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Janine di Giovanni

Janine di Giovanni

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Janine di Giovanni is the founder and chief executive of The Reckoning Project, an international NGO documenting war crimes and advancing accountability efforts in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine. A veteran war correspondent with more than three decades of experience, she has reported from nearly every major conflict zone of the modern era and witnessed three genocides, with a career focused on human rights and civilian protection. She is the author of eight books and the recipient of more than a dozen journalistic and humanitarian awards. She has previously held fellowships at the Council on Foreign Relations, Yale University and Johns Hopkins University. She lives between New York City and Paris and is the mother of one son.
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AUSTIN, TX - FEBRUARY 23: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a campaign rally at Vic Mathias Shores Park on February 23, 2020 in Austin, Texas. With early voting underway in Texas, Sanders is holding four rallies in the delegate-rich state this weekend before traveling on to South Carolina. Texas holds their primary on Super Tuesday March 3rd, along with over a dozen other states. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Socialism and education in the US: what it will take for everyone to be able to afford school

The US education system is radically unfair and Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are sparking a conversation about alternatives

CommentFebruary 24, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren during a campaign event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Matt Rourke / AP
I didn't vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016 but I support Elizabeth Warren in 2020

The Democratic Party candidate has my vote because she is someone I admire – not because she is a woman

CommentJanuary 27, 2020
Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at New York Criminal Court for his sexual assault trial in New York City, January 9, 2020. Brendan McDermid / Reuters
Weinstein's trial: the idea of justice and the trouble with being too "woke"

The global reckoning on the abuse of power is extraordinary but without proof, allegations can have damaging consequences

CommentJanuary 13, 2020
A Syrian woman in the governorate of Idlib. The woman is among thousands of civilians who have fled a Russian-backed offensive by the regime on the rebel town of Maaret Al Numaan in the south of the province December 27, 2019. AFP
Lessons from war zones: what Syria, Bosnia and Chechnya had in common

All wars are characterised by crimes of unimaginable horror but despite templates that overlap, no two conflicts are the same

CommentDecember 29, 2019
Elizabeth Warren, one of the Democratic presidential candidates, has a reputation for being tough and honest. Zach Gibson / Getty Images
Despite her Syria gaffe, Elizabeth Warren deserves a shot at the US presidency

The American people should focus on this Democratic Party candidate's integrity and genuine desire to bring change

CommentOctober 20, 2019
Idlib remains the last remaining stronghold for the rebels in their fight against government forces. AFP
As the Syrian Civil War drags on, the world must not turn its back on it

With world leaders distracted by events in Europe and the US, there is every chance the conflict will continue to rage unnoticed

CommentOctober 06, 2019
Mary "Cokie" Roberts appears at the National Press Foundation's 26th annual awards dinner in Washington, DC. AFP / GETTY IMAGES
Cokie Roberts and the women who paved the way for the rest of us

From Martha Gellhorn and Virginia Cowles to the women who reported on the Arab uprisings, we can take lessons from their mentorship and bravado

CommentSeptember 23, 2019
Zimbabweans protesting outside the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa. AP
Mugabe's death is a reminder of the little voices shouting loudest for change

The lessons of non-violent action are relevant to us all, wherever we are in the world

CommentSeptember 08, 2019
File Photo: French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump with other G7 leaders AFP
G7 is a great opportunity for Macron to model himself as the new leader of Europe

To his detractors, the French president is arrogant but he has the intelligence and wisdom to unite a fractured continent

CommentAugust 25, 2019
President Richard Nixon is seen in the Oval Office of the White House, 1969. AP Photo
Forty-five years on from Nixon, America needs to heal once again

Nixon’s resignation 45 years ago was followed by greater accountability. We need a new reckoning, writes Janine di Giovanni

CommentAugust 12, 2019
A young Palestinian throws a stone towards Israeli forces near the maritime border with Israel during the Great March of Return protests. AFP / Said Khatib
The people of Gaza are trapped, waiting for change

Caught between the blockade and the territory's own leadership, ordinary people are forced to live lives of poverty and stasis

OpinionJuly 29, 2019
The biggest task facing presidential hopefuls such as Democrat senator Kamala Harris is how to heal America, post-Trump. Reuters
Reviving America's busing debate does little to address today's political crises

Democrat presidential hopeful Kamala Harris has attacked rival Joe Biden’s record on race by resurrecting a contentious policy from almost half a century ago

CommentJuly 15, 2019
Then US president Jimmy Carter. Egyptian president Anwar Al Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin share a three-way handshake in 1979. AFP
The historic triumphs of diplomacy still have lessons to teach the world's leaders

From Westphalia to Camp David, skilled mediators have ended wars and fostered new, peaceful relationships

EditorialJune 30, 2019
The destroyed entrance of a hospital in the village of Kafr Nabl, in the south of Idlib. AFP
While the Syrian regime targets hospitals, heroic doctors battle to save lives

Bashar Al Assad's medical background makes the campaign of airstrikes on emergency facilities all the more unfathomable and horrific

CommentJune 09, 2019
The funeral of prominent Afghan journalist Mena Mangal, 27, who was killed by gunmen in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan. Jawad Jalali / EPA
Can an outsider get to the heart of a story as well as someone personally affected?

The dilemma foreign correspondents face is whether they can tell the truth as well as those who understand the lie of the land

CommentMay 23, 2019

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