Violence Based on Religion or Belief: Taking Action at the United Nations
…and freedoms of religious minorities.42“China, Pakistan Targeted on Persecution of Religious Minorities at UNSC Meet,” Business Standard, August 23, 2019, https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/china-pakistan-targeted-on-persecution-of-religious-minorities-at-unsc-meet-119082300305_1.html. These actions in the Human Rights Council, General Assembly,…
Why the Iranian Government Neglects the Nation’s Cultural Heritage
…rials ($100). He also said the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft was one of two government ministries with the smallest share of the national budget, the other one…
Diplomacy or Conflict? Trump and Khamenei’s High-Stakes Gamble
…deal breaker. Iran is also resisting the so-called “Libya model” – referenced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 7 as he met with Trump – which would require…
Download in Progress: Addressing the Gender Dimensions of Cyber Security
…medical or health information exposed have also been found to pose unique risks for women or gender minorities. And some technologies, like tracking apps, have been specifically devised to constrain…
Red Cell: The Promise and Pitfalls of an “Israel Model” for Ukraine
…Kennedy told Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir in 1962, “The United States has a special relationship with Israel in the Middle East, really comparable only to that which it has…
Yun Sun quoted in The Diplomat on Human Rights in Vietnam
…Hanoi has been responsive. “This is a case where Vietnam’s strategic interests and national security vis-a-vis China in the South China Sea runs into conflict with the CPV’s [Communist Party…
The Arms Trade Treaty at 10
Executive Summary On 2 April 2013, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The treaty established, for the first time, common global minimum standards to regulate…
Iran’s Strategic Shift in Hostage Diplomacy
…an opportunistic, responsive tactic, in which an individual arrested for domestic political reasons came to be used in negotiations, to a more strategic approach, in which Iran sought out foreign…