Transnational solidarity movements have typically flowed from a central point located in the West, particularly in the United States, to the East and the Global South. Shadi Mokhtari describes…
February 13, 2020
Forum: LGBTQ+ Issues in International Relations, Society & Culture
In 2015, Ireland became the first country in the world to introduce same-sex marriage through a national referendum vote. The decision to introduce equal marriage received a great deal…
The recent House resolution that introduced the rules for the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump formalized the fourth U.S. Congress attempt to remove a sitting president. The House of…
Hong Kong, once renowned as an apolitical and orderly British entrepôt, is now seething with political discontent, student unrest, and pro-democracy protests. Nothing less than the future of “one country,…
Venezuela continues to buckle under the autocratic rule of Nicolás Maduro. Street protests and social pressure, however, have not succeeded in dislodging the president or bringing about the democratic change…
August 30, 2019
Forum: LGBTQ+ Issues in International Relations, Society & Culture
The struggle for LGBTIQ rights in Kenya provides a unique and fascinating case study of the powerful social change taking place right now. On May 24, 2019, the High…
On Tuesday, February 12, Dr. Subham Chaudhuri joined the World Bank Group, along with other experts and World Bank directors, for the launch of the book “Paths Between Peace and…
On February 12, the World Bank Group welcomed Dr. Luka Kuol, Professor of Practice for Security Studies at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies and a former Minister of Presidential…
The presence of social commentary on human rights in music is not new, it is not unique to Africa, and it is not limited to hip hop. Musicians have often…
The most recent study on reported incidents of gender-based violence (GBV) in Pakistan shows an upward trend of violent crime against women – with kidnapping, rape, murder, honor killings, domestic…
