Institutions Western democracies built to constrain authoritarian regimes are, through capture and corruption, now performing those regimes' political work.

China’s biggest advantage in Syria may be not aggressive spending but the lack of meaningful Western competition.

Two months ago I spoke to Natan Sharansky, the well-known refusenik who spent nine years in captivity in the Soviet Union in ...

Motivated to avenge their families in China, Uyghur mercenaries became valued fighting partners for Syria's rebels. Their participation helped Syria's new president ultimately win Syria's civil war.

GENEVA, May 26, 2026 — UN Watch today released “From Watchdogs to Ideologues,” a 104-page investigation finding that the United Nations’ top human rights experts have abandoned the role of independent ...

Lawmakers in Washington want to force the federal government to move faster when it comes to cutting off Chinese officials ...

Thousands of Chinese-born Uyghur fighters fled China to fight in the Syrian civil war. They say generations of political persecution in China motivated them to take up arms.

Thousands of Uyghurs became key fighters against Syria's Assad regime. For the first time, they agreed to be interviewed. NPR ...

At first, Mihrigul Tursun speaks with remarkable control. Sitting in Washington in a neatly pressed blue suit, the 35-year-old Uyghur mother answers questions softly, almost cautiously. But once the ...

There has been rampant speculation online about whether the Chinese government changed the transliteration of Marco Rubio’s name to overlook sanctions. But that theory is wrong.

Rubio re-enters China after a transliteration tweak to his name, bypassing 2020 Uyghur-linked sanctions to join Trump Top Republicans don't want to talk about the DOJ paying Trump $10 billion Kouri ...