by Garrett May | Jul 26, 2021 | All, Asia, Human Rights, Migration Law, National Security, Refugee Law and Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy
When President Biden announced the withdrawal of United States military forces from Afghanistan in April, it didn’t take long for lawmakers and immigration experts to stress that as American troops were drawn down, Afghan nationals who were given the promise of...
by Akhilesh Pillalamarri | Jun 11, 2021 | All, Asia, China, Comparative Law, India, Law of the Sea, Law of War, Middle East & North Africa, National Security, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, Trade, U.S. Foreign Policy
The 21st century is called the “Asian Century” and not without reason. The image below shows the Valeriepieris circle, a hypothetical circle in Asia that contains more than half of the world’s population. In other words, more people live inside the circle than outside...
by Christina Revilla Chacon | Jun 6, 2021 | All, China, Democracy, Elections, Europe, National Security, U.S. Foreign Policy
Democracy in Crisis: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, authoritarianism was on the rise globally; democracies were in decline for the 15th consecutive year. Since then, much like all other aspects of our daily lives, the pandemic exacerbated those ailments. In fact, the...
by Garrett May | May 20, 2021 | All, Human Rights, Southeast Asia, U.S. Foreign Policy
Shortly after his election in 2016, polling surveys put President Duterte’s trust rating among Filipinos at 91 percent. One commenter observed “it seems he has the pulse of his nation.” But as a politician whose unusually transparent temper has been a cause of concern...
by Akhilesh Pillalamarri | Mar 1, 2021 | Africa, All, Middle East & North Africa, Peacekeeping, Public International Law, U.S. Foreign Policy, Western Sahara
The Kingdom of Morocco has long claimed the territory to its south—the erstwhile Spanish colony of Spanish Sahara, now known as Western Sahara—in its entirety. While many countries have expressed support for Moroccan rule over Western Sahara, often in the framework of...
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...
