The race to choose the next secretary-general of the United Nations is underway. In late April, candidates will appear before member states in New York for the now-familiar public dialogues introduced during the last selection process in 2016.Those debates marked a historic improvement in transparency. For the first time, candidates were required to publish vision […]
Tag: multilateralism
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Dostyar, Pine, and Lopez on rethinking UN sanctions as a tool for diplomacy in Afghanistan.
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The UN’s 80th anniversary has set off an ambitious round of institutional soul-searching. Member states are engaging with the UN80 reform agenda along several workstreams: an Informal Ad Hoc Working Group is finalizing its review of mandates, the Fifth Committee has negotiated budget cuts across the UN system, and member states are beginning to engage […]
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Tokhi & Zimmermann on how far-right governments influence international organizations through voluntary funding.
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Eugene Chen on why the US withdrawal memo may matter less for the UN than it appears.
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Elise Ketelaars on Iraq’s post-US, post-UNAMI moment and the challenge of building durable security institutions.
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Thibault Camelli on why UN80 now depends on member-state ownership and political alignment.
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The year 2015 was a landmark moment for multilateralism. In September, leaders from around the world adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, charting a roadmap to a just and sustainable future. And in December, world leaders once again came together to adopt the Paris Agreement, collectively committing to tackle global warming.In 2025, the pendulum […]
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The news of the release of hostages and a breakthrough for Gaza—one that could finally bring an end to Israel’s campaign of genocide and ethnic cleansing, enable access for humanitarian aid, and initiate the gradual withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from the strip—is cause for profound relief and cautious optimism. It also warrants […]
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When President Donald Trump asked the UN General Assembly in September, “What is the purpose of the United Nations?” he wasn’t posing a philosophical question. He was announcing a policy shift. Weeks later, Ambassador Jeff Bartos addressed the General Assembly’s Fifth Committee, praising Secretary-General António Guterres’s proposed budget cuts as “only a beginning.” The Trump […]
