Year: 2021
146 Articles
- Global Governance
Why Global Leadership is Key to International Development
As developing countries continue to deal with the pandemic without equitable access to vaccines, mounting international debt, and worsening challenges stemming from climate,…
October 25, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Un-remembering the Massacre: How Japan’s “History Wars” are Challenging Research Integrity Domestically and Abroad
The Great Earthquake and the Massacre In September 2023, Japan will commemorate the centenary of one of the twentieth century’s worst disasters: the Great Kanto Earthquake,…
October 25, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Olympic Boycotts in the 21st Century
“Boycotts do not accomplish political goals and only harm the athletes” Before 1992, Olympic boycotts were led by national governments protesting against other national…
October 15, 2021
- Global Governance
The Art of Peace
The arts has become a central facet of peace-building and transitional justice, and this trend has seen international organizations, like the United Nations, draw attention to…
October 12, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Contextualizing Erdogan’s Attacks on Bogazici University
On January 2, 2021, Turkey woke to the news that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed Melih Bulu as the Rector (President) of Bogazici University (BU), one of the country…
October 7, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Arbitrary Judicial Detention? The Challenges of Protecting Nationals Unfairly Detained Abroad
The arrest of Meng Wanzhou, a senior Huawei executive in Canada, created a considerable steer in China. Meng was arrested at the United States’ request for alleged fraud in…
October 6, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Cultural Rights Defenders: Strengthening Protections for Artists and Creatives
In January 2020 the United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, released a report devoted to the notion of “cultural rights.” …
October 5, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward: How Protest Movements Defend and Deepen Democracy
From 1974 to 1994, the world experienced an unprecedented wave of liberalization, referred to by political scientists as the Third Wave of democratization. For the first time in…
October 3, 2021
- Global Governance
Responding to Mozambique’s Islamic Insurgency: Will Foreign Military Assistance Make a Difference?
A worsening insurgency in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province since October 2017 became international news after the March attack on the district center of Palma and…
September 15, 2021
- Science & Technology
Can Lawmakers Save Democracy from Big Tech?
The Evolution of Social Media When social media began to explode just over a decade ago, the principal societal concern was how the collection and sharing of personal information…
September 7, 2021