone who values the equality...
Global JusticeRemember the Victims in North Korea
It’s easy to focus on North Korea’s nuclear program, its constant antagonism with South Korea and the United States, or the long-standing...
Human RightsU.N. Security Council Needs to Act Immediately to Prevent Ethnic Cleansing in Central African Republic
With the situation in Central African Republic looking direr by the day, the U.N. Security Council needs to speed up its timetable...
Global CooperationU.S. Congress Must Pass IMF Reform
The U.S. Congress is holding up a key reform of the International Monetary Fund and, in the process, is both reducing the...