It was once common to speak of a “liberal international order.” Even if the accompanying institutional arrangements were not always entirely liberal, international, or orderly,...
The annual United Nations General Assembly is always an occasion for taking stock of the state of the world. But this year, on the 80th anniversary...
Five years ago, I wrote a commentary about the United Nations as it turned 75. The title, “The UN’s Unhappy Birthday,” said it all. The...
The global conference on solving plastic pollution did not pass a legally binding treaty, thus leaving one of the biggest environmental problems unresolved. Fears that the...
Co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia and boycotted by the US and Israel, UN member states' high-ranking officials will examine the chances of a two-state...
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