State Department Juked the Stats in Report on Voting Patterns at the United NationsEvery year for the past 34 years, Congress has mandated that the State Department produce a report comparing America’s voting...
This is What the #SOSNicaragua Hashtag Is All AboutAround April 19, the hashtag #SOSNicaragua emerged on Twitter. It tells a troubling story of growing demonstrations in the capital Managua and...
PODCAST: How the US Can Get Its Multilateral Groove Back My guest today, Paul Stares, is the author of the new book Preventative Engagement. How America Can Avoid War,...
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...
Myanmar Armed Forces Blacklisted By UN For Committing Sexual Violence Against RohingyaFor the first time ever, the UN secretary-general is including Myanmar Armed Forces on an annual blacklist of groups that...
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: 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...
It’s Been Four Months Since Robert Mugabe’s Ouster. Has Zimbabwe Changed for the Better?24 November 2017 was an electrifying day for Zimbabweans. For the first time in 30 years, they would have a...
