On September 23, 2026, the chief executives of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face took seats at the UN Security Council. They were participating in a high-level briefing on artificial intelligence (AI) and international security convened by France during the General Assembly’s high-level week. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot chaired the meeting. Yoshua Bengio, co-chair of […]
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Consent of the main parties to a conflict is both foundational and fundamental to UN peace operations. It provides the basis for the presence, purpose, and activities of UN field missions and distinguishes them from peace enforcement operations. Yet peace operations have increasingly faced a “crisis of consent,” impeding their operations and forcing several missions […]
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President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in meeting Kim Jong Un has revived a diplomatic option that looked unlikely only months ago. Trump has said he wants another meeting with the North Korean leader, while South Korea has publicly backed renewed US–North Korea dialogue as a possible route toward progress on the nuclear issue. Pyongyang’s response […]
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The typical account of how the United Nations picks its secretary-general gives the predominant role to the five permanent members of the Security Council (the P5). This is correct, but it risks missing the important role of the ten elected members of the council (the E10). Each permanent member can stop a candidate using their […]
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This December, the mandate of the UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) comes up for its periodic renewal. Established 20 years ago to support diplomats on the UN Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, CTED occupies an unusual position in the UN system: it is a special […]
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This year’s composition of the United Nations (UN) Security Council presents a unique opportunity to address global maritime security challenges. Five new additions to the council—Denmark, Greece, Panama, Pakistan, and Somalia—together with the five permanent members, effectively establishes a de facto Maritime Security Council, offering a chance to overcome the council’s gridlock and drive unified strategic responses.
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There is a strong argument to be made that enduring failures to effectively integrate disarmament into the WPS agenda at the UN Security Council mean that it is now timely to redirect feminist efforts away from the council and toward the General Assembly. In particular, this institutional shift is essential for advancing feminist disarmament objectives through the WPS agenda.
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Whether through its investigative capabilities, its special rapporteur system, or the forum itself, the Human Rights Council could evolve to become a more central and effective actor in addressing peace and security risks.
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The 78th United Nations (UN) General Assembly is convening at a time when humanity seems to be at war with itself and the environment. It has been charged with rebuilding trust in the multilateral system and reigniting global solidarity, which is approaching a danger zone. The culminating event of this process, the September 2024 Summit […]
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Contrary to perceptions, there is compelling scientific evidence in the IPCC’s AR6 report that climate change constitutes a risk to peace and security.
