![Leaders pose for a photo during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Australia Summit, in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 7, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/02/202402asia_indonesia_asean.jpg?h=2fd8615c&itok=iCgogovy)
![Leaders pose for a photo during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Australia Summit, in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 7, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/02/202402asia_indonesia_asean.jpg?h=2fd8615c&itok=iCgogovy)
February 29, 2024
Georgia’s Minimum Wage is Stuck in the 90s
![Georgian currency](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/02/202402eca_georgia_lari.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=uwkr7EpH)
February 28, 2024
Protecting Democracy - Beyond Who Wins
Countries Holding Elections This Year Face Authoritarian Threats Beyond Names on the Ballot
![Indian Dalit rights activists protest against the police raid and illegal arrest of human right activists under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) during a protest in New Delhi, August 29, 2018.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311asia_india_dalit_rights_activists.jpg?h=4f3f35f2&itok=BCfHRt4X)
February 26, 2024
Egypt’s Al-Sisi Has Caged Himself In
![A man carries breads on his head along a busy street near a banner for Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi from the campaign titled “Alashan Tabneeha” (So You Can Build It) after election results in Cairo, Egypt, April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dal](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201804mena_egypt_sisi_reelection.jpg?itok=HrhbXfjM)
February 22, 2024
Impartial International Justice Mechanisms—Together with International Support—Needed for Accountability for Crimes in Israel–Palestine Conflict
![The International Criminal Court, or ICC, is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, November 7, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2020/12/202012global_icc_building.jpg?h=310ac57c&itok=gS6zDxua)
February 21, 2024
The US is Failing Yemenis
February 14, 2024
Von der Leyen’s Human Rights Hypocrisy
The European Commission Chief is Emboldening Oppressive Leaders
February 14, 2024
Under Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka is Going Fast – In Reverse
Administration Has Moved to Stifle Criticism with a Raft of New, Repressive Laws
![202307asia_srilanka_wickremesinghe_rajapaksa](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/07/202307asia_srilanka_wickremesinghe_rajapaksa.jpg?h=8f7880f1&itok=LI1Bxg10)
February 12, 2024
UNRWA’s Demise Would Be Catastrophic for Gaza
The evidence that led to the suspension of aid to the relief agency is questionable. The disaster that would befall Palestinians if it goes away is not.
February 8, 2024
How to End America’s Hypocrisy on Gaza
The Biden Administration Must Assess Israel’s Conduct—and Hold It to Account
February 6, 2024
The Taliban and the Global Backlash Against Women’s Rights
![Afghan women demonstrate in the center of Kabul, Afghanistan.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/03/202303wrd_afghanistan_women_protesting_kabul.jpg?h=b6b2a568&itok=G8CpStpw)
February 6, 2024
Pakistan Needs More Than Elections To Be a Democracy
![A protester aims a slingshot towards police (unseen)](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/02/202402asia_pakistan_protester.jpg?h=deaec4b9&itok=ETtyb4WS)
February 5, 2024
On the River, a Willful Disregard for Human Life and Safety
February 4, 2024
Vetting Failures Cast a Cloud Over Military Integrity
![Australian SAS search operation in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, in May 2012. Screenshot from ABC News, Four Corners, March 16, 2020.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2020/202003asia_australia_fourcorners_lead.jpg?itok=EUyUzGXY)