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- Ben Donaldson
- • May 25, 2018
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…
- Categories: Nuclear Disarmament, US Foreign Relations, WORLDVIEWS
- Barbara Crossette
- • December 2, 2016
Whatever the real reason that led Donald Trump to name Nikki Haley as his ambassador to the United Nations — that she is a “deal-maker,” a woman from an ethnic minority and a moderate Republican voice he may want…
- Categories: Nuclear Disarmament, Security Council, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations
- Barbara Crossette
- • November 6, 2014
When the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty was adopted and opened for government signatures at the United Nations in 1996, the United States was among the first of more than 180 countries to sign the agreement to end nuclear test…
- Categories: Disarmament
- Ramesh Thakur
- • November 29, 2013
CANBERRA, Australia — Because of the unique destructive capacity and uncontrollable effects of nuclear weapons, the almost indescribable horror associated with their use informed the very first resolution of the United Nations General Assembly in 1946. It has been…
- Categories: WORLDVIEWS
- Barbara Crossette
- • December 13, 2012
In blocking adoption by the United States of a global convention to protect the disabled, the Republican right signaled on Dec. 4 that it intends to stall or kill all international treaties sent to the Senate for ratification by…
- Categories: Human Rights, US-UN Relations
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • November 3, 2012
As the five newly elected United Nations Security Council members prep for their seats, what will their work look like when they take office Jan. 1 for two years? It’s impossible to predict how the winners – Argentina, Australia,…
- Categories: Security Council
- Ramesh Thakur
- • May 21, 2012
Asia was the setting last month for two completely different missile tests. North Korea‘s, on April 13, was a total failure yet drew strong condemnation in the region, around the world and by the United Nations. The fear now…
- Categories: Disarmament
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