Treatment of U.S. deportees worsened since Donald Trump’s return to office, with his administration deporting vulnerable — and often innocent — immigrants to countries with which they have no ties.
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Treatment of U.S. deportees worsened since Donald Trump’s return to office, with his administration deporting vulnerable — and often innocent — immigrants to countries with which they have no ties.
Nepal’s August floods test whether the UN’s new climate fund can deliver meaningful relief to vulnerable countries.
Iran-backed proxies raise questions about a lasting U.S. victory in the Middle East.
New shipping and research lanes are being created by the rapidly softening ice in the Arctic, which requires new policy norms developed through allied consultation.
As fertility rates fall and populations age, governments face mounting economic pressures and difficult policy choices.
War and the employment of military force are a messy, uncertain, and difficult challenge on both the personal and political level.
The U.S. government should support efforts to achieve meaningful peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, while recognizing that diplomatic progress alone cannot resolve the consequences of ethnic cleansing.
Taiwan is known internationally as the beating heart of AI hardware development, but the rapid adoption of chatbot models by everyday citizens internationally may foreshadow the hollowing out of a key marker of Taiwanese identity.
For Tisza, a new domestic economic agenda and anti-corruption reforms are not mutually exclusive.
Human Rights
As concerns over organized crime grow, Latin American governments are increasingly turning to El Salvador’s security blueprint.
For U.S. ally Kosovo, a contested war crimes verdict against a former leader generates discontent — and offers the West an opportunity to show continued interest in the region.
The state, in its effort to reestablish order, must not undermine itself by employing a rogue, unaccountable mercenary force. The International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, and the accompanying Montreux Document provide the means for oversight.
Ukraine lacks essential CRSV policy in its fight against Russia, putting its citizens at risk.
Palestinian women struggle against both obvious and hidden consequences of conflict.
Addressing the influx of mail-order brides from the Philippines requires a collaborative anti-trafficking effort with the United States.
Security
New shipping and research lanes are being created by the rapidly softening ice in the Arctic, which requires new policy norms developed through allied consultation.
War and the employment of military force are a messy, uncertain, and difficult challenge on both the personal and political level.
To manage new technological capabilities, the National Security Council should establish legally binding AI infrastructure standards based on semiconductor manufacturing and computing power.
As concerns over organized crime grow, Latin American governments are increasingly turning to El Salvador’s security blueprint.
With an increased international focus on nuclear energy, countries should evaluate potential chokepoints in the supply chain.
Russia’s use of international recruitment benefits its foreign policy beyond Ukraine's battlefields.
Ukraine lacks essential CRSV policy in its fight against Russia, putting its citizens at risk.
Across Northern Ireland, Liberia, and now Israel/Palestine, women peacebuilders use peace as a strategy in the face of conflict.
Investigating Al-Hol’s current state reveals complex dynamics that impact the residents and region.
Russia
War and the employment of military force are a messy, uncertain, and difficult challenge on both the personal and political level.
With an increased international focus on nuclear energy, countries should evaluate potential chokepoints in the supply chain.
Moldova’s elections reveal a nation torn between European aspirations and Russian influence.
Russia’s use of international recruitment benefits its foreign policy beyond Ukraine's battlefields.
Russian migration policy rarely recognizes asylum and makes the process painstakingly long, particularly for their Afghan neighbors.
Russian migration policy rarely recognizes asylum and makes the process painstakingly long, particularly for their Afghan neighbors.