Issues / Human Rights

  • Humala: Chavez Clone or Washington Partner?

    Commentary

    By W. Alex Sanchez, February 6, 2012

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    Half a year into his presidency, Peru's Ollanta Humala has not been the Chavez clone his critics predicted.

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  • A Year after Tahrir

    Commentary

    By Chris Toensing, January 30, 2012

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    The Arab revolts disrupted a dispiriting pattern in the Arab world, and these political and intellectual challenges continue to resonate.

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  • Egypt and the Islamists

    Commentary

    By Ahmed Souaiaia, January 26, 2012

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    The victory of Islamists in Egypt is a victory for democracy.

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  • Some Truth and Justice for Rwanda at Last

    Commentary

    By Gerald Caplan, January 24, 2012

    Who shot down President Habyarimana's plane, triggering the 1994 genocide? A report by two French judges has definitively resolved one of the controversial mysteries of the late 20th century. Gerry Caplan considers the implications in the light also of the extradition of alleged genocidaire Leon Mugesera.

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  • Resolving Muslim-Western Disputes

    Commentary

    By Doron Pely, January 20, 2012

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    Resolving longstanding disputes between Muslims and non-Muslims requires an understanding of the different cultural approaches to conflict resolution.

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  • Cult of Personality

    World Beat

    By John Feffer, January 17, 2012

    When we focus our analysis on personalities like Assad in Syria or Kim Jong Un in North Korea, we succumb to our own personality cult.

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  • A Korean Spring?

    Column

    By Christine Ahn, January 4, 2012

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    All eyes are on North Korea after Kim Jong Il's death. But the real changes are taking place in the South.

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