Nuclear Disarmament

The IAEA Voices ‘Serious Concern’ Over Blocked Access to Certain Iranian Sites

June 8, 2020

VIENNA — The International Atomic Energy Agency issued an alarming report on June 5, voicing “serious concern” over Iran’s refusal to allow the agency’s inspectors to investigate two sites where the country is suspected of having conducted undeclared nuclear activities in the past. The report is unrelated to the agency’s quarterly updates on Iran’s …

Covid-19, Nuclear Disarmament, Security Council, US-UN Relations

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A Tapestry About Chernobyl and the UN’s Bungled Response to the Nuclear Disaster

September 11, 2019

by Stéphanie Fillion

The third floor of the United Nations headquarters in New York is coveted real estate for member states that have donated art to the organization. Not far from the Security Council Chamber and near the social hangout Express Bar, a giant tapestry hangs on a wall. A quick look reveals angels and demons, lightning …

General Assembly, Health and Population, Nuclear Disarmament

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SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENCY

Russia Is Busy as Security Council President, but Putin Is Staying Home

September 4, 2019

by Stéphanie Fillion

Russia is president of the United Nations Security Council in September just as nearly 200 heads of state and government and even a prince or two will soon travel to New York City to attend the opening session of the General Assembly. President Vladimir Putin will not be taking part in any event this …

Nuclear Disarmament, Security Council Presidency, US Foreign Relations

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Pompeo Finds Little Appetite at the UN for His Iran Strategy

August 20, 2019

by Dulcie Leimbach

In the middle of a muggy August afternoon in New York, the United Nations Security Council gathered once more to figure out how to “maintain peace and security” in the Middle East. But the recurring topic always leaves conversations wide open for interpretation by the Council’s 15 members. The concept by Poland as Council …

Middle East, Nuclear Disarmament, Security Council, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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The UK Flip-Flops on Gender Wording in UN Disarmament Discussions

October 15, 2018

by Laura E. Kirkpatrick

Negotiations in the United Nations General Assembly’s First Committee, which concentrates on disarmament, caused a Twitter row late last week after wording on gender stirred up strong feelings between powerful nongovernmental organizations and Britain, surprising other countries as well. The committee’s informal consultations, as they are technically called, are currently focusing on updating an …

Gender-Based Violence, Nuclear Disarmament

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P5 MONITOR

Sanctions in the Time of Temper Tantrums

October 7, 2018

by Enrico Carisch

John Bolton, whose white hair betrays the wisdom that a national security adviser to President Donald Trump should bring to his job, has threatened United States sanctions against judges of the International Criminal Court for adjudicating alleged war crimes committed by American forces in Afghanistan. However, frantic threats and hysterical big-power strutting does not …

Nuclear Disarmament, P5 Monitor, US Foreign Relations

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P5 MONITOR

The Perils of Kim-Trump Diplomacy on the UN Security Council

June 10, 2018

by Enrico Carisch

Could the Kim-Trump meeting in Singapore on Tuesday displace the United Nations Security Council’s mandate to regulate the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as the United States succeeded in doing when it withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal? Chances of abolishing the UN sanctions regime on North Korea without the Council having the …

Nuclear Disarmament, P5 Monitor, Security Council, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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WORLDVIEWS

To Help the World Sleep Better, Salvage the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

May 25, 2018

by Ben Donaldson

If United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo follows through with his threat to impose “the strongest sanctions in history” on Iran, the United States should be prepared for Iran to retaliate by withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Last month, Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security …

Nuclear Disarmament, US Foreign Relations, WORLDVIEWS

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P5 MONITOR

The Sanctions War Heats Up: US vs. the World

May 22, 2018

by Enrico Carisch

Mike Pompeo, in his first speech as Donald Trump’s new secretary of state, threatened United States’ allies: “You should know that we will hold those doing prohibited business in Iran to account.” Pompeo, speaking at the conservative Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., on May 21, is actually pitting the US against the United Nations, …

Middle East, Nuclear Disarmament, P5 Monitor, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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P5 MONITOR

Is This the End of the UN Security Council?

