What are President Obama’s foreign policy goals for 2015?
In his penultimate State of the Union address, President Obama told the 114th Congress, the Supreme Court, diplomatic guests and others assembled at the U.S....
U.S. grand juries: What are they?
If you have paid attention to recent U.S. news, you have heard the term “grand jury” in connection with the deaths of Michael Brown...
Peaceful protest can bring social change — and in America it’s...
Given recent news, you might be surprised to know that peaceful demonstrations are the norm in America. Headlines will always focus on any violence...
Rights no just government should refuse
December 15 is Bill of Rights Day. On this date in 1791, the United States ratified the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution....
The international community welcomes the new Ukrainian government
On December 2, Ukraine’s elected parliament approved the country’s first new government since protesters ousted former president Viktor Yanukovych in February.
The international community warmly...
Ask our diplomat: Who should run the Internet?
Interested in who runs the Internet? Sure you are, you’re using it right now.
Here's your chance to ask an American diplomat who should govern the...
Sunday’s elections in Ukraine will be a pivotal exercise in democracy
On Sunday, October 26, Ukraine will hold its first Rada (parliamentary) elections since the historic Maidan protest movement led to former President Yanukovych abandoning...
Even at 69, the United Nations identifies with the younger generation
The United Nations fills the calendar with days to observe everything from progress on human rights to jazz greats.
But October 24 marks perhaps the...
Who should control the Internet and why you should care
There’s a complicated battle brewing over who controls the Internet. And according to a leading expert, an Internet controlled by governments is not a...