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Shattered Aspirations: The Weaponization of Baloch Women by Extremists
Shattered Aspirations: The Weaponization of Baloch Women by Extremists
Ensuring stability and empowering women in Balochistan in essential to control their weaponization. By Noor Ul Huda Atif. (12/05/2024) Read More...


Sudan’s Civilians Face Utter Catastrophe
Sudan’s Civilians Face Utter Catastrophe
Author calls for action to address Sudan's humanitarian crisis. By Dr. Gerald Walker. (12/03/2024) Read More...


The Debate Has Never Been About Illegal Immigrants
The Debate Has Never Been About Illegal Immigrants
What's truly behind the debate about migration? By Iuri M. Piovezan.(12/03/2024) Read More...


Childhood Poverty and Homelessness in United States: A Humanitarian Calculus
Childhood Poverty and Homelessness in United States: A Humanitarian Calculus
Author analysis the issue of child povery and homelessness in the United States and offers recommendations to address it. By Gloria Baidoo. (11/10/2024) Read More...


Sudan’s Civilians Face Death and Displacement as Solutions Remain Elusive
Sudan’s Civilians Face Death and Displacement as Solutions Remain Elusive
War in Sudan has created a large humanitarian crisis. What can help? By Dr. Gerald Walker. (11/05/2024) Read More...


Stolen Innocence: The Forcible Displacement of Ukrainian Children and the Battle for Their Return
Stolen Innocence: The Forcible Displacement of Ukrainian Children and the Battle for Their Return
Author examines the legal and human rights challenges surrounding the forcible displacement of Ukrainian children. By Molly Armstrong. (10/21/2024) Read More...


Why Are Child Marriage Rates Stagnant in the Caribbean and Latin America?
Why Are Child Marriage Rates Stagnant in the Caribbean and Latin America?
Article delves into the social, cultural, and economic factors that contribute to the stagnant rate of child marriages in the region, exploring country-specific statistics and offering recommendations... Read More...


Climate Change Necessitates Updated Human Rights Mechanisms: Protecting Children during Environmental Catastrophes
Climate Change Necessitates Updated Human Rights Mechanisms: Protecting Children during Environmental Catastrophes
Children at risk from climate change disasters. By Nia McBean-Linton. (08/21/2024) Read More...


Progress to Peril: Iraq's Unthinkable Legal Regression Towards the Stone Age
Progress to Peril: Iraq's Unthinkable Legal Regression Towards the Stone Age
Iraq's proposed The Jaafari Personal Status Law is a setback for human rights. By Shelal L. Rajput. (08/20/2024) Read More...


A System in Crisis: The Failure to Protect Women in Pakistan
A System in Crisis: The Failure to Protect Women in Pakistan
Shedding light on women's rights issues in Pakistan. By Maheen Fatima. (08/14/2024) Read More...


Perpetrators of Ethical Violence in International Affairs
Perpetrators of Ethical Violence in International Affairs
Using historical examples, author examines whether violence can be ethical and justified in international affairs. By Anica Broman. (07/31/2024) Read More...


The Gender Paradox: Emphasizing Key Drawbacks to Global Poverty
The Gender Paradox: Emphasizing Key Drawbacks to Global Poverty
Investing in women is key to reducing poverty. By Khizra Mushtaq. (07/27/2024) Read More...


The Cost of Exclusion: Labor and State-Sponsored History in the UAE
The Cost of Exclusion: Labor and State-Sponsored History in the UAE
Article analyzes the historical narrative presented in the Al Shindagha Culture of the Sea Museum and the Abu Dhabi Heritage Village to highlight the ways in which the state’s narrative of the pre-oil... Read More...


On the Urgent Need to Deweaponize Migration
On the Urgent Need to Deweaponize Migration
Increasing pressures due to migration necessitate changes in diplomacy and international law. By Liam Wright. (05/14/20240 Read More...


Where the Thai Criminal Justice System Fails
Where the Thai Criminal Justice System Fails
Author examines issues and failures surrounding the Thai justice system. By Jena Musmar. (05/15/2024) Read More...


