by Meredith Gusky | Jan 20, 2021 | All, Human Rights, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations
On November 23, President-elect Joe Biden chose Linda Thomas Greenfield, a career diplomat, to serve as his Ambassador to the United Nations. The U.N. Ambassadors serve as the voice of the United States at the UN. They negotiate and promote foreign policy objectives...
by Michael Friedl | Jan 15, 2021 | All, Arms Control, Disarmament, National Security, Nuclear Weapons, Public International Law, Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy
Tweet How long does it take to negotiate and conclude a major international arms control and/or disarmament treaty? Apparently the 2021 answer to this question could be “15 days.” That is how much time is left after President Joe Biden’s inauguration to conclude a new...
by Danielle Barnes-Smith | Jan 11, 2021 | All, China, Human Rights, U.S. Foreign Policy
Tweet For students returning home from school, there is often a sense of joy that comes with the reunion of student to family. But for some Uyghur students coming home to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, they were met with the...
by Meredith Gusky | Jan 6, 2021 | Africa, All, Comparative Law, Covid-19, Protests
Tweet The summer of 2020 was defined for many by the global COVID-19 pandemic and civil demonstrations against police brutality. In the United States, the killing of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests as it rekindled outrage over how police kill Black men...
by Elise Levy | Jan 4, 2021 | Africa, All, Peacekeeping, United Nations
Tweet The conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) began in 2012 when Muslim rebels called Séléka overthrew the government and ousted the President, François Bozizé. A “self-defense” coalition later formed, the anti-Balaka, and the subsequent conflict between...
