From Guatemala to Sweden: The Power of Young Women’s Voices
by David Gutierrez Arvidsson When a fifteen year-old Greta Thunberg decided to school strike in front of the Swedish Parliament
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Human Rights
Soviet Jews: The Answer to the LGBTQI Chechen Crisis?
by Sushant Naidu In 2017, Chechen authorities detained, beat, tortured, and even killed gay Chechens. In 2019, it’s happening again.
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Strangers in a Familiar Land: The Dangers of Citizenship Withdrawal to the Fight Against Terror
by Kendra Brock The recent UK decision to withdraw the citizenship of Shamima Begum and the U.S. decision to bar
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Reflecting on 70 Years of the Genocide Convention: Is It Effective?
by Maliheh Bitaraf On December 9, 2018, the United Nations commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention
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Why the UN Needs to Double its Efforts on LGBTQI Rights
by Sushant Naidu In December 2016, Earle Courtenay Rattray, the Jamaican Ambassador to the UN, mentioned that he would receive
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The UN Isn’t Failing
by Michael Galloway Claims that the United Nations is failing are short-sighted and misunderstand both its purpose and its methods
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What is Killing Indian Women?
Photo courtesy of Jignesh Mistry by Pallavi Shahi Pushpalatha, a 24-year-old Chennai resident, on October 1 joined numerous other Indian
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Special Interview with Syrian Activist Rajaa Altalli
Interview conducted by Meagan Torello On 28 September 2018, Ms. Rajaa Altalli met with the Journal of Diplomacy to discuss
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Chinese Society has a Role in Combating and Perpetuating Repression
As Human Rights Watch released its report on Beijing’s repression of Uyghurs and other minorities on Monday, it is important to
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Democracy or Debacle in Myanmar: The Tale of the Rohingya
The Rohingya, a Muslim minority in Myanmar, have been called the most friendless people in the world, and their persecution
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