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Finding Hope in a Controversial Billionaire? —Guyana’s WIN popularity and how the PPP/C can curb its influence.
The Paradox of U.S. Global Reproductive Healthcare Policy
Trump’s Arctic Fever: Greenland and the New Arctic Frontier
When War No Longer Follows the Rules: The Challenge of Applying Just War Theory to Non-State Actors in Conflict
Demise of USAID: A Setback to American Soft Power and an Opportunity for China

April 5, 2018 Dennis Meaney

Diplomacy Brief: Diaspora Resource Flows in the Horn of Africa: The Case of Remittances in Somalia.

Remittances in Somalia Emerging powers such as China, India, and Brazil offer attractive incentives to their diaspora populations abroad for

American Foreign Policy Editors' Pick Human Rights Opinion Refugees

April 3, 2018 Dennis Meaney

The Time Has Come: The U.S. and the Global Community to Stand Up for the Stateless Rohingya

By Michael Curtin In no uncertain terms, the United Nations states the following: “All individuals, in particular, vulnerable people, are

American Foreign Policy Editors' Pick Human Rights Middle East Opinion

March 30, 2018 Dennis Meaney

To End Yemeni Starvation, Stop Saudi Arabia

By Maliheh Bitaraf The Case Against the Yemen Intervention The case for US Support of the Saudi intervention in Yemen rests

Editors' Pick Elections Europe European Union Opinion Populism Refugees

March 23, 2018 Dennis Meaney

The Rapid Evolution of European Extreme Right Politics: What to Look For in the Remainder of 2018

By Meagan Torello Europe’s political right slowly crept up to prominence without the world truly taking notice until the United

Editors' Pick Europe European Union Human Rights Migration Opinion Populism Refugees

March 23, 2018 Dennis Meaney

Refugee Crisis or Opportunity? Germany vs Hungary

By Morgan McMichen Europe is experiencing the worst refugee crisis in seven decades, and host countries are scrambling to come

American Foreign Policy China Diplomacy Brief Editors' Pick European Union Opinion Trade

March 22, 2018 Dennis Meaney

Diplomacy Brief: Tariffs and Trade Wars

The past two weeks have been muddled in updates, speculations, and fears surrounding President Trump’s trade policy. Issues surrounding trade

American Foreign Policy Climate Change Diplomacy Brief North Korea Opinion

March 14, 2018 Dennis Meaney

Diplomacy Brief: Direct Talks between US and North Korea?

Talks between the U.S. and North Korea? On Tuesday, March 6th, after meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, senior

Articles and Blogs Diplomacy Brief Middle East Military Opinion Refugees Syria

February 28, 2018 Dennis Meaney

Diplomacy Brief: A New Phase in Syria

A New Phase in Syria On February 7th near the Syrian City of Deir al-Zour, US Airpower struck a group

Editors' Pick Human Rights Opinion United Nations

February 23, 2018 Dennis Meaney

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70

By Patricia Zanini Graca Seventy years ago, on December 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Eleanor

Diplomacy Brief Editors' Pick Elections Europe European Union Opinion

February 21, 2018 Dennis Meaney

Diplomacy Brief: Groko and the Future of the Left

Groko and the Future of the Left The Future of Social Democracy is being decided in Germany, or so said