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The Crisis in the West

Jan 18 2013 - 10:38am

A year ago, the world was abuzz with talk of the euro crisis and the feared disintegration of the European Union. By the end of 2012, the discussion has shifted to the crisis of the liberal democracy model itself. The debate is no longer “Keynes vs. Hayek” or expansionary vs. austerity fiscal measures. At the heart of today’s debate are the systemic problems affecting Western civilization.

Issues:

Intergovernmental Bodies, U.S. Foreign Policy

Regions:

Americas, Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Western Europe

Press Release

U.N. Elects Human Rights' Foes to the Human Rights Council

Nov 13 2012 - 2:38pm

The reelection of the United States to the United Nations Human Rights Council was a positive development in a largely disappointing election by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) yesterday, in which seven countries with poor human rights records—Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela—were also elected.

Issues:

Human Rights Defense, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations

Regions:

Americas, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe

Press Release

New Report: Governments Grow Increasingly Repressive Online, Activists Fight Back

Sep 24 2012 - 12:01am

Brutal attacks against bloggers, politically motivated surveillance, proactive manipulation of web content, and restrictive laws regulating speech online are among the diverse threats to internet freedom emerging over the past two years, according to a new study released today by Freedom House.

Issues:

Internet Freedom

Regions:

Americas, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe

Freedom Alert

Damaging Cuts to Foreign Operations Budget Proposed by House Appropriations Committee

Apr 26 2012 - 5:25pm

The $5 billion cut to the State Department and foreign operations budget proposed by the House Appropriations Committee with the release of its annual 403(b) allocations on Tuesday would have enormously damaging consequences for American foreign policy, according to Freedom House.

Issues:

U.S. Foreign Policy

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