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2020

December

A Thanksgiving Experience That Warmed My Heart It’s Australian wine this weekend!Venezuela: A Country Held Together by Band-Aids

November

Honoring the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women How Women are Changing Sudan Nagorno-Karabakh shows the wisdom of NATO enlargement The Wall That Tried to Shut Out Freedom A moment of truth, a moment to choose: Donald Trump, Joe Biden and the election results crossroads Colombians Must Debate Uribe’s Case Based on Evidence and without Labels

October

Tanzania’s Splintering Democracy Voter Suppression: Then & Now Religious Freedom is Essential to Democracy A bullyish China will make the world miss the US Women’s Rights Are the Key to Success in Afghan Peace Talks UN General Assembly and global leadership Venezuela’s Systematic Human Rights Violations: A Puzzle for the International Community “Whatever our differences, we are Americans first”

September

How U.S. leadership helped to unify Germany Open Letter From Ljubomir Filipovic The Need for American Leadership on Human Rights

August

“There is no freedom without solidarity.”July Leadership Programs Highlight July 2020: The Tipping Point in U.S. – China Relations?Is this the time for Belarus?

July

“There is Nothing that Justifies the Intentional Targeting of Innocent Individuals” – Amb. Williamson on Kosovo President Thaçi, who just testified at The Hague MH17 shows the threat of unchecked Russian aggression Eleven Years Later, Sergei Magnitsky Matters More Than Ever Worrying signs from across the Atlantic but all is not lost Hong Kong Autonomy Act Explained

June

Lying about history won’t get you invited back, Vlad!Torture: Prohibition and Accountability in Public International Law Hong Kong and Liberty Amb. Williamson: Statement on the Indictment of Kosovo’s President Thaci for Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Our Alliances Require an Update, Not Withdraw Hong Kong: Making Sense of Recent News Amb. Williamson: Administration’s Actions Towards ICC Damage US Global Standing International Cooperation – Yes. Business as Usual – No 22,000 Days- Make Them Count

May

Sudan: How Women in Sudan are Charting a New Course Pesticide Exposure and Heat Exhaustion in a Migrant Agricultural Worker: A Case of Labor Trafficking V-E Day For Some, But Not For All Reflections on V-E Day, 75 Years Later

April

God, What is Your Answer This Time?Student Alliance’s 19 Actions to Take During COVID-19 The Bigger the Challenge, the Bigger the Opportunity for Growth COVID-19 Leadership Lessons From the City of Angels Youth in Democracy: It’s the Younger Generation and Social Media That Makes it Happen How Will Uighurs Face Additional Repression Due to the COVID-19 Outbreak?

March

Coronavirus: Public Health Versus Civil Liberties The Virus of Propaganda Coronavirus, Social Distancing and Untouchable Sanitation Workers A Citizen’s Answer to Coronavirus In search of trust as a virus travels in the dark Leadership in Adversity – My Experience of the Coronavirus Outbreak Leadership Takeaways from New York City

February

‘Postponement’ of Albania’s Media Muzzle Shouldn’t Fool Anyone NGLs in NYC Part 2: How to Restore Trust in Leadership?NGLs in NYC Part 1: A Conversation With New York Remembering Senator John McCain’s Message in Munich

January

Chile: The Risks of a New Constitution What you need to know about the Russian-Polish clash over WWII history Putin looked at his options Q&A With Student Journalist Brooke Buchan on Her Experience Covering “The Report” Boston Premiere Iran’s human rights record remains appalling no matter the recent tensions with the U.S.The West cannot sit by while Russia exploits social media with disinformation

2019

December

Marking the 71st Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Two-Hour Story of a Seven-Year Investigation

November

The Irony of the Free Speech Conflict in an Age of Diversity

September

A Millennial’s Take on the 5 Freedoms of the First Amendment: Assembly A Millennial’s Take on the 5 Freedoms of the First Amendment: Petition

August

Part 3: Where is Poland heading?Part 2: On The Frontline Part 1: Why History Lingers in Central Europe

July

“NATO’s future: resilient despite divisions”A Millennial’s Take on the 5 Freedoms of the First Amendment: Speech A Millennial’s Take on the Five Freedoms of the First Amendment: Religion

June

A Millennial’s Take on the 5 Freedoms of the First Amendment

March

What Stands To Happen When We Include Women

2018

November

Spotlight: Americans Against Division

August

John McCain, My Model Fellow American Smart Cities and Cargo Cults What Human Rights Means to Millennials Like Me: Expanding the Conversation Recommitting the United States to Soft Power Strategies What Human Rights Means to Millennials Like Me: Understanding the Views of Older Generations

July

What Human Rights Means to Millennials Like Me: Understanding the Views of My Peers What Human Rights Means to Millennials Like Me: How I Define Human Rights What Human Rights Means to Millennials Like Me

May

The Need to Champion Press Freedom, Today and Everyday

February

Death of Pakistan’s Bravest Citizen The New Romanian Prime Minister: Women’s Empowerment? Or Political Games?

