Examples from Ethiopia, Egypt, and Russia indicate that as civic space shrinks, traditional models of professionalized civil society work come under pressure.
Climate Action Network Director Wael Hmaidan discusses the prospects for a legally binding agreement coming from climate talks in Paris at the end of the month.
Critics of the notion that human rights are universal often assert that human rights originated in the West, reflect Western interests, and are a weapon of cultural hegemony or a new form of imperialism.
Susanna Campbell discusses her new book and how international peacebuilding organizations can learn from the experience of those in Burundi and…
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