Without the right to have rights. The case of Ms Shamima Begum, a victim of child- trafficking made stateless by the UK government.
Without the right to have rights. The case of Ms Shamima Begum, a victim of child- trafficking made stateless by the UK government.
Author examines the case of Ms Shamima Begum, a British teenager who, in 2015, was groomed and trafficked to Syria to marry an ISIS fighter. By Dr. Danila Genovese. (05/12/2024) Read More...


Femicide Is on the Rise and Here’s What We Need to Do
Femicide Is on the Rise and Here’s What We Need to Do

Authors calls for action to address femicide. By Adelaide Howell. (05/07/2024)

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War and Development: Is the Stagnation the Price of Peace?
War and Development: Is the Stagnation the Price of Peace?

Author revisits the literature on the connection between civil war and development. Is stagnation “the cost” of peace, as Jinan Ganesh recently argued?  By David Shipton. (04/25/2024)

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El Salvador’s Mass Imprisonment: Do the ends justify the means? A look at the Country’s Human Rights Abuses, Safety, and Future of Democracy
El Salvador’s Mass Imprisonment: Do the ends justify the means? A look at the Country’s Human Rights Abuses, Safety, and Future of Democracy

Analysis of El Salvador's mass imprisonment of gang members. By Bella Sigler. (04/19/2024)

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The Girl from Sarajevo: Remembering Zlata’s Diary
The Girl from Sarajevo: Remembering Zlata’s Diary

Author reflects on Zlata’s Diary and the 90s war in Bosnia. By Caleb Mills. (04/11/2024)

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New Issue of International Affairs Forum: Europe and the EU; Addressing Climate Change
New Issue of International Affairs Forum: Europe and the EU; Addressing Climate Change

Read the latest issue of International Affairs Forum where experts from around the world, includi... Read More...



Closing the Doors to Europe: Will the European Union’s External Migration Policy Work?
Closing the Doors to Europe: Will the European Union’s External Migration Policy Work?

In this article from our Winter 2024 issue of International Affairs Forum, Dr. Bernd Parusel discusses the European Union's... Read More...



EU’s Eastern Border and Inconvenient Truths
EU’s Eastern Border and Inconvenient Truths

In this article from our Winter 2024 issue of International Affairs Forum, Dr. Aleksandra Ancite-Jepifánova analyzes migrat... Read More...



Leave No Stone Unturned: The History of Prolonged Conflict and Gender-Based Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Leave No Stone Unturned: The History of Prolonged Conflict and Gender-Based Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Author examines Congo's history of conflict, including gender-based violence. By Imani Kerre-Mongi. (03/27/2024)

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IA Forum Winter 2024 - Europe -- and Addressing Climate Change
IA Forum Winter 2024 - Europe -- and Addressing Climate Change

In the new 2024 issue of International Affairs Forum, experts from around the world discuss Europe and the EU plus Addressing Climate Change. (03/21/2024)

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Hospitality and Hostility
Hospitality and Hostility

Uganda accepts refugees from neighboring countries with open arms, yet casts out or hunts down LGBTQ+ Ugandan nationals. By Julian Ingersoll. (03/20/2024)

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Paid Paternity Leave is Necessary to Close the Gender Wage Gap
Paid Paternity Leave is Necessary to Close the Gender Wage Gap

Author arguest that CEDAW must be ratified to include paternity leave in addition to maternity leave. By Gabrielle Kalayjian. (03/14/2024)

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New Frontiers in International Law: Myanmar's Genocide Case in Light of Lessons from Serbia’s Trial
New Frontiers in International Law: Myanmar's Genocide Case in Light of Lessons from Serbia’s Trial

Article employs the concept of “attribution” to explain why the ICJ acquitted Serbia of responsibility, and explores the relevance of attribution to the Myanmar genocide case in order to generate i... Read More...



Navigating the Complex Terrain: Marginalized Communities in Pakistan
Navigating the Complex Terrain: Marginalized Communities in Pakistan

Overview of challenges and issues facing minorities in Pakistan. By Zainab Rana and Maryam Arif. (02/26/2024)

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Empowering Elegance
Empowering Elegance

Essay explores how veiling serves as an empowering tool, resisting societal objectification and promoting self-worth. By Livia Berman. (02/02/2024)

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