January

On Democracy Human Rights Activists vs. Despots, Dictators and Crooks: A Win for the Activists Iran Protests: Ayatollah, Leave Us Alone!

2017

December

Fear on the Venezuelan Streets: The Silence of Desperation Electoral Challenges for Women in Haiti In the Absence of True Democracy Forming a Support System

November

Society’s Tolerance of Corruption Results From Poor Leadership Carthage is My Legacy Can Blockchain Become a Catalyst for the Promotion of Global Democracy?Germany After the 2017 Parliamentary Elections: “Alternative Facts” or “Perceptions of Colliding Realities”?Embracing Adaptive Leadership

October

Chilling Testimonies of Ethnic Cleansing in Burma Next Generation Leaders 2017: DC Start Module Cultural Diplomacy in the Time of Conflicts

September

Cracking the political leadership ceiling in Kenya: The 2017 general election and women (Part 2)Cracking the political leadership ceiling in Kenya: The 2017 general election and women (Part 1)

August

The Beginning of My Journey Putting Plans into Action: Taking the Next Step NATO Cannot Let its Guard Down in the Baltics

July

Empowering Women: One Community at a Time The Wonder of Being a Part of Next Generation Leaders Crisis Leadership: How to Turn Your Company Around in 100 Days The West Must Stop Giving Erdogan a Free Pass A new model of journalism for Venezuela

June

When will you begin your leadership journey?Civil Society of Georgia: On the Frontline of Democracy

May

Implementing My Leadership Action Plan Denver: A Lot to Give Lessons from Arizona’s Leaders Making Time to Make New Connections

April

We Chose to Fight Leading Change as a Life Contributor

March

Your Diplomats May Seem Boring, But We’ve Got your Back America!The Global Leadership Symposium: A Focus on Solutions Notes on Creating Change from a Next Generation Leader

February

The Global Leadership Symposium: A Day for Doers Abandoning Ukraine is a ‘Bad Deal’An NGL New York Minute

January

Saudi Women Beyond Stereotype Peace and Stability Doesn’t Just Happen 2017 New York City Module A Necessary Response to Russian Aggression in the Baltics

2016

December

How Close to Collapse is Congo?Global Magnitsky Act Could Not have Been Better Timed Promoting a new generation of Ukrainian leaders

November

No Two Leaders are the Same What Veterans Day Means to Me

October

“This Is a Movement About Human Life”The Journey to Character-Driven Leadership

September

The NGL Experience

August

Russia has killed more civilians than ISIS Why Americans should pay attention to Scandinavia A Gold Medal for Bravery for Ethiopia’s Olympian

July

Participating in the Carter Center Human Right Defenders Forum Was a Wakeup Call to My Mission U.S. Sanctions on North Korea: What Took So Long?Visegrad Group highlights the importance of American leadership

June

The Problem with Brexit is the Leaders, not the Voters After Brexit, Joy in Moscow Comparing community opinions in Kosovo Where Are They Now: Michael Petric

May

Next Generation Citizens Empowering Your People Improving Education in Cambodia John Kerry Promoting European Business in Iran Commemorating Victory in WWII Erdogan gives, Erdogan takes away

April

How the Next Generation of Leaders is Solving Global Issues Using Cross-Collaboration to Ensure Justice in Today’s World Leadership Lessons in Arizona Destroying Liberty: Russia’s War Against the Indigenous People of Crimea The Future of NATO Expansion NGL ASU 2016 Leadership Module

March

Responding to Electoral Crises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Standing up for mothers and their newborns in Nigeria Standing with Brave Russians

February

NGL NYC 2016 Leadership Module When You Serve Others, You Serve Yourself How to Lead in Times of Crisis Serving a Cause at Cure Violence Combating Human Trafficking in Arizona Stability in the Arab World

January

Combating the Digital Divide Leadership in the City Engaging Students in the Fight Against Human Trafficking In Search of Ukraine’s “True North”How to address modern biosecurity threats Sustaining Progress Mis-stating the State of the Union Instinctive Leadership The Understory from This Week’s Headlines: Democracy and Human Rights Matter Gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo

2015

December

Nile Gardiner: Is It Time for the United States to Pivot Back to Europe?Constanze Stelzenmuller: Is It Time for the United States to Pivot Back to Europe?Patrick Cronin: Is It Time for the United States to Pivot Back to Europe?Ian Brzezinski: Is It Time for the United States to Pivot Back to Europe?

