News: Policy
A chance for human dignity in Washington
October 13, 2020Americans are disheartened and divided. Deep cynicism regarding our democracy is widespread and threatens both political parties. A mere twenty percent of Americans trust Washington […]
Effective policies for addressing economic inequality
October 6, 2020“Give me a one-handed economist!” The demand came from a frustrated Harry Truman. The President complained, by way of explanation, “All my economists say, ‘on […]
A kairos moment: Prophecy and hope in the time of COVID-19
October 2, 2020On March 30, as the full reality of COVID-19 was only beginning to dawn on most of us, UN Secretary-General António Guterres noted the “disruption” […]
Belarus’s fight for democratic freedom: Solidarity over geopolitics
September 23, 2020More than a month has passed since the brazenly falsified official results of the August 9 presidential election in Belarus showed incumbent president Aliaksandr Lukashenka […]
In The Media
UN resolutions may seem like cheap talk. But they might actually work.
September 22, 2020In an op-ed for The Washington Post, Matthew Hauenstein, postdoctoral research associate, Peace Accords Matrix, and Madhav Joshi, associate research professor, Peace Accords Matrix, evaluated the […]
In The Media
Donald Trump used the art of the deal buster with the Iran debacle
August 21, 2020Alistair Millar, George A. Lopez, and David Cortright wrote in The Hill that the Trump administration’s destruction of the Iran nuclear deal will lead to […]
A matter of urgency
August 18, 2020Concern about slowed mail delivery from the US Postal Service—and the impact it may have on November’s election, when the pandemic is expected to lead […]