Security Council

The Congo: Tiptoeing Toward a New War?

July 9, 2018

If President Joseph Kabila’s continued violations of his country’s constitutional term limits were not enough of a warning, the first paragraph of the latest report by United Nations experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo sets the record straight, saying: “Armed actors continuously used the delay in the electoral process to promote acts …

Africa, Human Rights, P5 Monitor, Security Council

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SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENCY

Sweden’s Priorities in the Security Council: Being Prepared, Including for the World Cup

July 5, 2018

by Stéphanie Fillion

Welcome to our new column, Security Council Presidency, providing insight into the United Nations Security Council member sitting in the rotating seat of the president every month, starting in July with Sweden and its ambassador, Olof Skoog. The column is meant to be an informative capsule of not only the country’s ambassador but also …

Climate and Environment, Security Council, Security Council Presidency

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GEOPOLITICS

In Hodeidah, the Norwegian Refugee Council Hangs On to Save Yemenis

June 20, 2018

by Dulcie Leimbach

As the attack on Hodeidah, a major port in western Yemen on the Red Sea, moves into its second week, led by the coalition of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the rest of the world seems to be sitting and watching the destruction. The Norwegian Refugee Council, an independent nongovernmental organization, has …

Geopolitics, Middle East, Secretary-General, Security Council, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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WORLDVIEWS

The UN’s Emphasis on Prevention Could Use Lessons From the Case of Guinea

June 18, 2018

by Gustavo Macedo

Historically neglected, gender-based violence is now becoming broadly recognized as a legitimate and urgent agenda item among the United Nations member nations, notably in the UN’s most powerful forum, the Security Council. But the future of the agenda is uncertain, as priorities remain unclear and inadequate methods for preventing sexual violence against women keep …

Africa, Gender-Based Violence, Responsibility to Protect, Secretary-General, Security Council, WORLDVIEWS

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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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NIKKI HALEY WATCH

Oh, Yes, France Is a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council Too

June 9, 2018

by Laura E. Kirkpatrick

The last few weeks have been rough for Nikki Haley, the ambassador of the United States to the United Nations. On June 1, she led the US delegation in submitting a draft Security Council resolution condemning the militant group Hamas for its perceived role in inciting violence by Gazans against Israel. Only the US …

Nikki Haley Watch, Security Council, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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NIKKI HALEY WATCH

Nikki Haley’s Chief of Staff Is Leaving New York to Work for Her in D.C.

June 4, 2018

by Dulcie Leimbach

David Glaccum, the chief of staff for Nikki Haley, America’s envoy to the United Nations, is leaving the New York office to move to Washington, D.C., where he will apparently continue working for Haley as a senior adviser based in the State Department. His move will allow him to be closer to his family, …

Nikki Haley Watch, Security Council, US-UN Relations

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GEOPOLITICS

Why Israel Dropped Out of the UN Security Council Race: Not Enough Votes

May 28, 2018

by Kacie Candela

From the start, it was a closely watched contest pitting Germany, Belgium and Israel against one another for their regional bloc’s two seats in the next term on the United Nations Security Council. Israel has never held a seat on the Council, and as it celebrates its 70-year membership in the UN in 2018, the …

General Assembly, Geopolitics, Middle East, Security Council

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WORLDVIEWS

The UN’s Cruz Report on Improving Peacekeepers’ Security Goes Too Far

May 20, 2018

by Mona Ali Khalil

Since 1999, the United Nations Security Council has consistently entrusted its peacekeeping operations with clear authority to use force beyond self-defense — primarily for the protection of civilians. To fulfill the mandate, the Council expects UN peacekeeping forces to take preventive as well as responsive actions; to proactively patrol the local communities; to project a …

Security Council, UN Peacekeeping, WORLDVIEWS

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GEOPOLITICS

John Bolton Cracks the Whip on the UN Mission in Western Sahara

May 15, 2018

by Dulcie Leimbach

The message was blunt and judgmental as the United States delivered its ultimatum on the future of the United Nations mission in Western Sahara: “MINURSO is a peacekeeping mission that should have finished its job a long time ago. This is a mission that began 27 years ago almost to the day. This was …

Africa, Geopolitics, Middle East, Security Council, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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NIKKI HALEY WATCH

Speaking Loudly Even While Wielding the Big Stick

April 15, 2018

by Irwin Arieff

Whatever else came out of the latest American-led strikes on Syrian chemical weapon sites, it put on display rare signs of diplomatic skill on the part of the Trump administration, even if those signs first surfaced at the Pentagon rather than at the White House, the United Nations or Washington’s rudderless Department of State. …

Disarmament, Middle East, Nikki Haley Watch, Peace and Security, Security Council, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations

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GEOPOLITICS

Confronting Possible Gas Attacks in Syria, the UN Security Council Succumbs to Chaos

April 13, 2018

by Dulcie Leimbach

In a week of reversals, semireversals and blatant backtracking by some of the most powerful countries on earth, diplomacy showed its head-spinning underside in the United Nations Security Council, as three Western allies — Britain, France and the United States — conveyed their outrage against Russia for its perceived role in allowing the Syrian …

Disarmament, Geopolitics, Middle East, Peace and Security, Secretary-General, Security Council, US Foreign Relations

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P5 MONITOR

Fixing Iran the European Way, Using Sanctions for Peace

April 6, 2018

by Enrico Carisch

Preventing the United States from collapsing the Iran nuclear deal may be impossible, but European and other global leaders are still ensuring that the Trump team knows the political costs that it will incur if it sticks to that goal. European opponents of Donald Trump’s Iran manipulations, far from floppy handwringers, are motivated by …

P5 Monitor, Security Council, US-UN Relations

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P5 MONITOR

Europe to Trump: We Are Not Giving Up on the Iran Nuclear Deal

April 5, 2018

by Enrico Carisch

While the Trump administration stocks up on Iran hawks like John Bolton, the new national security adviser, and Mike Pompeo as secretary of state, an impending collapse of the Iran nuclear deal could rapidly turn into a new global reality: further isolation of the United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel as the rest of …

P5 Monitor, Security Council

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P5 MONITOR

Trump’s Opposition to the Iran Nuclear Deal: A Zero-Sum Game?

April 4, 2018

by Enrico Carisch

President Donald Trump’s mid-May deadline for renegotiating the terms of the nuclear arms deal with Iran is rapidly approaching. So far, his words and actions seem to isolate the United States from its European and Asian allies while straining his credibility as a negotiator, which he needs for the scheduled meeting, also in May, …

P5 Monitor, Security Council, US Foreign Relations

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Security Council

The Congo: Tiptoeing Toward a New War?

Sweden’s Priorities in the Security Council: Being Prepared, Including for the World Cup

In Hodeidah, the Norwegian Refugee Council Hangs On to Save Yemenis

The UN’s Emphasis on Prevention Could Use Lessons From the Case of Guinea

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

Oh, Yes, France Is a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council Too

Nikki Haley’s Chief of Staff Is Leaving New York to Work for Her in D.C.

Why Israel Dropped Out of the UN Security Council Race: Not Enough Votes

The UN’s Cruz Report on Improving Peacekeepers’ Security Goes Too Far

John Bolton Cracks the Whip on the UN Mission in Western Sahara

Speaking Loudly Even While Wielding the Big Stick

Confronting Possible Gas Attacks in Syria, the UN Security Council Succumbs to Chaos

Fixing Iran the European Way, Using Sanctions for Peace

Europe to Trump: We Are Not Giving Up on the Iran Nuclear Deal

Trump’s Opposition to the Iran Nuclear Deal: A Zero-Sum Game?

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