All Commentaries
WEOG: The UN’s Settler-Colonial Bloc
A UN grouping anchored by the Anglo countries, Israel, and European states wields disproportionate power to undermine human rights and international law.
Is Climate Change Sucking the Caspian Sea Dry?
Russian dams aren’t helping either.
Kenya Protests: A Wake-Up Call to a Failing International Financial Architecture
Multilateral lending is not breaking the cycle of debt.
Beyond Realism: How the Global South Can Shape a More Moral Internationalism
South Africa’s experience with apartheid has given its foreign policy a uniquely moral frame.
Broken Promises: Western Hypocrisy in the Global Minerals Scramble
Western governments need to enforce strong regulation that ensures responsible mining and holds accountable all companies involved in extracting and sourcing minerals.
America’s Nuclear ‘Downwinders’ Deserve Justice
Countless Americans were poisoned by the nuclear arms race — and their federal compensation just expired. That’s an outrage.
Treating Migrants as the Enemy Provides No Vision for the Future
The alternative: a new bill that would allow anyone in the country for seven years to apply for legal status.
Economics Behind the Fall of Autocracy in Bangladesh
The bottom line is that the bottom line led to Hasina’s ouster.
When Do Autocrats Give Up?
Protestors pushed out the leader of Bangladesh. They have yet to succeed in Venezuela. Why the difference?
The Olympic Refugee Team Was an Inspiration — And Also a Tragedy
For all the triumph of this year’s team of refugee competitors, their presence spoke to the need to end global mass displacement.