International Policy

The rise, fall, and triumph of South Asian insurgencies: Part III – India

Inequality and government repression in India led to the establishment of the Maoist Naxalite insurgency in the 1960s. Today, the insurgency is weakened, but political parties such as the CPI(M) have taken up their goals. India’s national government remains committed to fighting the insurgency through development programs, but it has yet to retake the “red […]

Guest op-ed: How Russia exports homophobia into Ukraine

During the Euromaidan protests, Russia deliberately stoked anti-LGBT bigotry in Ukraine as part of a campaign to delegitimate Western values and keep Ukraine in Russia’s sphere of influence. These deliberate attacks must be publicized and taken seriously by the United States and others. If they aren’t, Russia will continue to sow division within and among democratic nations.