Transnational Bodies

Christensen: CCP is Harnessing AI to Strengthen its Authoritarian State.

July 15, 2020

Writing in The National Interest, Ryan Christensen explains how, against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese government has stepped up its repressive domestic practices.
Pompeo: U.S. is Strengthening Opposition to China's South China Sea Expansion

July 15, 2020

The U.S. Department of State announced that the U.S. has decided to strengthen its policy in the South China Sea after Beijing made unlawful claims to offshore resources within the region.
HRW: Iran Applies Death Penalty for Protest-Related Charges

July 14, 2020

According to Human Rights Watch ("HRW"), at least four execution sentences have been issued or upheld since late June of this year in connection with protests against Iranian government corruption and deteriorating economic conditions.
FBI Director Wray: China Seeks to Become Sole Superpower 'By Any Means Necessary'

July 08, 2020

At an event hosting by the Hudson Institute, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned that the Chinese Communist Party is engaged in a “whole-of-state effort” to become the world’s sole superpower “by any means necessary.”
Berkowitz: U.S. Declaration of Independence and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Share Commitment to Unalienable Rights

July 08, 2020

Peter Berkowitz, Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department, explains how the work of the U.S. Commission on Unalienable Rights will provide a roadmap for how nations should consider the manner in which their own legal traditions can inform their commitment to the international human rights contained within the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Putin Wins the Right to Extend his Rule Until 2036 by a Landslide

July 03, 2020

Russians spent the last week voting in favor of constitutional changes that will allow Vladimir Putin to run for president twice more, potentially extending his rule until 2036.
China's Military and Economic Ambitions are Growing in Europe and the Arctic.

July 01, 2020

According to a top U.S. Admiral and Western analysts, recent evidence points to continued Chinese military and economic interest in gaining control over important shipping lanes or seaports.
AP: China Forces Birth Control on Uighurs to Suppress Population

July 01, 2020

According to an AP investigation, based on government statistics, state documents and interviews with 30 ex-detainees, family members, and a former detention camp instructor, the practice of forced birth control, including abortions, is far more widespread and systematic than previously known.
China Passes Sweeping Hong Kong National Security Law

July 01, 2020

Beijing adopted a wide-reaching national security law which dramatically broadens Beijing's powers to investigate, prosecute, and punish suspected criminals in Hong Kong.
Supreme Court Rules Montana Cannot Exclude Religious Schools From Scholarship Program

July 01, 2020

In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Montana’s reliance on its state Blaine Amendment to discriminate against parents desiring to use tax credit scholarships at religious schools.