Immigrant Rights -- Scope, Limits, and Implications

By Tom Barry

Mar-30-2012 | Report

Tom Barry explores the complicated and controversial subject of immigrant rights... Read More »

From Quick Wins to Long-Term Profits? Developing better approaches to support security and justice engagements in fragile states: Burundi case study

By Nicole Ball, Jean-Marie Gasana, Willy Nindorera

Mar-29-2012 | Report

Nicole Ball, Jean-Marie Gasana, and Willy Nindorera explore security and justice programming in Burundi in order to develop better approaches to solving four key challenges... Read More »

The 2013 State Department and Foreign Operations Aid Request and Latin America and the Caribbean

By Abigail Poe

Mar-01-2012 | Fact Sheet

On February 13, the Obama administration released its 2013 budget request to Congress, which includes its request for State Department and Foreign Operations assistance in FY2013. Here are a few things we observed in the new foreign assistance budget for Latin America and the Caribbean. ... Read More »

50% of the 99%

By Laura Carlsen

May-17-2012 | Article

The movement of the 99 percent that began in the United States made visible the human beings who suffer the brutal inequality and injustice of an economic system that, in crisis, required them to sacrifice even more... Read More »

Obama's Biggest Climate Decision of the Year May Be...Palm Oil?

By Glenn Hurowitz

May-16-2012 | Article

The Obama administration is poised to make one of the biggest climate policy decisions of its entire administration... Read More »

Posturing on Plutonium

By William D. Hartung

May-15-2012 | Article

There have been so many bad proposals on defense issues thrown around in the House of Representatives lately it's hard to know where to start... Read More »

Oil Drilling Off Cuba's North Coast

May-10-12 | The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Choate Room 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036

This conference will discuss the status of U.S.-Cuba engagement and cooperation on oil development in the Gulf of Mexico and what measures have been adopted in both countries to prevent and respond to major spills.... Read More »

Drone Summit: Killing and Spying by Remote Control

Apr-28-12 | 900 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001

The first international drone summit will bring together people from various sectors to discuss drone use internationally and in the U.S.... Read More »

A Discussion with Stephen Kimber on his new Book, and the Flawed Trial of the Cuban 5

Apr-18-12 | University of California Washington Center 1608 Rhode Island Ave., NW Washington, D.C.

Join us for a discussion with Stephen Kimber on the flawed trial of the Cuban Five and his new book, What Lies Across the Water... Read More »