Security

Despite the Islamic State’s retreat, Assyrians fear for their security in the Nineveh Plains. They need stronger support from Washington and Baghdad.

Criminal bands and fighters are capitalizing on fear to expand their control in vulnerable communities.

It’s hard enough to make a permanent change of station overseas. Military families are finding it agonizing in a pandemic-torn world.

It is only temporary—and poorly enforced—but the move does represent a first step in overcoming decades of brutality.

Apesar de constituírem mais de metade da população, pessoas negras continuam lutando pelo seu direito de viver.

Afro-Brazilians make up over half of the country’s population, but they are still fighting for their right to live.

The new national security law effectively undercuts the city’s once great justice system.

Taiwan’s government is signaling its status as a regional beacon for democracy and human rights—in contrast to South Korea, which frames assistance to North Korean refugees as helping ethnic brethren.

The United States has spent decades training foreign nations to build community and capacity—it’s time to apply those lessons at home.

Mustafa al-Kadhimi has already implemented positive changes, but he’ll need to rein in the country’s vast array of militias to bring lasting stability to the country.

Unlike many U.S. police departments, the elite armed Italian force is highly effective and widely respected.

Since 9/11, federal funding for counterintelligence has shifted the way New York and other cities are policed.