Japan sends mixed signals as they push for ‘World Free of Nuclear Weapons’
President Donald J. Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an expanded bilateral meeting Friday, April 26, 2019,...
United Nations
UN Peacekeeping Operations Ministerial Conference is Taking Place This Month – The International Community Should Reflect on Practicality
UNAMID Peacekeepers. UN Photo/Albert Gonzalez Farran The United Nations peacekeeping operations (PKO) have long been the organizations backbone, with its...
No Post-Conflict Decontamination Obligations Set Before UN First Committee Vote
VADIM GHIRDA/AP NEW YORK—The U.N. General Assembly’s upcoming vote on a resolution to address the effects and use of depleted...
At the United Nations and at Home, a Push to Recognize Puerto Rico’s Right to Self-determination
Taken by the author at "Unidos against PROMESA," a protest that took place on the day that the federally appointed...
Information: The Best Weapon Against Radicalization
Yasmin Green, the director of research and development for Jigsaw, speaks at the beginning of a talk about fake news...
Despite Opposition, LGBT Rights to Take Center Stage at the UNGA
Vitit Muntarbhorn, independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity at the United Nations, speaking at a press conference in...
Governments at the Table, NGOs on the Sidelines
United Nations Trusteeship Council chamber in New York City It took four years to break the logjam, but in July,...
Is Footing the Peacekeeping Bill Enough?
Though its population is 60 times smaller, Finland sends more peacekeeping troops than the United States. Photo | Reuters, Afolabi...
Caught between two goals: Turkey’s Conflicting Quest for Sustainability and Economic Development
Construction for Istanbul’s new airport, courtesy of airline.ee via link http://bit.ly/2c84ZOc Turkey has a long history of trying to...