Policy in Perspective from The LBJ School of Public Affairs

Author: Janina Staguhn

Global Global Policy Studies & International Security

Ethnic Cleansing in a Nobel Laureate’s Backyard

Post author By Janina Staguhn
Post date December 18, 2017
No Comments on Ethnic Cleansing in a Nobel Laureate’s Backyard

Aung San Suu Kyi’s Complicity in the Persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar In 1991, Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights.” She was given the award for her involvement in the 1988 pro-democracy uprisings in Myanmar, in which she helped found the […]

Tags development, Global Policy Studies, Global Policy Studies and International Security, Health and Social Policy, Immigration Policy, International Development, Politics and Governance

Global Global Policy Studies & International Security

ISIS Defeated in Raqqa: An Uncertain Victory

Post author By Janina Staguhn
Post date November 15, 2017
No Comments on ISIS Defeated in Raqqa: An Uncertain Victory

On Oct. 17, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS) was finally defeated in Raqqa, a stronghold of the group and the largest city under its control. Images of Syrian Democratic Forces replacing ISIS flags with their own spread hope across the world, and the defeat of ISIS appeared imminent. But the […]

Tags ISIS, U.S. foreign policy