Security Council

Assad at the Tipping Point

Jeffrey Laurenti | Posted 05.29.2012

Jeffrey Laurenti

Two weeks ago the crackdown on peaceful protests at the university in Aleppo triggered a hemorrhage of support for the government. The international reaction to the Houla massacre seems set to accelerate that erosion.

Barack Obama -- Atrocity Preventer

Simon Adams | Posted 05.09.2012

Simon Adams

Beyond Syria, Obama's Atrocities Prevention Board needs to transcend rhetoric and U.N. vetoes in favour of meaningful multilateral engagement.

For Peace, Both Obama and Khamenei Must Compromise

Trita Parsi | Posted 04.15.2012

Trita Parsi

Driven by limited political maneuverability at home, domestic pressure not to compromise, and a perception of strength, the nuclear talks have often been about imposing terms of capitulation on the other. It has never succeeded.

Kofi Time

Daniel Serwer | Posted 04.25.2012

Daniel Serwer

The Syrian opposition doesn't have years, or even months. It needs protection quickly. The best bet is a vigorous diplomatic effort by Kofi Annan.

Joshua Hersh

Syria U.N. Deliberations Haunted By Ghost Of Libya Mission

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 02.02.2012

WASHINGTON -- As diplomats at the United Nations pore over a draft resolution condemning the brutal Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, experts say that...

Moscow's Position: A Message to the Regime and Opposition in Syria

Raghida Dergham | Posted 02.22.2012

Raghida Dergham

Today, the world is watching in terror as the Syrian authorities step up their crackdown on the protesters and as the odds for Syria sliding into civil war soar to new heights with dissent being forced into becoming an armed insurgency.

Syria: 'Shoot to Kill' Commanders Named

Human Rights Watch | Posted 02.13.2012

Human Rights Watch

Security Council Should Refer Syria to ICC for Crimes Against Humanity (London) – Former Syrian soldiers identified by name 74 commanders a...

Terror Threat? Climate Change Shrinking Plants and Animals Part of Bigger Global Security Threat

Michael Shank | Posted 12.19.2011

Michael Shank

This week's announcement that climate change is shrinking plant and animal species and is likely to have a negative impact on human nutrition in the f...

Behind Abbas's UN Gambit

Will Marshall | Posted 11.20.2011

Will Marshall

Why are Palestinians devoting their diplomatic energies to scoring purely symbolic points at Turtle Bay?

Palestinians Can Still Negotiate After UN Declaration

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 10.18.2011

Daoud Kuttab

In their frantic efforts to stop the Palestinian leadership from going to the UN, Israeli officials and propagandists pose what appears to be a mistaken choice.

Victims of Obstructionism at the Security Council

Raghida Dergham | Posted 09.30.2011

Raghida Dergham

Will August be the month of surprises, or will September be the month of confrontation and frustration? The United Nations is watching and waiting, with a mixed sense of defiance and vigilance.

South Sudan To Join United Nations

AP | Posted 09.04.2011

UNITED NATIONS -- The president of the U.N. Security Council says he expects a ministerial meeting on July 13 to recommend that South Sudan be admitte...

The Constitution and the Tea Party Part Company

Bruce Fein | Posted 07.16.2011

Bruce Fein

If Tea Party Caucus Members wish to keep their constitutional escutcheons unsullied, they should not tarry in taking legislative action against unconstitutional presidential wars and unconstitutional unaudited military spending.

Timing of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Initiatives

Raghida Dergham | Posted 05.25.2011

Raghida Dergham

This is an opportunity for the Gulf Cooperation Council to prove that it is self-confident and groundbreaking, not just when it comes to developments on the ground, but also in shaping leading trends in the region.

Killing Fogel Family in Itamar Is Not Acceptable

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Daoud Kuttab

The strong disagreement over settlement doesn't excuse the brutal killings of the family of five in Itamar. If anything this senseless murder should cause genuine commitment from all sides to find an end to the 44 year old occupation in a peaceful way.

Gaddafi's Wager on International Confusion and Hesitation

Raghida Dergham | Posted 05.25.2011

Raghida Dergham

There's an unwillingness, especially on the part of Americans and Europeans, to enter as party to the Libyan war. Such retreat should not signify an open mandate for the Libyan regime to strike violently against the people.

Understanding Obama's Settlement Posture

Nadia Hijab | Posted 05.25.2011

Nadia Hijab

When the strongest UN member state asks the weakest not-yet-state to do something, coercion is a good word to describe it -- particularly as the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority depends on U.S. aid for its existence.

Hezbollah vs. the World

Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Posted 05.25.2011

Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Amidst overconfidence and miscalculations, Hezbollah and Syria have provoked the world and are now confronting it. Punishing the March 14 coalition or the Lebanese state will do little to end this showdown in Hezbollah's or Syria's favor.

UN Fails To Take Action On Korea Tensions

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 05.25.2011

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council failed to take action to defuse tensions between North and South Korea on Sunday and diplomats blamed...

Standing Up to China, the Obama Way

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 05.25.2011

Tom Doctoroff

As the senior leader of one Chinese state-owned enterprise said to me, "I used to think [Obama] was nice. Then I realized he was intelligent. Now I know he's shrewd, just like Hu Jintao. Your leader is a strategist."

Tea Partiers, Watch Out: Obama's Iran Policies Echo Bush's

Sigurd Neubauer | Posted 05.25.2011

Sigurd Neubauer

The Tea Party may have brought positive contributions to American democracy, but given the critical threat of Iran, the new Congress should put partisanship aside and work to resolve this nuclear crisis.

Children in Conflicts: Big Challenges, Small Solutions

Betwa Sharma | Posted 05.25.2011

Betwa Sharma

Out of the many insurgent outfits recruiting children, the U.N. has been able to reach out to only a handful. The scale of atrocities dwarfs the efforts made by humanitarian organizations to stop them.

UN Hits Iran With New Sanctions

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 05.25.2011

UNITED NATIONS — The U.S. and its allies scored a long-sought victory Wednesday by pushing through new U.N. sanctions over Iran's nuclear progra...

'Rachel Corrie' Aid Ship Headed Toward Gaza

Posted 05.25.2011

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council called early Tuesday for an "impartial" investigation of Israel's deadly commando raid on ships takin...

Obama, Sarkozy Push For Sanctions Against Iran Over Nuclear Program

AP | ANGELA CHARLTON and BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — With the president of France at his side, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday he hopes to have international sanctions against ...