UN reform has been a perennial topic almost since 1945, but the issue has taken on added urgency amid attacks on the UN Charter, a major funding crisis, and multiple global emergencies. Once again, the UN is consumed by reform deliberations, this time under the “UN80” rubric.Discussing reform in the midst of crisis puts the […]
Tag: multilateralism
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The selection of a secretary-general ranks among the most consequential decisions the United Nations makes. If, as some have argued, the secretary-general is a secular pope, then this is the conclave. While the General Assembly has made progress in improving the transparency of the process, much of it remains opaque. It is therefore important to […]
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The recent move by Iran—and now the US—to block the Strait of Hormuz in response to US and Israeli strikes on Iran is more than a regional escalation. It affects one of the most strategically vital trade routes in the global economy. Before the outbreak of hostilities, roughly 20-25% of the world’s oil and gas […]
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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 […]
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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.
