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The New Genghis Khan
This article was originally published by Scripps Howard News Service. One way to get to know a country is through an extraordinary person. And in a remote land whose best known figure lived more than 700 years ago, it takes a real star to draw you into the intricacies of the place. In 2004, an […]
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Inclusive Security: Hope for Congo
This article was originally published by The Boston Globe. The war in the Democratic Republic of Congo officially ended in 2002, but the atrocities continue. Since 1998, nearly 4 million people have died, not only as a result of violence but also from disease and famine triggered by war. Every 24 hours means another 1,000 […]
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Where Quotas Work
This article was originally published by the Los Angeles Times. The new Iraqi constitution — to be approved or rejected in a nationwide referendum today — includes a provision that would never get passed in the United States: It sets aside at least 25% of the seats in parliament for women. Such an idea would […]
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Women Are Key to UN Reforms
This article was originally published by Scripps Howard News Service. In his first public undertaking as US Ambassador, John Bolton is pressing for sweeping institutional reforms at the United Nations. His approach is presumably intended to enhance UN efforts at peacekeeping, fighting terrorism, nuclear disarmament, and democratization. This week, 175 world leaders will convene for […]
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A Small Shower in the Desert
This article was originally published by Scripps Howard News Service. This past weekend, I saw “Hotel Rwanda,” one of this year’s Academy Award nominees. The film tells the story of the 1994 genocide, through a personal and true tale. It was a chilling experience, not just because the notion of genocide is impossible to comprehend, […]
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Women’s Rights: Iran’s Bitter Lessons for Iraq
This article, co-authored by Swanee Hunt and Isobel Coleman, was originally published by International Herald Tribune. Before the recent elections, leading Iraqi politicians did their best to assuage concerns of their more secular compatriots by promising moderation and inclusion. But election rhetoric is not reality. An important test will be how these leaders address women’s […]
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Muslim Women in the Bosnian Crucible
In this academic piece for the journal Sex Roles, Hunt interviewed 26 Bosnian women from different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds. Challenging misconceptions about the role of Islam in Bosnia, the women reflected on three interconnected features of their lives: “the effect on sex roles of the political turmoil of the past century, the particular […]
