US Diplomacy

Amal Clooney

A UN resolution condemning sexual violence against women should've been uncontroversial

On Tuesday, the UN Security Council passed a resolution condemning sexual violence in war. It should have been an uncontroversial vote.

A UN resolution condemning sexual violence against women should've been uncontroversial
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Can the census ask if you’re a citizen? Here’s what’s at stake in the Supreme Court battle over the 2020 census

Can the census ask if you’re a citizen? Here’s what’s at stake in the Supreme Court battle over the 2020 census
US President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One as he travesl to Florida for Easter weekend, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, April 18, 2019.

Mueller Report: Did Trump commit conspiracy? No. But collusion? Maybe.

Mueller Report: Did Trump commit conspiracy? No. But collusion? Maybe.
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State Dept. list of corrupt Central American government officials is a ‘sham,’ rep. says

State Dept. list of corrupt Central American government officials is a ‘sham,’ rep. says
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US immigrant visa denials skyrocket under ‘back door’ public charge rule change

US immigrant visa denials skyrocket under ‘back door’ public charge rule change
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Is Airbnb’s no-profit return to the West Bank ‘whitewashing’ human rights violations?

Airbnb announced plans to delist rentals in the occupied West Bank in November, but was quickly engaged in lawsuits that alleged discrimination. The vacation website has reversed their decision, but is again fielding blowback.

Is Airbnb’s no-profit return to the West Bank ‘whitewashing’ human rights violations?
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Nixon and Reagan tried closing the border to pressure Mexico — here’s what happened

Twice in the last half-century the US has tried to use the border to force Mexico to bend to America’s will. The ruse failed both times. The history suggests that threats of border closure may be politically useful, but are never a real answer to human tragedy.

Nixon and Reagan tried closing the border to pressure Mexico — here’s what happened
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Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen is the latest departure of the Trump Administration

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned at President Trump's request. This comes development comes after Trump's frustration with illegal immigrants and asylum seekers at the Mexican border, which prompted him to recently threaten to close the border. Nielsen oversaw many of Trump's most controversial immigration policies, including family separations at the border.

Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen is the latest departure of the Trump Administration
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America has been at NATO’s helm for 70 years. Can it survive without US leadership?

The treaty was signed amid much fanfare in Washington on April 4, 1949. But as the world has changed, is NATO still relevant seven decades later?

America has been at NATO’s helm for 70 years. Can it survive without US leadership?
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How Twitter and other social media can draw the US into foreign interventions

What's a protester's best tool? It might just be Twitter. New research suggests that social media sites like Twitter may be one of the game changing factors in protesters winning support from abroad and creating US policy change.

How Twitter and other social media can draw the US into foreign interventions
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As Trump knocks Mexico on immigration, López Obrador keeps quiet

López Obrador’s demure response to Trump might surprise some who followed Mexico’s presidential election last year.

As Trump knocks Mexico on immigration, López Obrador keeps quiet
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Abortions rise worldwide when US cuts funding to women's health clinics, study finds

The "global gag rule" has been rescinded by every Democrat and reinstated by every Republican to occupy the Oval Office, reflecting the partisan nature of abortion. But studies show the rule may actually lead to increased abortions abroad.

Abortions rise worldwide when US cuts funding to women's health clinics, study finds
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Why are so many migrant families arriving at the southern US border?

The number of migrant families is unprecedented, and it seems like a paradox at a time when the Trump administration has focused on deterrence. So why are they arriving all at once?

Why are so many migrant families arriving at the southern US border?
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For many, international adoption isn't just a new family. It's the loss of another life.

Here is what I know: I am culturally American. I am racially Asian. I came to the US when I was just over six months old, and a couple years later I was naturalized as an American citizen. But when I traveled back to South Korea for the first time, I realized how much of my heritage had been left behind.

For many, international adoption isn't just a new family. It's the loss of another life.
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How Trump’s exit from a Cold War-era treaty could trigger a 3-way arms race

Russia has been in violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty for more than a decade but the US is set to pull out of the agreement on Feb. 2.

How Trump’s exit from a Cold War-era treaty could trigger a 3-way arms race