ColumnUnited Nations Trump Might Find Ways to Work With the U.N. After All Richard GowanJan 23, 2025January 23, 2025 The confirmation hearing for Trump’s U.N. ambassador pick signaled that his second term might not be as disruptive for the organization as many feared.
ColumnUnited Nations The U.N. May Regret Getting Out of the Peacekeeping Business Richard GowanJan 16, 2025January 16, 2025 The U.N.’s role in mediating peace deals is declining as its humanitarian operations expand. That might not be sustainable.
ColumnUnited Nations The U.N. Security Council Is Finding Rare Consensus on Syria—For Now Richard Gowan, Maya UngarDec 19, 2024December 19, 2024 Syria has long been a source of contention at the United Nations. Assad’s fall has created an opening for cooperation on a political transition.
ColumnUnited Nations For Guterres, the BRICS Summit Was a No-Win Situation Richard GowanOct 31, 2024October 31, 2024
ColumnUnited Nations The U.N. Is Doing a Pretty Good Job, Actually Charli CarpenterOct 8, 2024October 8, 2024
Global What’s Next for Multilateralism and the Liberal International Order? The EditorsSep 26, 2024September 26, 2024
ColumnUnited States The War in Gaza Will Loom Over Biden’s U.N. Legacy Richard GowanSep 19, 2024September 26, 2024
ColumnWestern Europe The Future of British Multilateralism Under Starmer Is Still Cloudy Richard GowanJun 27, 2024September 26, 2024
BriefingUnited Nations The COP29 Climate Change Conference Is Already Looking Shaky Martha MolfetasJun 26, 2024June 26, 2024
ColumnMiddle East & North Africa The U.N. and the Media Are Both Getting Casualty Counts in Gaza Wrong Charli CarpenterMay 22, 2024May 22, 2024
BriefingUnited Nations The U.N. Is Still the Best Forum to Tackle AI Governance Gordon LaForgeMay 8, 2024May 8, 2024
BriefingUnited Nations The U.N. Is No Longer a Center of Gravity in Ukraine’s Diplomatic War Richard Gowan, Devika Manish Kumar, Maya NicholsonFeb 22, 2024February 22, 2024
ColumnUnited Nations The U.N. Was Having a Bad 2023. Then Came the War in Gaza Richard GowanDec 19, 2023December 19, 2023
ColumnGlobal The Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty Is Already Working Charli CarpenterDec 5, 2023December 5, 2023
BriefingUnited Nations The U.N. Needs to Depoliticize Its Approach to Development Alexander CostyNov 20, 2023November 20, 2023
ColumnCaribbean The U.N. Mission in Haiti Has a Fighting Chance Charli CarpenterOct 10, 2023October 10, 2023
BriefingUnited Nations It’s Not Too Late to Get the SDGs Back on Track. Here’s How Isabella Massa, Samory ToureSep 14, 2023September 14, 2023
