Global Organizations

People seated around a horseshoe shaped table watch an on-screen address from Ukraine's president

How to End the War in Ukraine? Sit Down and Talk. It’s Time. How to End the War in Ukraine? Sit Down and Talk. It’s Time.

Negotiating a diplomatic solution to the conflict is just common sense.

Nov 15, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Houthi soldiers marching at funeral

It’s Time to Cut Off Arms Sales to the Saudi Regime It’s Time to Cut Off Arms Sales to the Saudi Regime

The Biden administration promised there would be “consequences” for Saudi Arabia’s recent actions.

Nov 15, 2022 / William D. Hartung and Annelle Sheline

Young activists demand a Loss and Damage Fund to compensate developing countries for the impacts of climate change

As COP 27 Begins, Demands for Loss and Damage Compensation Grow Louder As COP 27 Begins, Demands for Loss and Damage Compensation Grow Louder

Nations in the Global South have been increasingly focused on securing the means to address the impacts of climate change that are already here.

Nov 11, 2022 / Tina Gerhardt

European Foreign Minister Josep Borrell

The Perils of Fortress NATO, Gatekeepers to Europe’s Walled Garden The Perils of Fortress NATO, Gatekeepers to Europe’s Walled Garden

The West’s exclusive focus on Ukraine is creating a new global divide.

Nov 10, 2022 / Column / Jeet Heer

Debt and Inequality Will Be Key Issues at the UN’s Next Climate Conference

Debt and Inequality Will Be Key Issues at the UN’s Next Climate Conference Debt and Inequality Will Be Key Issues at the UN’s Next Climate Conference

At COP27, activists will be focused on all the ways developed nations have made it harder for developing nations to survive the climate crisis.

Nov 3, 2022 / Tina Gerhardt

Will the Haitian Crisis Lead to Yet Another Military Intervention?

Will the Haitian Crisis Lead to Yet Another Military Intervention? Will the Haitian Crisis Lead to Yet Another Military Intervention?

With gangs holding the country hostage, and violence spinning out of control, the US and the UN play pass the parcel.

Oct 27, 2022 / Amy Wilentz

US Special Forces in Africa

What’s the US Military Doing in Africa? What’s the US Military Doing in Africa?

If it were up to the Pentagon, we’d never find out.

Oct 26, 2022 / Nick Turse

Russian soldiers on Red Square

Nationwide Protest of Putin’s War, and Exodus From Putin’s Russia Nationwide Protest of Putin’s War, and Exodus From Putin’s Russia

Russian history reminds that every major military defeat has led to the beginning of serious reforms or revolution.

Oct 21, 2022 / Boris Kagarlitsky

Outside a supermarket, a masked essential worker wearing a blue hazmat suit holds a stop sign.

The Death Eaters: Covid in the Liberal Imagination The Death Eaters: Covid in the Liberal Imagination

A call to rescue public health from the dead hand of neutrality.

Oct 20, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

Rafael Mariano Grossi

Now Is Not the Time to Playact Nuclear War Now Is Not the Time to Playact Nuclear War

NATO and Russia are both choosing this fraught moment to hold nuclear exercises.

Oct 18, 2022 / Matt Bivens

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