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September 11, 2015
Guatemala’s Civil Society Just Did the Impossible
Guatemalans banded together to depose a corrupt administration with dark connections to human rights violations. But another election looms, and the candidates don’t inspire confidence.
Patricia Davis
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August 7, 2015
South Sudan’s War on Women
Survivors say rape has become “just a normal thing” for women caught up in the country’s civil war.
Samer Muscati
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July 29, 2015
The Americans With Disabilities Act Is a Model for the World—Literally
This landmark legislation became the basis for an international treaty embraced by much of the world—but not, ironically, by the United States.
Janet E. Lord
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July 27, 2015
Ethiopia Claims a US Precedent for Its Crackdown on Journalists
Now that he’s in Addis Ababa, President Obama should call for the release of those locked up by Washington's “war on terror” ally.
Laetitia Bader
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May 27, 2015
The Fight to Free Chelsea Manning
It continues in the courts of law and public opinion—but justice is expensive.
Charles Davis and Foreign Policy In Focus
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May 20, 2015
I Went to Prison for Exposing the CIA’s Torture Program. Why Are the People Responsible for It Walking Free?
There’s still time for President Obama to order the Justice Department to prosecute the perpetrators.
John Kiriakou and Foreign Policy In Focus
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May 15, 2015
Why Are the Rohingya Risking Everything to Flee Burma?
Stateless refugees from Burma are risking death, rape, and drowning by the thousands on a perilous escape to Malaysia.
Daniel P. Sullivan and Foreign Policy In Focus
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May 6, 2015
A Letter From CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou
The man who exposed the agency’s torture program bids farewell to prison and moves on with his life.
John Kiriakou and Foreign Policy In Focus
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April 29, 2015
The Case That Blew the Lid Off the World Bank’s Secret Courts
How Bolivian protesters and global activists exposed the dark side of global trade pacts and paved the way for the battles to come.
Jim Shultz and Foreign Policy In Focus
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April 7, 2015
How the ‘Biden Plan’ Will Worsen the Plight of Central American Refugee Children
The vice president is promoting a 2016 budget that deepens the drug-war and free-trade agendas that contributed to the crisis.
Laura Carlsen and Foreign Policy In Focus