United Nations

  • Sep 16, 2021
  • 2 min read

UN rights report calls for Venezuela sanctions easing

The report is highly critical of Caracas's human rights record but also of the humanitarian impact of sanctions

Venezuela
  • Sep 16, 2021
  • 2 min read

Exit may partially ease UN-CAR peacekeeper sex scandal

UN peacekeepers have again been accused of sexual abuse; this time, the UN has withdrawn the offending troops

Central African Republic
  • Sep 13, 2021
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Iran may soon re-engage on Vienna nuclear deal talks

The UN nuclear watchdog chief has reached a last-ditch monitoring compromise agreement in a visit to Tehran

Iran
  • Sep 8, 2021
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Iran nuclear monitoring fears may undermine US talks

The latest report of the UN nuclear watchdog is causing controversy

Iran
  • Aug 24, 2021
  • 7 min read

United Arab Emirates will push global ambitions

Preparations for Abu Dhabi’s upcoming UN Security Council seat stretch far beyond regional agendas

United Arab Emirates
  • Aug 2, 2021
  • 7 min read

Somalia’s peacekeeping transition faces dilemmas

With an AU mission supposed to end this year but the crisis still undiminished, stakeholders are revisiting their plans

Somalia
  • Jul 28, 2021
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Biden's cyber war warning spotlights weak global norms

Cyberattacks are a growing risk, but international law is still not clear on what breach would amount to an act of war

International
  • Jun 15, 2021
  • 7 min read

Sudan-South Sudan conflict in Abyei may remain frozen

Shifting geopolitics have created new pressures for movement on the frozen border dispute between the two countries

South Sudan