Human rights in the U.S. and around the world in 2023
An expert explains some big developments in human rights this year.
75 years on, why is the UN Genocide Convention so hard to enforce?
Often states deliberate and debate while people die.
Why protesters are targeting Xi Jinping for China’s ‘zero covid’ failures
Protests across China reveal the depth of anger and frustration over strict government lockdown policies
U.S. banned imports from China’s Xinjiang region. Will Americans object?
When companies promise concrete action on human rights violations, Americans are less likely to support government intervention. This time, there’s a catch.
Olympic officials resisted pressure to ban Iran from the Tokyo Games
In these 9 cases, sporting authorities tried to ban a country from international competition.
A Florida security company is entangled in the assassination of Haiti’s president. How is that possible?
An increasing number of clients and providers in the private security market are dodging the rules
How can the world hold Belarus accountable?
Technology has become the ‘long arm’ of authoritarians
Why do some Muslim-majority countries support China’s crackdown on Muslims?
Western countries have condemned the repression in Xinjiang, but Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt praised China’s efforts to restore ‘safety and security’
China’s backlash against Western brands may be short-lived
Not everyone in the Chinese government wants to see H&M and other foreign companies canceled
China and Russia announced a joint pledge to push back against dollar hegemony
Controlling the world’s reserve currency gives the U.S. government a powerful lever to police geopolitical behavior
Trump changed how the U.S. assigns the label ‘terrorist.’ Can the Biden administration change it back?
Trump changed ‘designation’ from a foreign policy tool to one aimed at influencing American public opinion
The U.S. banned Xinjiang cotton imports because of forced labor. Textile workers face abuses in other countries, too.
Consumers play a role in improving labor standards within the global fashion industry
Mike Pompeo accused China of committing ‘genocide,’ an international crime. Biden’s team agrees.
This probably won’t lead to prosecutions but it will hurt China in the court of public opinion
China’s leaders say that Biden offers a ‘new window of hope.’ Their experts are more skeptical.
Beijing is likely to seek short-term stability as it anticipates a long-term advantage
ICE is accused of sterilizing detainees. That echoes the U.S.’s long history of forced sterilization.
White people who support such forced sterilizations are paternalistic rather than driven by racial animus, my research suggests.
The Trump administration sanctioned China for detaining 1 million Uighurs. Here’s what Americans think.
They approve of sanctions but don’t want a war
60 or so secessionist movements around the world want independence in 2020. Guess which one might succeed.
International pressure helped these South Pacific islands move toward statehood
Why Xi Jinping’s Xinjiang policy is a major change in China’s ethnic politics
Beijing’s “Sinicization” campaign extends well beyond Xinjiang.
Why are there anti-China protests in Central Asia?
The region is important to Beijing’s security strategy
How is MBS’s consolidation of power affecting Saudi clerics in the opposition?
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Islamic Summit
How has Tiananmen changed China?
Violence can influence people for a long time — despite repression — because families talk about it.
Here’s how democracy is eroding in Mongolia
Say goodbye to independent judges and corruption investigations.
Chinese leaders tried before to assimilate the Uighurs. This time it might face less resistance.
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A more assertive Beijing raises new questions for U.S.-China relations
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Anti-Muslim sentiment is on the rise in China. We found that the Internet fuels — and fights — this.
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Anti-foreigner propaganda is not spiking in China
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Is Gitmo a “Wedge Issue”?
The debate about closing Guantanamo, and especially this piece, entitled