5 Big Nuclear Security Challenges Beyond IranEd note. I’m pleased to welcome Alexandra Van Dine to UN Dispatch! The prospect of a nuclear deal with Iran...
The Israeli Elections–What Happened. What it Means for the Peace ProcessBenjamin Netanyahu secured a substantial victory in the Israel’s elections this week. The consequences of this right wing victory will...
Will Syrian War Criminals Ever Face Justice?There is word today that UN human rights investigators probing crimes in Syria will release the names of war crimes...
A Country Was Nearly Wiped Off the Map This WeekendVanuatu is what is known in UN parlance as a “small island developing state.” It has a population of about...
Numbers Don’t Lie: Syrians Are Being Abandoned By The Rest of the WorldThe Syrian conflict enters its fifth anniversary this week. And as the conflict drags on there are discouraging signs that...
Why The Security Council Traveled to the Central African Republic for the First TimeA high profile - but low-key - visit of the UNSC to the Central African Republic.
Is the Simone Gbagbo Verdict Justice for Côte d’Ivoire?This week, the former first lady of Côte d’Ivoire, Simone Gbagbo, along with 82 co-accused, was convicted by an Ivoirian...
The Real Reason Hillary Clinton is at the UN TodayHillary Clinton’s speech at the United Nations today was always going to be a big deal. But with word that...
Ambassador Power to Europeans: Come Back to UN Peacekeeping! UN Peacekeeping used to be a decidedly European project. Twenty Five years ago, Europeans contributed the bulk of troops...