United Nations

William vanden Heuvel

In Our Tumultuous Times, History Offers Hope In Our Tumultuous Times, History Offers Hope

A new memoir calls us to action.

May 28, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Carlos Sandi

The Media Have Missed a Crucial Message of the UN’s Biodiversity Report The Media Have Missed a Crucial Message of the UN’s Biodiversity Report

If we want to halt the extinction crisis, we need to embrace Indigenous worldviews.

May 20, 2019 / Four Arrows

Air Strikes

Both Saudi Arabia and the United States Are Probably Guilty of War Crimes in Yemen Both Saudi Arabia and the United States Are Probably Guilty of War Crimes in Yemen

The Saudi coalition deliberately targets civilians with US weapons—and US officials have known this for years.

May 17, 2019 / Mohamad Bazzi

Rwanda 25 Years Later

What Have We Learned, 25 Years After the Rwandan Genocide? What Have We Learned, 25 Years After the Rwandan Genocide?

The international system is still structured to protect perpetrators. It’s time we adopt a prevention-focused policy.

Apr 17, 2019 / Mike Brand and Claude Gatebuke

John Bolton at CPAC

Why Are We Above International Law? Why Are We Above International Law?

The Trump administration’s rejection of the International Criminal Court is the latest example of America’s toxic exceptionalism.

Mar 26, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon

The Lost Internationalism of Wendell Willkie

The Lost Internationalism of Wendell Willkie The Lost Internationalism of Wendell Willkie

David Levering Lewis’s new biography recovers Willkie’s anti-imperialist vision.

Mar 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Zipp

Drought

The End of Our World Order Is Imminent The End of Our World Order Is Imminent

At least 200 empires have risen and fallen over the course of history, and the United States will be no exception.

Feb 28, 2019 / Alfred McCoy

Heather Nauert

Heather Nauert’s 15 Minutes at the UN Are Up Heather Nauert’s 15 Minutes at the UN Are Up

The former Fox presenter will not be the next US ambassador to the United Nations—but another Trump crony surely will.

Feb 21, 2019 / Barbara Crossette

Rex Tillerson

Conspiracy Theorists Are Obsessed With the Wrong ‘New World Order’ Conspiracy Theorists Are Obsessed With the Wrong ‘New World Order’

The real globalists have been destroying civilization for decades.

Dec 17, 2018 / John Feffer

Okinawa Base Protests

The United States Is Building a New Military Base in Okinawa, Despite Overwhelming Local Opposition The United States Is Building a New Military Base in Okinawa, Despite Overwhelming Local Opposition

If Washington doesn’t respect democracy, “the US-Japan alliance is going to be very vulnerable,” the island’s new governor says.

Dec 13, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

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