For more than six decades, USAID represented the institutional backbone of American humanitarian and development assistance.”
Category: Accountability & Justice
Deportation Without Due Process
Even in matters of immigration enforcement, executive authority operates within the constraints of constitutional due process.”
Authoritarian Tendencies in the Second Trump Term
The first sixty days of the second term already reflect an authoritarian pattern: concentrated power, weakened checks and balances, and normalized disregard for established democratic norms.”
The Life and Legacy of Jimmy Carter
War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.”
The World Needs More Compassion
Compassion is the catalyst for action. It moves us beyond sympathy and calls us to do something—however small—to help.”
The Rights of Women and Girls
Women and girls make up more than half of Afghanistan’s population. For two decades prior to the Taliban’s return to power, Afghan women made extraordinary gains. They attended schools and universities, built professional careers, served in government, and helped shape the country’s future.
Gender Apartheid in Taliban Afghanistan
Restrictions on women extend far beyond education and employment. Women are subject to strict controls over movement, dress, speech, and social interaction.”
Gaza’s Human Suffering
Nearly two million Palestinians—almost the entire population of Gaza—have been displaced, many multiple times.”
ICC Seeking Arrest Warrants
The ICC’s mandate is not to equate parties, but to assess individual criminal responsibility under international law.”
Kwibuka Rwanda
Rwanda represents a case in which early warning signs were clearly visible—yet failed to trigger meaningful international action.”