May 10, 2018

by Enrico Carisch

What can the five remaining signatories to the Iran nuclear deal do now that the Trump administration has trampled on Security Council Resolution 2231 and its 13 binding decisions, adopted under Article 41 of the United Nations Charter? Sooner or later, the other 14 members of the Security Council, especially Britain, China, France and …

Middle East, Nuclear Disarmament, P5 Monitor, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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P5 MONITOR

So Who Is Lying: Iran, Israel or Trump?

May 7, 2018

by Enrico Carisch

The world will soon know the future of the Iran nuclear deal, when President Trump plans to announce his intentions on May 8 at 2 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, from the White House. The decision follows intense jostling among high-powered countries, current and former government officials and seasoned disarmament people in the last several …

Middle East, Nuclear Disarmament, P5 Monitor, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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As Moon Meets Kim, Who Will Eventually Claim Credit for a Korean Peace Deal?

April 26, 2018

by Enrico Carisch

Two important global events that are about to happen may sound alluring to some Americans: first, the United States government may jettison or significantly alter the nuclear deal with Iran; and Chairman Kim Jong Un of North Korea will begin to negotiate terms for long-overdue peace with South Korean President Moon Jae In, when …

Middle East, Nuclear Disarmament, P5 Monitor, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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NIKKI HALEY WATCH

How Stormy Was It? The First Year of Trump, Haley and Guterres at the UN

January 28, 2018

by Fred Carver

LONDON — President Donald Trump marked a year at the helm of the United States on Jan. 20. Secretary-General António Guterres marked a year at the helm of the United Nations on Jan. 1. How has their first year gone relative to the UN? The short answer is: not as badly as you might …

Nikki Haley Watch, Nuclear Disarmament, Secretary-General, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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BOOKS

In a World of Evolving UN Sanctions, an Emphasis on the Humanitarian Effects

January 13, 2018

by Barbara Crossette

Debates over how to deal with issues like North Korea’s nuclear weapons or the reliability of Iran to adhere to its role in a multiparty nuclear deal have brought questions about the value, design and human effects of sanctions to the fore at the United Nations and in national capitals. Are sanctions a tool …

BOOKS, Nuclear Disarmament, Security Council

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The US and UN Sanctions: Outwitted, Outlasted, Outplayed?

January 11, 2018

by Enrico Carisch

With the Security Council’s unanimous vote to expand United Nations sanctions on North Korea on Dec. 22, President Trump appeared to add another high point to a victorious final week of 2017 based on his tax reform in United States Congress. But appearances deceive, as delegations’ statements in the Council demonstrated before adopting Resolution …

Middle East, Nikki Haley Watch, Nuclear Disarmament, Security Council, US-UN Relations

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Nuclear Disarmament

The IAEA Voices ‘Serious Concern’ Over Blocked Access to Certain Iranian Sites

A Tapestry About Chernobyl and the UN’s Bungled Response to the Nuclear Disaster

Russia Is Busy as Security Council President, but Putin Is Staying Home

Pompeo Finds Little Appetite at the UN for His Iran Strategy

The UK Flip-Flops on Gender Wording in UN Disarmament Discussions

Sanctions in the Time of Temper Tantrums

The Perils of Kim-Trump Diplomacy on the UN Security Council

To Help the World Sleep Better, Salvage the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

The Sanctions War Heats Up: US vs. the World

Is This the End of the UN Security Council?

So Who Is Lying: Iran, Israel or Trump?

As Moon Meets Kim, Who Will Eventually Claim Credit for a Korean Peace Deal?

How Stormy Was It? The First Year of Trump, Haley and Guterres at the UN

In a World of Evolving UN Sanctions, an Emphasis on the Humanitarian Effects

The US and UN Sanctions: Outwitted, Outlasted, Outplayed?

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