Civil and regional wars, corruption and the 2020 blast have taken a devastating toll on Beirut. But the Beirut Urban Lab combines architecture and social justice to aid the recovery, advancing more just, inclusive, and sustainable cities.

Latin America and the Caribbean took a major step toward protecting the environment and those who defend it in adopting a ground-breaking treaty. The promise and perils of the region’s Escazú Agreement.

Facebook users in some African countries are exposed to higher levels of violent content, hate speech, and misinformation. The consequences can be deadly. A legal challenge seeks to force the social media giant to fix it.

From climate change to rising authoritarianism, Europe is facing a range of crises that threaten the way we live. The EU must seize the opportunity to reshape how it works and rethink what role it plays in a changing world.

George Soros built his philanthropy on the belief that no one has a monopoly on truth. A new unit of the Open Society Foundations puts that credo into action, subjecting to critique and disseminating ideas of all kinds.

It’s been 20 years since the Justice Initiative was launched to help advance open society values through human rights litigation, advocacy, and legal empowerment. This is a timeline of the Initiative’s biggest milestones.

Open Society opened a Baltimore office 25 years ago as a testing ground for addressing critical urban issues. As the Foundations streamline their efforts, a look back at the idea and the impact of this groundbreaking office.

The world knew all too little about the art and culture of Ukraine prior to Russia’s all-out invasion. The war has changed that—and demonstrated the power of art as a tool of resistance.