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Freedom Square

Freedom Square is the Freedom Collection’s blog about democracy and human liberty.

Greatest Threats and Opportunities for Human Freedom in 2016: An Interview with David Kramer

By Freedom Square | December 9, 2015

With International Human Rights Day approaching on December 10, the Bush Institute’s Chris Walsh asked David Kramer to forecast the greatest threats and opportunities for human freedom in 2016. Kramer is a member of the Bush Institute’s Human Freedom Advisory Council and former…

CHANGES IN CUBA: AN INTERVIEW WITH ELLIOTT ABRAMS

By Freedom Square | September 16, 2015

In the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution and nationalization of U.S.-owned businesses in Cuba, President John F. Kennedy severed diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba on January 3, 1961.  Fifty-four years later, the Obama Administration reestablished formal ties…

CHANGES IN CUBA: AN INTERVIEW WITH CARLOS GUTIERREZ

By Freedom Square | September 16, 2015

The Bush Institute blog is exploring the change in diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba with a series of short interviews with observers of the U.S.-Cuba relationship.  We continue the series with former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos…

THE BUSH INSTITUTE TALKS WITH RENA PEDERSON ABOUT “THE BURMA SPRING”

By Freedom Square | February 10, 2015

In her new book, “The Burma Spring,” journalist Rena Pederson captures Aung San Suu Kyi’s unexpected odyssey into a political leader who is fighting for the soul of her nation.

THE YEAR IN REVIEW FOR THE BUSH INSTITUTE’S HUMAN FREEDOM INITIATIVE

By Freedom Square | January 8, 2015

The Bush Institute’s Human Freedom team focused on new and innovative ways in 2014 to support freedom advocates, press for U.S. leadership to advance freedom in the world and build up its FreedomCollection archive.

NORMANDO HERNANDEZ ON OPENING RELATIONS WITH CUBA

By Freedom Square | December 19, 2014

The Freedom Collection talked with freedom activist and former Cuban political prisoner Normando Hernandez about opening relations with Cuba.

ON THE FRONT LINES OF BREAKING INFORMATION BARRIERS: STORIES FROM NORTH KOREA’S REFUGEES

By Freedom Square | October 28, 2014

Two new Freedom Collection interviews tell stories from North Korean refugees about joining the struggle to free their country and break North Korea’s information barriers.  Both Kim Seong Min and Kim Seung-chul escaped the horrors of North Korea and established…

INFOGRAPHIC: BREAKING NORTH KOREA’S INFORMATION BARRIERS

By Freedom Square | October 28, 2014

This infographic explains why breaking North Korea’s information barriers is so important—and how DVDs, foreign radio broadcasts, cell phones, and balloon drops are making a difference.

INFOGRAPHIC: NORTH KOREA’S REFUGEES

By Freedom Square | July 30, 2014

Using data from Liberty in North Korea (LiNK), the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, and the UN Commission of Inquiry, this infographic relays the challenges faced by North Korean refugees and those who try to help them.

ESCAPING TO FREEDOM: STORIES FROM NORTH KOREA’S REFUGEES

By Freedom Square | July 29, 2014

Two new Freedom Collection interviews tell stories of survival, courage, and hope from North Korean refugees.