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Commentary
How the Rise of Individualism is Upending the Middle East
December 20, 2019 | Jon B. Alterman The protests that have swept the Middle East in the past two months share a number of underlying causes: Oil prices are soft. Unemployment is high.

Critical Questions
What You Need to Know about the First-Ever Global #RefugeeForum
December 18, 2019 | Erol Yayboke CSIS’s Erol Yayboke answers critical questions about the first-ever Global Refugee Forum in Geneva.

Commentary
‘Abrazos no Balazos’—Evaluating AMLO’s Security Initiatives
December 13, 2019 | Linnea Sandin, Gladys McCormick One year into AMLO’s presidency, his security strategy has yet to mitigate rising levels of murder and violence in the country.

Commentary
Putin Continues to Stick His Neck Out for Maduro
November 8, 2019 | Antonio De La Cruz Venezuela continues to use its oil as an international bargaining tool, maintaining Chinese and Russian investment in the country despite threats of U.S. sanctions on anyone who continues to provide support to the Maduro regime, writes senior associate Antonio de la Cruz.

Congressional Testimony
Forced Labor in Xinjiang and Implications for Global Supply Chains
October 17, 2019 | Amy K. Lehr Amy K. Lehr, director of the Human Rights Initiative, will testify before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China on “Forced Labor in Xinjiang and Implications for Global Supply Chains.”

Report
Denial, Delay, Diversion: Tackling Access Challenges in an Evolving Humanitarian Landscape
September 18, 2019 | Jacob Kurtzer The CSIS Task Force on Humanitarian Access report explores issues of humanitarian access denial and offers concrete policy solutions toward solving access challenges in humanitarian crises.

Report
Human Rights in a Shifting Landscape: Recommendations for Congress
September 9, 2019 | Amy K. Lehr, Michael J. Green, Victor Cha, Jon B. Alterman, Judd Devermont, Sara M. Allinder, Mark L. Schneider, Erol Yayboke As authoritarianism rises, human rights are under attack around the world. To address these challenges, stronger U.S. leadership is needed. This compendium identifies opportunities for Congress to support human rights, from the varied perspectives of CSIS experts.

Commentary
New U.S. Ambassador to the UN Should Press for Security Council Discussion of North Korean Human Rights
September 5, 2019 | Robert R. King

Amb. Robert King argues that Kelly Craft, the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has the perfect opportunity to demonstrate her diplomatic skill by putting North Korea’s human rights atrocities on the agenda of the UN Security Council this December.

Report
Out of the Shadows: Shining a Light on Irregular Migration
August 29, 2019 | Erol Yayboke

With millions of people around the world living in and traveling through the shadows, CSIS has produced this new report capturing its study of irregular migration and showcasing its field research in Mexico, Eritrea, and Ghana.

Critical Questions
The UN Climate Change Report: Transform Global Food Systems or Trigger a Crisis
August 12, 2019 | Kimberly Flowers, Sarah Ladislaw

The combination of climate change and unsustainable land use has put our global food supply at risk. In this Critical Questions, two CSIS experts break down a recent UN report that sounds the alarm on these destabilizing trends.

Report
Identifying and Responding to Criminal Threats from Venezuela
July 22, 2019 | Moises Rendon, Arianna Kohan CSIS Future of Venezuela Initiative’s Moises Rendon argues that the breadth of the Bolivarian Joint Criminal Enterprise in Venezuela and beyond helps demonstrate why the Maduro regime remains in power despite stiff international and domestic pressure.

Report
Sharpening Our Efforts: The Role of International Development in Countering Violent Extremism
June 28, 2019 | Erol Yayboke, Sundar R. Ramanujam As policymakers confront the ongoing challenge of radicalization and violent extremism, CSIS releases this new essay anthology that takes a multidimensional view on the role development can play in supplementing the ongoing counterterrorism efforts.

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