Pakistan is seeking flood assistance — but not from foreign NGOs Rafeel Wasif and Aseem Prakash - September 12, 2022 For more than a decade, Pakistan has banned some international aid groups
Pro-government groups helped quash Nigeria’s protests last year. Who’s really behind these groups? Matthew Page - October 7, 2021 Since 2015, the groups have staged hundreds of news conferences to praise government officials
Will Haitians get the chance to determine their future — without foreign interference? Robert Fatton - July 22, 2021 The current crisis could push Haitians to seek a more democratic society.
Will Trump’s name on stimulus checks help win him votes in November? Virginia Oliveros, Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro, and Matthew Winters - April 28, 2020 What we know about the consequences of name-stamping public policy
Europe has relied on Turkey to stem another migration crisis. That plan backfired. Virginie Guiraudon - March 25, 2020 This is the story behind the clashes at the Greek border
The U.S. hasn’t signed the world’s foremost women’s rights treaty. Activists have gotten local versions passed instead. Heidi Haddad - March 7, 2020 These aren’t just symbolic laws. They affect women’s lives.
In Mongolia, proposed legislation endangers civil society Aubrey Menard - November 7, 2019 How much will it restrict the work of nongovernmental organizations?
The Amazon isn’t the only forest that’s burning. Can consumer pressure stop the destruction? Nives Dolšak, Christianna Parr, and Aseem Prakash - October 13, 2019 Some certification schemes may just be “greenwashing”
‘Strong NGOs and Weak States’ takes an intriguing look at the path of justice in Congo and South Africa Laura Seay - August 15, 2019 NGOs may wield more power than you think.
Why Trump’s new Commission on Unalienable Rights is likely to upset the human rights community Clifford Bob - June 5, 2019 Here’s the problem: Any group with any ideology can use the resonant language of rights to push its own agenda.