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 at a press conference in...
Political Analysis
Political Analysis essays on JPI aim to provide readers with a deeper understanding of the political issues or events they are interested in. This may involve examining the political context in which an event occurred, analyzing the actions and motivations of key political actors, or exploring the potential consequences of a particular policy or decision.
Trump Leaves the Neighborhood Bloc Party
Mexico's President Enrique Peña Nieto with President Trump | Photo courtesy of New York Magazine The United States may not...
What Robert Bork’s Legacy Means for the Trump Administration
Robert Bork is sworn in at his confirmation hearing, Sept. 15, 1987 | Photo courtesy John Duricka/AP Brace yourself: Robert...
Turkish Women’s Rights Struggle During State of Emergency
By Lubunya - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50205595 A week ago the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, began a...
Local Leaders Resist Trump Immigration Order
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent | US Immigration and Enforcement President Trump issued executive orders on Wednesday to...
Surge in US Citizenship Applications as Immigrants Demand the Vote
Photo courtesy of Erik (HASH) Hersman via Flickr. Students nestle into desks in a crowded classroom at elementary school PS...
Governments at the Table, NGOs on the Sidelines
United Nations Trusteeship Council chamber in New York City It took four years to break the logjam, but in July,...
Caught between two goals: Turkey’s Conflicting Quest for Sustainability and Economic Development
Construction for Istanbul’s new airport, courtesy of airline.ee via link http://bit.ly/2c84ZOc Turkey has a long history of trying to...
Who is Britain’s new Prime Minister?
Theresa May and husband Philip outside 10 Downing Street. Image courtesy of Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images. Before Theresa May entered 10...
Western Women in ISIS: Naïve Victims, or Violent Terrorists?
Image Gatwick Airport, courtesy NY Times “It was a really hard life.” Said by a shaken 16-year-old named Marilyn Nevalainen,...
