Threats
A Map of All the Countries That Now Have Al-Qaeda Affiliated Terrorist Groups
The latest group to join the list is Nigeria’s Boko Haram. By Nikhil Sonnad
Threats
Iran Is Eliminating More Than Half of Its Weapons-Capable Uranium
Hoping to ease its neighbors' concerns, Tehran is sticking to an agreement made in November to prove its refinement process will not lead to a nuke in Iran's hands. By Diane Barnes
Ideas
Obama Needs to Use This U.N. Meeting to Back Privacy as a Human Right
As the U.N. meets this week to review the U.S.’s human rights record and NSA spying, President Obama should heed his rhetoric. By Steven Watt
Policy
Against Odds, Ban Ki-Moon Presses Nuclear Disarmament Forum
The United Nations secretary general, a longtime nuclear disarmament advocate, said he has not given up hope. By Global Security Newswire
Ideas
South Sudan Needs More Than Peacekeepers
The young country's security won't be solved with peacekeepers alone - putting the state under a trusteeship could help stabilize South Sudan. By G. Pascal Zachary
Ideas
Why the Central African Republic Crisis Is a Security Problem for the U.S.
The Central African Republic is poor, landlocked and politically broken. But the U.S. still has a responsibility to help end the violence there. By Madeleine Albright
Threats
Honor Mandela by Intervening in the Central African Republic, Lest Genocide
The U.S. is cash-strapped, and unwilling to put boots on the ground: supporting the U.N. and regional forces may be the best way to avert more mass killings. By David Rohde
Policy
Saudi Arabia Rejects U.N. Security Council Membership
Riyadh is frustrated by the Security Council's unwillingness to punish Bashar al-Assad for the alleged chemical weapons attack in August. By Global Security Newswire
Policy
How Obama Botched a Chance for Peace in Syria Last Year
One year and 80,000 lives ago, the United Nations envoy had carved a path for a government 'transition.' But the White House and Hillary Clinton rejected it. By Michael Hirsh
Threats
Why Did Rouhani Say ‘No’ to Obama?
For decades, Iran has conducted secret negotiations with the United States, only to publically back off before a major diplomatic breakthrough. Rouhani's behavior at the United Nations was more of the same. By Michael Ledeen
Policy
Why the United Nations Is Suddenly Relevant
President Obama is discovering that the U.N. Security Council remains the main repository for international legitimacy. By Michael Hirsh
Policy
Will Obama and Rouhani Meet Face-to-Face at the United Nations?
This week’s United Nations meeting could open the door to an historic meeting between President Obama and the new Iranian leader. By Stephanie Gaskell
Policy
It's Time to Revamp the U.N.
A sclerotic Security Council, and an inability to get major initiatives passed. Maybe it's time that the multilateral body is revamped for the 21st century. By Jim Arkedis
Policy
U.N. Releases Report on Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack, But Doesn't Assign Blame
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon calls the attack a "war crime" but doesn't name the perpetrators. By Philip Bump
Policy
U.S. No Longer Seeking U.N., NATO Permission to Strike Syria
Bypassing the United Nations and NATO, the United States is 'ready to strike' Syria with British, French and Arab support. By Kevin Baron
Policy
Can Samantha Power Stop Assad?
Power understands the 'strengths and weaknesses of the U.N.,' says former Secretary of State Madeliene Albright. But can the woman who wrote the book about the birth of genocide stop the bloodshed in Syria without China and Russia? By Stephanie Gaskell
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