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Monday Briefing | October 26
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Monday Briefing | October 26

October 26, 2020October 25, 20203 min read

  Photo: Some people lined up for hours to vote early over the weekend. Photo from The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/nyregion/new-york-early-voting.html.   Stories to follow:

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Monday Briefing | October 5
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Monday Briefing | October 5

October 5, 2020October 5, 20202 min read

  Stories to follow: President Trump’s diagnosis of COVID-19: With only a few weeks left until Election Day, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania

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Japan sends mixed signals as they push for ‘World Free of Nuclear Weapons’
Asia and Pacific Political Analysis

Japan sends mixed signals as they push for ‘World Free of Nuclear Weapons’

October 29, 2019October 29, 20196 min read

Japan faces a moral conundrum in its stance towards nuclear weapons. As the only country ever to experience the atrocities of the atomic bomb, it

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UN Peacekeeping Operations Ministerial Conference is Taking Place This Month – The International Community Should Reflect on Practicality
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UN Peacekeeping Operations Ministerial Conference is Taking Place This Month – The International Community Should Reflect on Practicality

March 2, 2019March 2, 20195 min read

The United Nations peacekeeping operations (PKO) have long been the organizations backbone, with its relevance and effectiveness in maintaining international peace and security. With 14

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No Post-Conflict Decontamination Obligations Set Before UN First Committee Vote
Insights Journal of Political Inquiry Middle East

No Post-Conflict Decontamination Obligations Set Before UN First Committee Vote

October 26, 2018October 26, 20187 min read

NEW YORK—The U.N. General Assembly’s upcoming vote on a resolution to address the effects and use of depleted uranium weaponry is its first since the

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At the United Nations and at Home, a Push to Recognize Puerto Rico’s Right to Self-determination
Latin America and Caribbean Political Analysis

At the United Nations and at Home, a Push to Recognize Puerto Rico’s Right to Self-determination

December 15, 2017December 20, 20177 min read

Taken by the author at “Unidos against PROMESA,” a protest that took place on the day that the federally appointed fiscal board was scheduled to

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Insights | Information: The Best Weapon against Radicalization
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Insights | Information: The Best Weapon against Radicalization

October 27, 2017October 26, 20174 min read

They were starved and abused. While they wouldn’t have believed any negative information about ISIS once indoctrinated, they said had they known what membership entailed

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Despite Opposition, LGBT Rights to Take Center Stage at the UNGA
Political Analysis

Despite Opposition, LGBT Rights to Take Center Stage at the UNGA

September 25, 2017September 24, 20175 min read

Vitit Muntarbhorn, independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity at the United Nations, speaking at a press conference in 2014. Photo courtesy: UN /

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Governments at the Table, NGOs on the Sidelines
North America Political Analysis

Governments at the Table, NGOs on the Sidelines

October 18, 2016October 18, 20165 min read

It took four years to break the logjam, but in July, the Committee to Protect Journalists cut through opposition from the UN’s NGO Committee and

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Insights | Is Footing the Peacekeeping Bill Enough?
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Insights | Is Footing the Peacekeeping Bill Enough?

September 30, 2016September 30, 20163 min read

Austria sends more. Uruguay, Yemen and Denmark send more. Even Finland sends more troops to United Nations peacekeeping missions than the United States, though its

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