Barbara Crossette

Barbara Crossette is The Nation’s United Nations correspondent.

How Will Obama Engage on Human Rights? How Will Obama Engage on Human Rights?

Bipartisanship promises to be even harder to achieve on human rights than it is on a stimulus package. Two pending decisions at the United Nations will reveal the depth of the admi...

Feb 9, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

‘Global Gag Rule’ Lifted ‘Global Gag Rule’ Lifted

With little fanfare, Obama has reversed one of the most damaging GOP policies ever visited on developing nations, which deprived millions of women of family planning services.

Jan 25, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

Detroit’s Impaired Vision Detroit’s Impaired Vision

In the end, it wasn't shoddy products or high wages that put the US auto industry on the ropes. It was a failure to innovate for global markets.

Jan 17, 2009 / Editorial / Barbara Crossette

Tet 2009: Vietnam Ponders its Future Tet 2009: Vietnam Ponders its Future

As the season of Tet begins, questions of human rights, widespread corruption and a new novel highly critical of Ho Chi Minh, are giving Vietnamese much cause for reflection.

Jan 12, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

Will Peace Finally Come to Sri Lanka? Will Peace Finally Come to Sri Lanka?

Decades of civil war have all but destroyed once-progressive Sri Lanka. Now that the army is closing in on Tamil rebels, what chance is there for real peace now?

Jan 6, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

Q and A with Lakhdar Brahimi: What Next for Gaza? Q and A with Lakhdar Brahimi: What Next for Gaza?

Lakhdar Brahimi, a leading UN troubleshooter in the Middle East weighs in on the crisis in Gaza and speculates on how it may affect Obama's presidency.

Dec 29, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

Farce Meets Justice in Khmer Rouge Trial Farce Meets Justice in Khmer Rouge Trial

A troubled UN-backed court seeks retribution from tottering Khmer Rouge leaders for crimes against humanity; Cambodians wonder if the costly legal exercise is worth it.

Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

India’s Muslims India’s Muslims

The deep grievances of marginalized Indian Muslims are a source of major societal rifts, exacerbated by the anti-Muslim propaganda of Hindu fundamentalists.

Dec 3, 2008 / Editorial / Barbara Crossette

The Battle for Human Rights The Battle for Human Rights

Which idea of human rights will prevail: Western notions of freedom from fear or poorer nations' insistence on freedom from want?

Dec 3, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

Peace Prize Comes With Criticism Peace Prize Comes With Criticism

As Martti Ahtisaari receives the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, it is clear that the hard work of peacemaking does not guarantee universal acclaim.

Dec 1, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

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