List of Race and Ethnicity articles
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Martin Luther King Jr. walks with other activists during an anti-Vietnam War demonstration in New York on March 16, 1967. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Forgotten Foreign-Policy Vision
Commemorations of the civil rights icon often overlook his transnational conception of racial justice.
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Russian troops walk toward a military plane at a snowy airfield. Kazakhstan’s Border With Russia Is Suddenly an Open Question Again
Moscow has long claimed parts of northern Kazakhstan. The country’s current turmoil makes those claims a lot more relevant—and troubling.
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An Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) soldier sits by a pile of weapons confiscated from Ethiopian army soldiers at the Addis Ababa racetrack on May 29, 1991. Ethiopia’s Breakup Doesn’t Have to Be Violent
A confederation of states must choose whether to follow the bloody path of the former Yugoslavia or the prosperous model of the European Union.
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Gen. Colin Powell, then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell Showed Black Excellence Is Not Enough
As a young man, I admired him deeply. Today, I wrestle with my own desire for justice.
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Gail Omvedt stands in a doorway Long Live Comrade Gail
A tribute to Gail Omvedt, a white American sociologist who left Dalits in mourning.
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Two men check their weapons at a training camp in Myanmar. Myanmar’s Opposition Is Forming Fragile Alliances With Armed Ethnic Groups
The National League for Democracy struggles with its history of oppressing its would-be allies.
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A boy stands by a dried riverbed in Kenya. The Racial Violence of Climate Change
It’s time to speak plainly about the deadly effects of global warming—and their unjust impact across racial lines.
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Arakan protesters hold banners and flags during an anti-coup protest in Yangon, Myanmar. Will More Ethnic Minority Organizations Join Myanmar’s Revolution?
The deposed civilian government’s bad relations with some groups undermine the unity of the anti-coup movement.
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Community residents look at a poster of "Black Wall Street" in Tulsa. How the Tulsa Race Massacre Vanished
And why it’s not enough to recover its history.
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Students march in a racial justice protest Did America’s Racial Awakening Reach IR Professors?
Nearly half of international relations scholars spent more time in class on race and racial justice—but with key demographic differences.
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Indigenous Minga leave the city of Cali, Colombia Colombia’s “Progress” Leaves Millions Behind
Black and Indigenous citizens have been excluded from the country’s narrative of growth.
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Ruins in the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica are seen on March 15, 2019. Bosnia Is Heading Toward Another Meltdown
EU and U.S. neglect is allowing Russia to fan ethnic flames.
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Protesters gather during a Black Lives Matter protest. Blinken Authorizes U.S. Embassies Worldwide to Display BLM Flags
A new directive comes while the United States commemorates the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder.
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Palestinians in Gaza lift a banner protesting the killing of Eyad al-Hallaq and George Floyd. How Israel Lost the Culture War
Defending the colonial project of occupation won’t work in a world where racial justice has gone mainstream.
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Kwasi Kwarteng Kwasi Kwarteng Is a Brilliant Man in a Bad Role
The Black British Conservative politician keeps being pushed forward to cover his party on race.
