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Do Human Rights Have a Future? March 15, 2025

Ambivalence never polls well. Focus groups rarely select the irresolute choice. Leaders who change their minds, discarding policies in favor of new ones, are frequently slammed for being opportunistic, or worse, flip-flopping chameleons. Certainty is...

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Mineral Trade Did Not Cause Conflict in the Congo March 14, 2025

The surge in violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has some commentators blaming a familiar scapegoat: mineral trade and American technology companies whose products contain coltan and other “conflict minerals.” Eastern Congo is rich i...

U.S. & the Vatican Must Confront China on Human Rights March 13, 2025

The story of Jimmy Lai, a 77-year-old Hong Kong businessman turned human rights activist and convert to Catholicism, is unfolding at the intersection of politics and religion between China, the Vatican, and the US. Of profound significance for those ...

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Give Them a Voice: Many Gazans Desperately Want to Emigrate March 12, 2025

Last week, the United States and Israel rejected the Arab League proposal for reconstruction of Gaza. The Arab leaders’ plan was a response to President Trump's call to facilitate the migration of Gazans to countries of refuge following the devastati...

Cuba and the Vatican Deal in the Face of U.S. Elections March 07, 2025

During the last week of Biden’s presidency, the Vatican negotiated the removal of Cuba from the terrorism sponsors list in yet another example of its long-standing relationship with the Cuban dictatorship. It’s time for the Church to stop whitewashin...

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There’s No Denying It — Europe Needs Trump March 06, 2025

The European Union needs to update its web page on human rights. The fundamental right to freeload off American defense seems to be missing. ...

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Forgotten Wars: Conflict Intensifies in Burkina Faso March 03, 2025

Over the past decade, Burkina Faso has been experiencing a profound political and humanitarian crisis, driven by armed insurrections and a resurgence of terrorism. Since 2015, the country has witnessed an escalation of violence perpetrated by jihadis...