Behind the Tensions in Northern Bohemia
Filip Rames
September 16, 2011
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Tensions between the majority and the Roma population of the Czech Republic have long gone unaddressed. Is there enough political will to improve the situation?

9/11 at 10: Guantánamo, the Forever Prison?
Shayana Kadidal
September 16, 2011
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President Obama signed an executive order on his second day in office mandating that Guantanamo be shut within a year, but today, more than two and a half years later, all progress towards closing the place has come to a halt.

Time for the Dutch to Stop Forcing Medical Surgeries on Trans People
Heather Doyle
September 16, 2011
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Thanks to ongoing advocacy by transgender rights activists, lawmakers in the Netherlands will draft legislation that removes the requirement for transgender people to undergo surgery and sterilization as a precondition for changing their gender.

Debate Matters
Noel Selegzi
September 14, 2011
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The Open Society Foundations are launching a $20-million fund to strengthen debate programs at colleges and universities around the world. Our goal is to help engage students in policy issues that will have a lasting impact on their future.

9/11 at 10: The Local Story
Aziz Huq
September 13, 2011
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People respect the authority of domestic counterterrorism policing, and seek to help it, not when they fear it, but when they see that authorities are neutral and respectful.

9/11 at 10: Remembering the Invisible Victims
Jayne Huckerby and Lama Fakih
September 13, 2011
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Ten years after the events of 9/11, it is time for the United States to take stock of, redress, and deter gender-based violations in its counterterrorism policies.

Feeling at Home and Being Accepted: Muslims in Antwerp
Rachel Hart
September 13, 2011
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A new report looks at the inclusion of Muslim minorities in Antwerp, one of Belgium's most diverse cities.

Taking Responsibility for Torture in Afghanistan
Christopher Rogers
September 12, 2011
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A UN report has exposed systematic torture and abuse in several Afghan prisons where international forces transfer detainees, including beatings, electrocutions, and threats of sexual assault.