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Uganda's Anti-LGBTQ Law Should Draw Attention to a Bigger Problem for the US

In the News
The Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Shackelford

“As we celebrate the LGBTQ community here at home, let’s not forget the fight to protect them elsewhere continues,” writes Elizabeth Shackelford.

Activists hold red placards with yellow writing during their picket against Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill
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Inclusion and Equity

Japan's Public Is Ready for Change on LGBTQ Rights. Is the Government?

BLOG
Running Numbers by Craig Kafura

Polling shows the Japanese public supports recognizing same-sex marriages, even as officials stall on legislation to advance equality.

Participants smile as they march with a banner during the Tokyo Rainbow Pride
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Inclusion and Equity

Brazil's Indigenous Territory Bill Spells Trouble for the Amazon

In the News
Context
Robert Muggah

The controversial legislation would overrule ancestral land claims by native communities, which could increase development in the Amazon.

Brazilian Amazon
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Climate and the Environment

Rethinking our Engagement with the Global South

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

The West is failing to win over the Global South and the lack of support for the Ukraine war demonstrates why it matters.

President Joe Biden speaks as he participates in the US-Africa Summit Leaders Session on partnering on the African Union's Agenda 2063
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Global Politics

Revolutionizing Agriculture through Youth Engagement

Podcast
Youth in Agriculture: Transforming Local Food Systems

How can advancements in technology and nutrition revolutionize the global food system?

A farmer works to move a herd to another field at his family's ranch in Glen Flora, Texas.
AP Photos/Eric Gay
Food and Agriculture

Why North Korea Barely Moves the Needle for South Korean Voters

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NK News
Karl Friedhoff

Karl Friedhoff joins the NK News podcast to unpack public polling on nuclear weapons, Pyongyang, and more.

 TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch with a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen at the Seoul Railway Station
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Public Opinion

It's Time to Bring Ukraine into NATO

In the News
World Politics Review
Paul Poast

"Though the Kremlin has long portrayed Ukraine's membership in NATO as a red line, there is no need to fear Russia's response to Kyiv's accession to the alliance," Paul Poast writes.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sit at a table
Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP
US Foreign Policy

US-China Standoff and the Tiananmen Massacre Remembered 

Video Series
World Review with Ivo Daalder

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Jamil Anderlini, and Anton La Guardia join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

Asia Defense
MINDEF
Global Politics

Rethinking Conflict Resolution in Sudan

Podcast
Deep Dish on Global Affairs Podcast

How can international partners help pave the way for a more peaceful future in Sudan?

People gather to collect water in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, May 28, 2023.
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Defense and Security

The Unholy Relationship Between Uganda's Anti-LGBTQ+ Law and US Evangelicalism

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Global Insight by Emma Sanderson

American religious groups have spent millions exporting homophobia to the East African nation.

A couple in Uganda wrapped in a gay pride flag, seen from behind.
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US Foreign Policy