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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Nicaragua: Dictatorship and Collaboration with Extra-Hemispheric U.S. Rivals
Commentary by Evan Ellis — August 29, 2022

Sharpening the Democracy Playbook: A Practical Approach for Venezuela
Event by Ryan C. Berg , Christopher Sabatini , José Ignacio Hernandez , and Alexandra Winkler — August 25, 2022


Disability Discrimination and Automated Surveillance Technologies
Podcast Episode by Caitlin Chin — August 25, 2022

Democratic Dividends: Kenya’s Close Presidential Election
Podcast Episode by Marti Flacks and Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — August 23, 2022

Venezuela's 2024 Elections: Understanding Participation under Unfree and Unfair Conditions
Brief by Ryan C. Berg and Henry Ziemer — August 23, 2022

Live from AIDS 2022 in Montreal - UNAIDS’s Eamonn Murphy: "Sounding the Alarm" on the risks to progress in global HIV programs during Covid-19
Podcast Episode by Katherine E. Bliss — August 19, 2022

Addressing the Continuing Phenomenon of Enforced Disappearances
Report by Diane Webber and Khaola Sherani — August 18, 2022

Addressing Forced Migration in the Horn
Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — August 18, 2022

New Century, Old Taliban
Commentary by Marti Flacks and Lauren Burke — August 18, 2022
