Blog - Mike Brand

20 July 2019

July 20, 2019
Author Mike Brand

As an Atrocities Prevention Advocate, I know that Trump’s Rhetoric is Dangerous

Genocide & Mass Atrocities, Highlight, United States

I have spent most of my adult life as a genocide and mass atrocities prevention advocate. Working to raise awareness, advocate for policy changes, and to support civil society and diaspora members all with an effort to prevent the unnecessary loss of human life. Given my experience, I wanted to […]

12 May 2019

May 12, 2019
Author Mike Brand

Educators Institute for Human Rights Webinar

Event, Genocide & Mass Atrocities, Global Issues, Highlight

Atrocities Prevention and What We Can Do Join me and the Educators Institute for Human Rights for a webinar conversation about atrocities prevention in today’s world and what we can do to make prevention a reality. When: Sunday, May 19th at 9:00 PM Eastern TimeWhere: Click here to register and […]

24 January 2019

January 24, 2019
Author Mike Brand

Max Boot is Wrong, Democrats Shouldn’t Embrace Status Quo Foreign Policy

Global Issues, United States

Max Boot, a columnist for The Washington Post, recently penned an article entitled, “The Democrats need a new foreign policy — one that doesn’t sound like Trumpism of the left.” In his opinion piece, Boot makes the case that progressive Democrats are embracing a foreign policy centered on isolationism and […]

18 December 2018

December 18, 2018
Author Mike Brand

Why the Situation with Michael Flynn is so Concerning

United States

And how part of the Trump – Russia influence may have been surreptitiously planted by Flynn’s council. OK, let’s talk about this for a minute. Donald Trump, a man with zero foreign policy experience, chose Michael Flynn to be one of his top advisors during his presidential campaign. When a candidate […]

14 December 2018

December 14, 2018
Author Mike Brand

Big News in Genocide and Atrocities Prevention

Genocide & Mass Atrocities, Global Issues, Highlight

Genocide and atrocities prevention advocates don’t often get good news. But, recently we’ve had a few victories that are worth celebrating. Congress has passed a series of bipartisan measures focused on genocide and mass atrocities. The Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act The Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention […]

28 November 2018

November 28, 2018
Author Mike Brand

We Need a New Term for Climate Change

Genocide & Mass Atrocities, Global Issues, Highlight

I think we need a new term to replace Climate Change. It is too soft. It’s like seeing a forest fire and saying the leaves are changing colors. We need to call it human-caused planetary death (or something equally as serious). Because really, that’s what we are dealing with. Different then past extinction […]

18 October 2018

October 18, 2018
Author Mike Brand

We can prevent mass atrocities: It’s time for Congress to pass the Elie Wiesel Act

Genocide & Mass Atrocities, Highlight

Thirty years after the United States ratified the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Congress has the chance to pass a bill that would improve the U.S. government’s ability to prevent genocide and mass atrocities around the world. They should take it! July 17, […]