List of Race and Ethnicity articles
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A black and white image shows men and women seated around a U-shaped conference table. Why the World Isn’t Really United Against Russia
Global institutions have long relegated much of the world to second-class status.
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Hands are shown holding a small U.S. Flag and a folder that says "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services." What Happens When White People Become a Minority in America?
Other majority-minority societies offer positive examples—and cautionary tales.
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Edvard Benes (left), president of Czechoslovakia, is greeted by the crowd upon his return to Plzen in June 1945. Why Is Ethnic Discrimination Still Legal in Slovakia?
The country’s retroactive application of a World War II-era law disenfranchises people with German and Hungarian ancestry.
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Members of an Amhara militia gather in the village of Adi Arkay, northeast of Gondar, Ethiopia, on July 14, 2021. Don’t Blame Amharas for Ethiopia’s War
Peace efforts must address the group’s legitimate fears rather than casting them as the main obstacle to reconciliation.
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black history month recommended books 7 Books on Black History and Foreign Policy Everyone Should Read
From the exploitation of Africans by the European colonial project to the American empire’s “long war on terror,” here are a few entry points.
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tech-diversity-hiring-remote-work-illustration-foreign-policy-new How to Fix Big Tech’s Diversity Problem
Tech companies around the world could easily recruit more women and minorities if only they knew where to look.
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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.
