Is Lebanon Headed to More Secular Politics?
Traces from the Lebanese Civil War. Photo by Bertil Videt/Wikimedia Commons Before the inception of the…
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The Uniting Power of Trump’s Immigration Policies
About 3000 people gathered in Powderhorn Park to stand in solidarity with immigrants and refugees.…
Japan sends mixed signals as they push for ‘World Free of Nuclear Weapons’
President Donald J. Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an expanded bilateral…
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Problem
In 2012, the Muslim Brotherhood ran a candidate in the post-Arab Spring presidential elections in…
New Developments on the Stagnant Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Photo courtesy Office of the NKR President Bako Sahakyan, the president of a mountainous Central…
Why Do Cease-Fire Agreements Mediated by Third Parties Fail?
The remains of a market in Maarat al-Noaman, in Syria’s northern province of Idlib, after…
At the United Nations and at Home, a Push to Recognize Puerto Rico’s Right to Self-determination
Taken by the author at “Unidos against PROMESA,” a protest that took place on the…
Despite Opposition, LGBT Rights to Take Center Stage at the UNGA
Vitit Muntarbhorn, independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity at the United Nations, speaking…
Trump Leaves the Neighborhood Bloc Party
The United States may not keep its neighbors behind an iron curtain, but it has…
What Robert Bork’s Legacy Means for the Trump Administration
Brace yourself: Robert Bork is about to become very relevant again. The name Robert Bork…