Tag: Law
104 Articles
- Dialogues
Daniel Byman on Addressing White Supremacy
GJIA: We have seen white supremacist threats in the past, but in light of the Capitol riots, extremism seems to have garnered much greater concern in the United States and. …
March 6, 2021
- Society & Culture
An International Perspective on Observing US Elections
The Role of Election Observers Election observation can play an important role in promoting transparency and accountability during an electoral process by providing independent…
March 3, 2021
- Conflict & Security
After Christchurch: Hard Questions for Policymakers
Social Media-Fueled TerrorismOn March 15, 2019, a white nationalist terrorist shot and killed fifty-one people and injured forty more at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand…
February 27, 2021
- Science & Technology
Stemming the Flow: The United States Needs a Strategy to Address China’s Strategic Exportation of Digital Authoritarianism
As the Chinese economy grew exponentially over the past couple decades, so did its capacity to support technological innovation. China’s tech giants have flourished, responding…
February 25, 2021
- Conflict & Security
In 2020, Peru Became a Tinderbox
For the first nineteen years of the twenty-first century, Peru was a Latin American success story. Economic growth was rapid; poverty and inequality declined; democracy was…
February 19, 2021
- Conflict & Security
“Police Do Not Protect Me, My Female Friends Do”: Police Repression against Feminists in Mexico
The hashtag “la policía no me cuida, me cuidan mis amigas” has spread widely and rapidly across Mexico and Latin America. As in Latin America, Mexican feminists have used…
February 17, 2021
- Society & Culture
Clandestine No More: Legal, Safe, and Free Abortion in Argentina
For nearly a century, abortion in Argentina was defined as a crime except under very limited circumstances. This was expected to change in December 2020. After two lengthy…
February 16, 2021
- Global Governance
Antarctic Geopolitics: Emerging Cracks in the Ice?
The Antarctic: Peace and Science After two years of negotiations, the Antarctic Treaty was signed on December 1, 1959, by twelve states and entered into force on June 23, 1961.…
February 3, 2021
- Conflict & Security
A New Type of Threat: Russia, China and Digital Authoritarianism in West Africa
At a compound on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana, a group of people post messages to over 200 various social media accounts. Their goal is to spread disinformation about police…
December 26, 2020
- Human Rights & Development
Decreasing Domestic Violence in Tajikistan Requires Safe Reporting Mechanisms
Introduction The screaming woke me up at around 2 a.m. It was not the first time and certainly would not be the last. My apartment filled with the shouting and violence from next…
December 22, 2020