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Iran’s Pact With China Is Bad News for the West

Tehran’s new strategic partnership with Beijing will give the Chinese a strategic foothold and strengthen Iran’s economy and regional clout.

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Alam Saleh, Zakiyeh Yazdanshenas

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Beirut’s blast reopens old political wounds, why Europe must stand up for Belarus, and Colombian armed groups spread fear amid lockdown.

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Augusta Saraiva

Trump Has Pushed Iran Into China’s Arms

Hard-liners in Tehran have called for closer ties to China for years. The U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear agreement gave them what they wanted.

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Saeid Jafari

John Hume Left Behind a Peaceful—but Divided—Ireland

The Nobel Peace Laureate helped bring nearly three decades of bloodshed in Northern Ireland to an end. But reconciliation between the country’s communities remains unrealized.

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Dan Haverty

Kenneth Roth

Kenneth Roth is the executive director of Human Rights Watch.

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How the Coronavirus Pandemic Will Permanently Expand Government Powers

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James Crabtree, Robert D. Kaplan, Robert Muggah, Kumi Naidoo, Shannon K. O'Neil, Adam Posen, Kenneth Roth, Bruce Schneier, Stephen M. Walt, Alexandra Wrage

May 16, 2020, 6:47 AM

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok flashes the victory sign during a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the uprising that toppled Omar al-Bashir, in Khartoum on Dec. 25, 2019.

Sudan Has a Window of Opportunity. The West Shouldn’t Squander It.

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Kenneth Roth

March 20, 2020, 4:17 AM

Venezuelan migrants walk along the border of Peru and Ecuador.

Don’t Let Venezuela Join the United Nations Human Rights Council

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Kenneth Roth

October 14, 2019, 2:03 PM

A participant holds a banner with photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in front of the presidential palace during a demonstration on Dec. 21, 2018.

Defenders of Human Rights Are Making a Comeback

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Kenneth Roth

January 17, 2019, 5:00 AM

How to Stand Up For Human Rights in the Age of Trump

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Kenneth Roth

January 18, 2018, 4:00 AM

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Kenneth Roth

How the Coronavirus Pandemic Will Permanently Expand Government Powers

Sudan Has a Window of Opportunity. The West Shouldn’t Squander It.

Don’t Let Venezuela Join the United Nations Human Rights Council

Defenders of Human Rights Are Making a Comeback

How to Stand Up For Human Rights in the Age of Trump

Iran’s Pact With China Is Bad News for the West

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Trump Has Pushed Iran Into China’s Arms

John Hume Left Behind a Peaceful—but Divided—Ireland

All Bets Are Off in Belarus