The Daily Brief

Feb 17, 2025 The Daily Brief

Calculated Chaos in Congo

Dire Humanitarian Situation in Eastern Congo; Quick Takes: Lebanon; North Korea; UK; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

Feb 13, 2025 The Daily Brief

Why We’re a Bit Slow Sometimes

Truth Takes Time; Quick Takes: US/ICC; Bangladesh; Niger; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!

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Feb 12, 2025 The Daily Brief

What Is Progress?

The Right Numbers for Respecting Rights; Quick Takes: New Jersey, US; France; Panama; Readers’ Recommendations.

A family collects water lilies from Boeung Tamok lake to sell at the market, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, January 14, 2025.

Feb 11, 2025 The Daily Brief

Three Tips for New Resisters (and One for Old Hands)

Resist. But How?; Quick Takes: US Aid; Japan/Gaza; Readers’ Recommendations.

People participate in a weekly protest in support of trans people in Washington Square Park in New York City, US, May 31, 2023.

Feb 10, 2025 The Daily Brief

US Abandons UN Commitments

UN Needs More Reliable Partners; Quick Takes: Google; UN Tax Treaty; US Deleting Data; Readers’ Recommendations; Podcast: Sportswashing Explained.

Palestinians receive humanitarian aid from the United Nations Relief

Feb 6, 2025 The Daily Brief

Trump Rightly Condemned for Gaza Statements

Defending the Laws of War; Quick Takes: US Mining; China; UN/Saudi Arabia; Spain; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!

U.S. President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint news conference at the White House in Washington, DC, February 15, 2017.

Feb 5, 2025 The Daily Brief

Closing Off Justice in the Sahel

Military Juntas Evading Accountability; Quick Takes: China; Italy; EU/Israel; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

West African leaders before an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, August 10, 2023.

Feb 3, 2025 The Daily Brief

Trump Uses Fear to Attack an American Tradition

Who’s Afraid of Equality?; Quick Takes: DR Congo/Rwanda; Algeria; Kazakhstan; Readers’ Recommendations; The Big Question: ICC under Fire; Support Our Work!

A rally in support of keeping affirmative action policies outside of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, October 31, 2022.

Jan 30, 2025 The Daily Brief

After the Storm

France’s Neglect of Mayotte; Quick Takes: US/Ukraine; UK; Syria/Türkiye; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!

Jan 29, 2025 The Daily Brief

Backing Bangladesh’s Transition

Turning a Moment of Victory into Lasting Democracy; Quick Takes: Mississippi, US; Ethiopia; Tajikistan; Italy; Readers’ Recommendations; Take Action: Russia/Ukraine.

A group of people waving flags at a protest

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