Human Rights
CSIS undertakes research and analysis on the critical role that human rights and democratic values play in a comprehensive and sustainable foreign policy.

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The Arab World at an Inflection Point
CSIS expert Jon B. Alterman explains why the Arab world is once again at an inflection point as leaders make consequential decisions about their countries’ economies, governance style, respect for freedom of speech, and level of income inequality.
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — January 17, 2023

Haiti Policy: Stumbling toward 2023
Commentary by Georges A. Fauriol — January 13, 2023

The Interim Government of Venezuela Was Dissolved by Its Own Promoters
Commentary by Ryan C. Berg and Alexandra Winkler — January 12, 2023

U.S.-ROK Ties: Enhancing Collaboration on Maritime Security in Africa
Report by Emilia Columbo — January 3, 2023
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The Capital Cable #61

Defending Transparency and Advancing Anticorruption in the Western Hemisphere

Climate Change and Malnutrition: Many Channels for Impact, Many Opportunities to Act

Responding to Egregious Abuses in Xinjiang: Latest State of Play

Agriculture in Wartime: Threats and Opportunities for Ukraine with Farmer Kees Huizinga, Agricultural Economist Antonina Broyaka, and USAID DAA Mark Simakovsky

Rural Livelihood Resilience: Keynote Address and Armchair Discussion with IFAD President Alvaro Lario

North Korean Human Rights at a New Juncture: COVID, Regional Players, and South Korea-U.S. Cooperation

The Capital Cable #56: North Korean human rights
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Pakistan’s Deadly Floods Pose Urgent Questions on Preparedness and Response
Critical Questions by Jacob Kurtzer and Hareem Fatima Abdullah — September 13, 2022

Live from AIDS 2022 in Montreal – Professor Alan Whiteside: Learning from HIV/AIDS and Covid-19: understanding the role of equity, economics, democracy, and the power of communities
Podcast Episode by Katherine E. Bliss and Jeffrey Sturchio — September 9, 2022

Food Tech for Reducing Food Loss and Waste
Event by Caitlin Welsh , Hans Tung , Emily Ma , Stefan Kalb , and Kai Robertson — September 8, 2022

Enhancing Humanitarian Aid and Security in Northern Mozambique
Commentary by Sierra Ballard and Emilia Columbo — September 8, 2022

Gender, National Security, and the Capitol
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — September 7, 2022


Religious Persecution and the Closing of Civic Space in Nicaragua
Event by Daniel F. Runde , Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio , Jared Genser , Deborah Ullmer , Humberto Belli , and John Feeley — September 2, 2022

Avoiding Disaster—A Narrowing Path Forward in Haiti
Commentary by Georges A. Fauriol — August 31, 2022

Oswaldo Payá's Legacy and the Future of Cuban Democracy
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — August 31, 2022
