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human rights institutions threatens to undercut its ability to influence human rights practices across the globe

human rights bodies – including the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the UN’s Office

human rights and diplomatic muscle, the ICG and Oslo Dialogue offered a potential exit in the stalemate

human rights violators and corrupt officials. The former vice president, Amado Boudou (2011-2015), from

human rights and a tendency to invest a greater amount of one’s earnings

human rights outside of the context of US-China competition. Even so, the United States

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the debate over whether authoritarian states are gaining the upper hand across the world. In contrast, democracies are showing capacity for innovation and adaptation.

The brutal killing of George Floyd in one of America’s most progressive cities has catapulted race politics to the top of the national agenda.

The experience of the pandemic thus opens up a myriad of issues about how mobility

Experts on both sides of the Atlantic give their perspectives on whether the pandemic has changed national understandings, narratives, and foreign policy debates on China.

Canadian attitudes towards China have undergone a dramatic shift – from ambivalence to distrust – since the two countries became locked in a diplomatic dispute in late 2018. This paper argues that these hardened sentiments are unlikely to dissipate and Canada–China relations seem to have entered a new, warier phase.

This panel discusses the parallels between race and discrimination in the US and UK and considers how structure and institutional change is possible - particularly in politics.

Examining the impact of COVID-19 on US domestic priorities and foreign policy commitments.

With Robert Zoellick, former president of the World Bank Group.

Part of the Inaugural Virtual Roundtable Series on the US, Americas and the State of the World.

Exploring the challenges Venezuela currently faces in rebuilding its energy sector.

Following a year of protests, extreme politics and the emergence of new and sophisticated security challenges, Robert Malley and Leslie Vinjamuri examine the International Crisis Group’s Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2020.

The decision to participate in an election is not about assigning legitimacy, but about choosing

The identity of the next US president is yet to be determined, but the foreign policy views of the American public are already clear. In principle, Americans support US engagement in the world but, in practice, they worry other countries take advantage of the United States.

What difference can an election make? A range of leading experts consider the most pressing foreign policy challenges for the next US president, and examine how the outcome of the 2020 election will affect these. 

With less than two weeks left until the elections, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden faced off for the final time on 22 October.

Examining the post-election landscape of the US and analysing how the president-elect should tackle major policy on immigration, trade, and the Middle East.

Examining key issues for the new US administration such as the Iran nuclear deal, Iraq crisis, chaos in Libya and Syria, and Israeli-Palestinian relations.