Tag: human rights

A Human Rights Approach to Conflict Resolution

A Human Rights Approach to Conflict Resolution

The role of human rights abuses in the causes, dynamics, and consequences of conflict illustrate the importance of a human rights approach to conflict resolution: if human rights are part of the problem, they must be part of the solution.

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Democracy Promotion and a Trump Administration

| February 21, 2017

What happens to the democracy promotion enterprise in a Trump administration? The President’s comments that under his watch the United States will not be seeking to impose its system or values on other countries suggests that the spread and strengthening of democratic systems around the world will not be a top priority and in fact […]

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Rethinking Public-Private Partnerships for Ethical Outcomes

| November 10, 2015

If state-to-state diplomacy is leading to a dead-end for pursuing human rights change, is it time to consider whether the private sector may have more of an impact?

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