What Drives US Opposition to the Law of the Sea Treaty?
Exploring the reasons why Washington remains on the outside looking in on one of the United Nation’s most successful global standards.
The UN’s Public Communication Is Broken
Tasked with a growing list of global crises, the UN must get serious about communicating its results before donors start to lose patience.
Gaza, Ukraine Wars Push UN Towards Its Tipping Point
The Gaza and Ukraine wars are compounding institutional inertia at the United Nations and further highlighting the need for sweeping reforms.
CARICOM’s Evolving Foreign Policy Thinking on the Ukraine War
While the bloc initially viewed this conflict through a security lens, economic necessity has since compelled a foreign policy refocus.
Outlook 2021: The Year in Drought
Tracking the most vulnerable and food-insecure regions in the year ahead.
What’s Behind the Recent Arrests of Cambodian Activists?
Exploring the forces driving a recent crackdown against opposition figures in Cambodia.
Leadership for Thought: Non-Permanent Members Leading the Security Council through COVID-19
Amid deadlock at the highest levels of the UN, it’s the smaller, non-permanent members of the UNSC which now have an opportunity to take a more proactive role.
COVID-19 Is a Test of Multilateralism
And so far the United Nations Security Council has failed to rise to the challenge.
COVID-19: Time to Rethink International Peace & Security
In a world ravaged by COVID-19, multilateralism is the only path leading back to global prosperity.
The Case for Centrism in the Post COVID-19 New Normal
Few alternatives exist for the systems that power modern human society. But that doesn’t mean these systems can’t be vastly improved in the post COVID-19 new normal.