UN Origins Project Series, Part 2: The Importance of Information in Wartime
In World War II, the Allies realized that winning the information war would be essential to their eventual success.
UN Origins Project Series, Part 1: How the Allies Won World War II and Forged a Peace
The project intends to show how the United Nations was born in 1942, creating a relatively stable and peaceful post-war international system.
An Easy Way to Improve U.S.-Latin American Relations
Brazil is a front-runner for a seat in a restructured UN Security Council.
Syria Just Might Be More Cooperative if Its Reactor Hadn’t Been Blown to Bits
If it’s information about a nuclear program you want, blowing it to smithereens first is, uh, ill advised.
Washington Should Lead on Climate or Stop Standing in the Way
Over the next two weeks, representatives from 194 nations will meet in Bonn, Germany, to push forward a deal to stabilize the global climate and help poor countries address the inevitable changes that global warming brings.
Review: America, Hitler, and the UN
Dan Plesch examines the origins of the United Nations and how this alliance led to victory over the Axis powers and to a stable post-war international system.
Enabled by Obama, Netanyahu Attempts to Hold Back the Tide of History
Fawned over by U.S. Congress, President Netanyahu seems to be leaving Israel the legacy of pariah state status.
Beyond Gbagbo’s Last Stand
The standoff in Cote d’Ivoire is over. Here’s how to break the cycle of violence.
Taking R2P to the Next Level
The United Nations needs support and tools to fulfill its Responsibility to Protect.
African Solutions for Cote d’Ivoire: The Deception of ‘No Solution’
The prospect of a new civil war looms on the Ivoirian horizon.
The UN and Saudi Women
The new international agency UN Women should move quickly to back the Saudi women’s rights movement.
World Bank Horning Its Way Into UN Fund for Helping Poor Nations Deal With Climate Change
The UN Cancun climate talks established the groundwork for the Green Climate Fund to help poor nations address climate change.
Response to Juan Cole On Libya
With the military intervention underway, our job now is to make sure it does not escalate into full-scale invasion, and to try to end it as soon as possible. And then to work as hard as we can to support the efforts to consolidate and expand the extraordinary accomplishments of the uprisings of the 2011 Arab Spring, in Libya and the rest of the region.
Attack on Libya May Unleash a Long War
Libyan protesters asked for help, but the military attacks they’re getting may actually create a whole new set of problems that could last a very long time.