As Elements of a Possibly Nuclear Deal With North Korea Emerge, the UN’s Role Becomes More ClearThis is a rather remarkable quote from South Korea’s President Moon Jae In: On Thursday, Mr. Moon dismissed concerns that...
PODCAST: The View From EuropeWe are now one and a half years into the Trump presidency and diplomats around the world are learning how...
PODCAST: Suzanne DiMaggio’s “Unofficial” Diplomacy With North Korea and Iran Have Lead to Major Breakthroughs Suzanne DiMaggio specializes in what is called Track Two Diplomacy with countries that have limited or no diplomatic relations...
PODCAST: What Happened to Iraq’s Oil Wealth?What happened to Iraq’s oil wealth? That is the central question of the book: Pipe Dreams: The Plundering of Iraq’s...
UPDATE: A Chemical Weapon Has Been Used in Syria. What Does the Security Council Do Now?UPDATE: The Security Council is meeting again today, potentially on separate resolutions offered by the United States and Russia. The...
PODCAST: The Steve Coll Interview Journalist Steve Coll is a staff writer at the New Yorker, dean of the Colombia School of Journalism and...
Map of the Day: Where Investment in Renewables is BoomingToday’s map comes from a new UN-backed report Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2018. As the name suggests the report,...
PODCAST: Bosnia is in Vladimir Putin’s Crosshairs. Chaos and Conflict to Return to the Balkans?A few weeks ago I was having lunch with a former high ranking US diplomat whose work focused on Russia...
The White House Turns to the UN to Fight ISIS’ Re-Emergence in Syria. (But Denies it the Funding to Do So)The White House sought to address some confusion over President Trump’s suggestion yesterday that American troops should quit Syria. The...
