An Assessment of President Rouhani’s Visit to the United States
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With the Millennium Development Goals coming to a close and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under consideration, the international community has a unique opportunity to define the next...
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As the world focuses on the atrocities of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a far more brutal scenario has been unfolding some 2,500 miles directly south of Damascus. Situated in the...
View ArticleONU: Niños migrantes, default, Maduro...
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View ArticleInterpreting Iran’s Mixed Messages
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, have been busy explaining their country’s policies in media interviews and meetings scheduled around the U.N. General...
View ArticleIronies in Obama’s U.N. Address
In his United Nations address, President Barack Obama had a tough-love message for the Islamic world: Grow up. Share power. And deliver the goods to your people so they won’t be attracted to...
View ArticleVenezuelan U.N. Security Council spot could be thorn in the side for U.S....
[...]Venezuela looks to be a "shoo-in" for a spot on the Security Council after gaining the backing from Latin American and Caribbean nations for a seat in the 2015-16 session and faces no vocal...
View ArticleIran’s Dinner Diplomacy
Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, did not shake hands with Barack Obama at the United Nations this week, a year after their celebrated cell-phone chat. The two men didn’t even pass each other in the...
View ArticleVenezuela secures seat on U.N. Security Council; fireworks likely to ensue
[...]“There will be some unpleasantness and discomfort for the U.S. and its allies,” Eric Olson, the associate director of the Latin American program at the Woodrow Wilson Center told FNL. “But...
View Article¿Cambiará Venezuela el balance de poder entre EE.UU. y Rusia en el Consejo de...
[...]Acceder al Consejo "es una forma obvia de ganar prestigio internacional y Venezuela tiene problemas tan severos con su economía y con los niveles de polarización política que cualquier cosa que...
View ArticleONU-UN SI PER IL VENEZUELA E UN NO PER LA TURCHIA
[...]''C'e' un certo scontento negli Stati Uniti e tra i suoi alleati'', ha osservato Eric Olson, uno studioso del Woodrow Wilson Center di Washington,''ma la possibilita' del Venezuela di bloccare...
View ArticleMexico in Peacekeeping Operations: A Late and Controversial Decision - The...
Mexico in Peacekeeping Operations: A Late and Controversial Decisionby Olga PellicerThis article is also available in Spanish (see below).
View ArticleMexico's Involvement in UN Peacekeeping Operations
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View ArticleArctic Borders Still Aren't Settled
Even with the world's longest peaceful border and advanced mapping capabilities, Canada and the United States disagree about where their Arctic border begins and ends, specifically in the Beaufort Sea....
View ArticleHigh Stakes: How This Year’s Climate Negotiations Will Impact National Security
“The Pentagon says that climate change poses immediate risks to our national security. We should act like it,” said President Obama in his recent State of the Union Address. But what does that mean for...
View ArticleCreating Kosovo: International Oversight and the Making of Ethical Institutions
In shaping the institutions of a new country, what interventions from international actors lead to success and failure? Elton Skendaj’s investigation into Kosovo based on national survey data,...
View ArticleNot at the Cost of China: New Evidence Regarding US Proposals to Nehru for...
In CWIHP Working Paper #76, "Not at the Cost of China: New Evidence Regarding US Proposals to Nehru for Joining the United Nations Security Council," author Anton Harder examines the controversy...
View ArticleIncreasing Transparency at the IAEA Archives
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View ArticleThe Estonia Model: A Conversation With President Toomas Hendrik Ilves on a...
The Republic of Estonia built a new government from the ground up, resulting in the world's most comprehensive and efficient “e-government.” Citizens are empowered by a free nationwide Wi-Fi network...
View ArticleWill Putin Gamble All On A Broader Ukraine Invasion?
Westerners strain to predict Moscow's next moves in Ukraine, and elsewhere.President Vladimir Putin may think that Russia can weather Western reactions if he decides to move beyond the occupied part of...
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