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
Past Events

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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Addressing Fragility in Papua New Guinea
Brief by Erol Yayboke , Bridi Rice , Catherine Nzuki , and Anastasia Strouboulis — August 17, 2022

Reflecting on women's rights in Afghanistan one year after the fall of Kabul
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — August 17, 2022

Finding a Path through Quagmire
Brief by Will Brown — August 12, 2022

Thai Elections with Pongkwan “PK” Sawasdipakdi
Podcast Episode by Gregory B. Poling , Simon Tran Hudes , and Japhet Quitzon — August 4, 2022

Restructuring Today’s Humanitarian Sector with Jacob Kurtzer
Podcast Episode by Caitlin Welsh and Jacob Kurtzer — July 29, 2022

State, Society and Markets in North Korea
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha — July 28, 2022

Best of 35 West: Sharpening the Democratic Playbook
Podcast Episode by Ryan C. Berg — July 28, 2022

Covering the Fall of Kabul: The View from the Newsroom
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — July 27, 2022


Litigating Internet Freedoms: Governments and Social Media Companies Go to Court
Podcast Episode by Marti Flacks — July 26, 2022
