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The Road Ahead for Algeria’s New President: Beginning or End of Democratic Change?

January 6, 2020 Sushant Naidu 0 Comments Algeria, Algerian Elections, Bouteflika, Chengriha, Gaid Saleh, Hirak, Issad Rebrab, Libya, Middle East, Protests, Revolution

Image Credit: Swaha Cartoons By Houssam Eddine Beggas Newly elected President Abdelmadjid Tebboune recently took office in tumultuous times. His

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Abolition Africa Human Rights International Law Justice Opinion Opinion Political Race Slave Trade Slavery United Nations 

Wrapping Up on 2019 – The Year of Return for the African Diaspora

December 30, 2019December 31, 2019 Sushant Naidu 0 Comments Abolition, africa, Diaspora, Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, Mathieu Kireka, Nat Amarteifio, Project Joseph, Slave Trade, Slavery, United Nations, Year of Return

Photo description: New Ghanaian citizens pose for a photo with President Nana Akufo-Addo. (Photo credit: Office of the President, Ghana)

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Opinion Opinion Post-Conflict Russia Trade 

The Underground Economy of Amber: A Destabilizing Threat to Ukraine

December 15, 2019December 16, 2019 Sushant Naidu 0 Comments Amber, Conflict, Corruption, mining, opinion, Russia, Trade, Ukraine

Photo description: Raw amber overlapped by the Ukrainian flag (Photo credit: Hans Splinter, CC BY-ND) By Nicole Kalczynski The sociopolitical

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The Implications of President Trump’s Pardon on International Law

November 24, 2019November 25, 2019 Sushant Naidu 1 Comment Geneva Convention, hors de combat, International Criminal Court, International Law, Military Law, opinion, Trump, U.S Military, War Crimes

Photo Description: From left, Lieutenant Clint Lorance, Major Mathew L. Golsteyn, Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher. Photo Credit: Sandy Hyffaker/

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American Foreign Policy AOC Articles and Blogs Gender Opinion Women Women in Politics Women's rights 

Women and Politics: Too Emotional?

November 18, 2019 Sushant Naidu 0 Comments Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Congress, Gender, Psychology, Public policy, Senate, U.S., Women, Women in Politics

Image Credit: Getty Images By Becca Blaser In a recent Twitter exchange, a female journalist stated that United States Representative

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Editors' Pick Israel Middle East Opinion 

Remembering the Experience of the Mizrahi: Forgetting History Complicates Peacemaking

November 10, 2019November 13, 2019 Michael Dombrowski 0 Comments Ethnicity, Israel, Judaism, Middle East, Mizrahi, Peacemaking, Pluralism

Image Credit: The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life by Quinn Ginsberg The decades-long conflict between Israel and Palestine

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Humanitarian Middle East Military Opinion Terrorism Use of Force 

The Use of Force Is Justified in Yemen. The International Community Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Use It.

September 29, 2019 Sushant Naidu 0 Comments Houthi, Humanitarian Law, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, terrorism, Use of Force, Yemen

If conducted properly, the use of overwhelming force by an international coalition could halt the fighting, pave the way for

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Humanity Won’t Survive without Gender Equality

June 29, 2019 Meagan Torello 0 Comments Climate Change, economic growth, education, gender equality, SDGs, sustainability, Women, women's rights

by Meagan Torello A wealth of research has indicated that achieving gender equality can add 12 trillion USD to the

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Engaging, and Disengaging, on Xinjiang

June 16, 2019June 17, 2019 Kendra Brock 0 Comments China, Equality, Human Rights, ICC, United Nations, Uyghur, Xinjiang

The ongoing visit of UN undersecretary general for counterterrorism Vladimir Voronkov to China’s Xinjiang region, and the invitation to UN

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Striving for Mediocrity: The Swedish Model for Success and Happiness

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 Kendra Brock 0 Comments Equality, gender equality, Happiness, Sustainable Development Goals, Sweden

Sweden is in the vanguard of gender equality: Swedish women won the right to vote in 1919 and today, women

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