The Biggest Warning from the Facebook Whistleblower
By Barbara F. Walter Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen came out swinging in her October 4 statement to the…
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The Anatomy of Backsliding: Why is Democracy Consuming Itself?
Guest post by Stephan Haggard and Robert R. Kaufman Well before 2016, the United States was becoming increasingly…
Digitally Fueled Civil Resistance and Repression in Myanmar
Guest post by Kyungmee Kim and Espen Geelmuyden Rød The aftermath of the coup in Myanmar illustrates how…
ELECTION IN Myanmar
In more election news, Aung San Suu Kyi’s party has won Myanmar’s general election and will return for…
Twenty years after UNSCR 1325: Any progress ending wartime sexual violence?
Guest post by Ragnhild Nordås, Dara Kay Cohen, Robert Nagel Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the groundbreaking…
Should the UN Declare a Responsibility to Protect Americans from the Trump Administration?
By Michael Barnett Should the United Nations Security Council consider a resolution calling for a responsibility to protect…
COVID-19 and Myanmar—A Looming Humanitarian Crisis
Guest post by Shelli Israelsen On March 31, 2020, Myanmar’s Ministry of Health and Sports confirmed its first…
India’s Citizenship Policies Find Parallels in Neighboring Myanmar
Guest post by Bidisha Biswas and Srobana Bhattacharya Since December 2019, India has been embroiled in protests against…
Children for Hire
Guest post by Christopher Faulkner. Last week marked the 19th anniversary of the Optional Protocol to the Convention…
Rohingya “terrorists” and the hierarchies of legitimate resistance in Myanmar
Guest Post by David Brenner Last week, militants staged a series of attacks in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine region.…