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The Unholy Relationship Between Uganda's Anti-LGBTQ+ Law and US Evangelicalism

BLOG
Global Insight by Emma Sanderson

American religious groups have spent millions exporting homophobia to the East African nation.

A couple in Uganda wrapped in a gay pride flag, seen from behind.
AP Photos
US Foreign Policy

El Salvador's Crackdown on Gangs, Explained

BLOG
Global Insight by Emma Sanderson

Mass arrests have reduced crime in the short-term—but at a significant cost to human rights.

Detainees held at a prison in El Salvador
AP Photos
Human Rights

Biden's Human Rights Promises: Rhetoric or Real?

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Deep Dish unpacks if Biden really centered human rights in US foreign policy.

Biden at the Summit for Democracy 2023
REUTERS
Human Rights

A Bipartisan Effort Aims to Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers like Saudi Arabia

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"If this effort succeeds, it would be a major step in reasserting Congress’ oversight role in military assistance," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a bilateral meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Reuters
US Foreign Policy

Wanted: Vladimir Putin for Crimes Against Children

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The recent ICC arrest warrant for Putin has sparked global attention, but what about the children abducted during conflict?

Children's shoes and people with Ukrainian flags
REUTERS
Human Rights

Human Rights in Foreign Policy

In the News
American Diplomat
Elizabeth Shackelford

With former US President Jimmy Carter in hospice, Elizabeth Shackelford joins the podcast to discuss his human rights legacy.

Jimmy Carter speaks at a lecturn
Jimmy Carter Library
US Foreign Policy

The ICC Arrest Warrant for Putin Could Do More Harm Than Good

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"The idea of bargaining with Putin was already highly controversial, but now it is virtually impossible," Paul Poast writes.

A man holds a "PUTIN IS A DICTATOR AND WAR CRIMINAL" sign attached to USSR flag
SIPA USA
Human Rights

The Impact of Women and Gen Z on Iranian Protests

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

We explore how protests for #MahsaAmini have helped fuel a global movement for women.

Mahsa Amini protest photo
REUTERS
Women and Girls

Jimmy Carter Was Right about Human Rights

In the News
Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

"Carter sought to institutionalize human rights within our foreign policy decision-making structures, so that it would not only inform our foreign activities but constrain them as well," Elizabeth Shackelford writes.

Jimmy Carter speaks at a lectern
SIPA USA
US Foreign Policy

Democracy on the Brink: Understanding Mexico's Authoritarian Turn

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

Is Mexico sliding into authoritarianism?

Mexico Pro-Democracy Protest
REUTERS
Global Politics