In January 2021, the U.S. government declared that China was committing genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs in Xinjiang. The U.K. Parliament and the French National Assembly soon followed ...
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a White House meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Palestinians in Gaza still waiting to ...
A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday turned into a spectacle when the U.S. leader presented Pretoria’s delegation ...
Western commentators frequently speak of Chinese identity in sweeping generalizations. They encompass cultural norms (that Chinese people all speak Mandarin, revere their elders, or celebrate the Lunar New Year); philosophy ...
Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio released his proposal to reorganize the Department of State—and it’s a doozy. When I joined government as the U.S. special envoy for ...
As the Catholic Church—and the world—mourns the death of Pope Francis, reflects on his legacy, and looks to the future with the election of a new pontiff, the Vatican would ...
U.S. President Donald Trump is notoriously indifferent to human rights, and he makes no exception for China. Rather, Trump’s dominant concern with Beijing has been America’s trade deficit—prompting the full-blown ...
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Sudan’s devastating humanitarian crisis, upcoming elections in Singapore, and China’s trade relations in Southeast Asia. ‘We Simply Cannot Look Away’ Tuesday ...
On March 6, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced that Sudan had filed proceedings against the United Arab Emirates, accusing it of complicity in genocide. Sudan alleges the UAE’s ...
What remains of the international order? For more than 500 days, Israel, enabled by powerful nations providing diplomatic cover, military hardware, and political support, has systematically violated international law in ...
