By Claire Pamerleau, University of Pittsburgh WIIS Chapter Human agency is slipping out of Afghan women’s hands and into the Taliban’s as the group tightens...
By Claire Pamerleau, University of Pittsburgh WIIS Chapter The women of Afghanistan are living through oppression that most feared would only return in nightmares. Since...
By Scott Weiner, Policy Analyst, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Saudi Arabia’s approach to women’s rights prioritizes form over function. The changes it has...
By Jumana Kawar “I love my country and the forces, and in the future if I have children, I will encourage them to join the...
On June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic ties with Qatar and imposed an air, land, and sea blockade against the tiny Gulf nation. Shortly...
(Photo: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters) By: Bushra AL-Huthi As the war in Yemen continues to tear the country apart, the UN envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh...
by Madeleine Stokes February 3, 2015 Picture courtesy of Madeleine Stokes As the bickering between Netanyahu, Abbas and Obama continues, I’m reminded of my recent...
By Dana Schwarz As the P5+1 attempt to negotiate a comprehensive agreement with Iran that limits its nuclear program, it is worth drawing some lessons...
By Alex Paul Since 2000 there has been increasing recognition that building a more sustainable peace requires building a more inclusive peace. An inclusive peace...
Invisibility, victimhood and the sunk costs of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict By Helidah Ogude In May 2010, I travelled to Syria, Jordan, Israel and the West...