November

A New Leadership Mindset Where Are They Now: Sonam Tobgay Building Democracy in the Democratic Republic of Congo Sustainable Gifting CNN Freedom Project #FlytoFreedom The Impact of Public Service Burmese Elections: A Step Forward Zin Mar Aung Wins Historic Election to Burmese Parliament Omer Ismail: Should U.S. Foreign Assistance Be Tied to Human Rights?Andrew Natsios: Should U.S. Foreign Assistance Be Tied to Human Rights?

October

Lessons in Bold Leadership Douglas Ollivant: Should U.S. Foreign Assistance Be Tied to Human Rights?Dan Runde: Should U.S. Foreign Assistance Be Tied to Human Rights?NGL in Action: 2015 Cohort Placement Goals My Journey as a Next Generation Leader TPP: A Trade Agreement with Geopolitical Implications Richard Burt: Should the United States be the World’s Policeman?

September

New 2015 Next Generation Leaders Cohort Launched Julianne Smith: Should the United States be the World’s Policeman?PDS Update: Ana Licona Transitional States and the Rule of Law Intern Recap: Isabel Linzer Decision Theater Update: TTIP Ukrainian parliament vote sparks violent protests Are you leading or just out taking a walk?

August

NATO’s Homework NGPs in the Field: Liberata Buratwa Welcome Blog Where Are They Now: 2013 NGL Cohort Tangled politics in Moldova Empowering Youth with the Legal Tools to Overcome Injustice

July

Leadership as Service Where Are They Now: Soraya Aziz Souleymane Where Are They Now: 2013 NGL Cohort Test in Leadership: The Ethic Conflicts in the Balkans The importance of high voter turnout

June

Promoting Progressive Cultural Change Why Is It Necessary to Hear the Voices of Rural Women?

May

Work Culture Politics, Policies and Partnerships: The Alberta Election and Canada

April

Where Are They Now: Cedrian Lopez-Bosch

March

Washington and Ankara Need Couples Therapy It’s all about culture. Values shape human progress.Where Are They Now: Travis Trammell Turks, Lies, and Videotape Success in Leadership is Not Simple But Not Impossible

February

Turkey’s Tomb Raiders Empowering Unlikely Leaders: Building Rule of Law in Chicago’s South Side

January

From Jordan to America: A Vision for Youth Leadership Where Are They Now: Carlos Mayorga Turkey and the West Part Ways on ‘Charlie Hebdo’Direct Access to Leadership Examples Why Turkey’s Mother of All Corruption Scandals Refuses to Go Away

2014

December

Freedom of the Press for Beginners My Journey Towards the Future The Tsar Meets the Sultan Muslims Discovered the Americas, Claims Turkish President

November

Where Are They Now: Marzina Khan The leadership journey – a play in three acts The Turk Has No Friend but the Turk My First Two Months of the Next Generation Leaders (NGL) Program

October

Turkey Could Focus on ISIS Within Its Own Borders Reflecting on the Welcome Module It’s Time for Turkey to Stop Denying that ISIS Is a Threat

September

New 2014 NGL Cohort Launched

July

Senior Citizens and Family

June

The Importance of Action

May

May Update Ghaffar Khan Baba; the messenger of Peace and Nonviolence

April

Minimum Age of Marriage

March

FBI WMD Squad, Joint Terrorism Task Force

February

Can we build a shared North American vision?

January

Golden Bridge Living in the Wonderland Musharraf’s Trial

2013

December

How the “Grinch” Stole Freedom … in Ukraine Twelve Week Update San Francisco

November

Outrageous Form of Violence Against Women: Acid Attacks Rehabilitation of ex-prisoners in the society Senate Hearings on CRPD “The Historical Contagion of Violence in Pakistan”FBI and NYC Fire Department Training “Character driven leadership – the only solution for Pakistan”I can’t shut my mouth

October

Gender Based Violence Doing The Right Thing Harsh Realities of Life

September

Mexican Independence