Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave these remarks to the UN General Assembly on September 26, 2012.

Reuters details the negotiations that led from ECB President Mario Draghi's late-July speech to his recent announcement that the ECB stood ready to buy "unlimited" amounts of bonds by the most troubled euro members.

President Obama gave these remarks to the UN General Assembly on September 25, 2012.

Four experts contribute their thoughts about the role of the United Nations and the future of global governance in this Expert Roundup.

Fatou Bensouda, prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC), discusses her vision for the ICC, her current caseload, and the court's role on the international stage.

This meeting is part of the David Rockefeller Lecture Series.

Fatou Bensouda, prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) discusses her vision for the ICC, her current caseload, and the court's role on the international stage.

This meeting is part of the David Rockefeller Lecture Series.

Russia finally joins the WTO, but Charles A. Kupchan says that political tensions between Washington and Moscow still trouble commercial relations between the U.S. and Russia.

Yanzhong Huang says the World Health Organizations plays a vital role in global health, but needs to undergo specific reform to retain its position.

Amartya Sen writes: "Europe has been extraordinarily important for the world, which has learned so much from it. It can remain globally important by setting its own house in order--economically, politically, and socially. The first step is to understand properly, with some clarity, the policy challenges that Europe faces today. A failure to do so will reverberate far beyond Europe's own borders."

Jagdish Bhagwati writes that the Doha round's failure at the hands of U.S. negotiators forebodes the return of protectionism.

As the global economic crisis increases the importance of trade, and China and the United States eye greater engagement with Southeast Asia, ASEAN may play a more robust role in the region.

The financial and political crisis facing Europe can only be redressed with further eurozone integration that the continent's publics may not be ready for, says CFR's Charles A. Kupchan.

Jagdish Bhagwati laments the choice by delegates at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to offer platitudes instead of realistic solutions.

The obstacles to global growth are clear and need to be addressed in national capitals, not a resort town, writes David Malpass for the Wall Street Journal.

Max Boot says that the United States should consider tougher actions against the Syrian government.

In this Working Paper, Suzanne Nossel, former deputy assistant secretary of state for international organizations from August 2009 to November 2011, discusses how U.S. engagement with the UN Human Rights Council has acted to improve the body and offers recommendations for sustaining and building upon this positive momentum.

Canada's military is managing its role in Afghanistan against new security concerns in the Arctic, and is looking to increase its capacity in an age when other NATO countries are cutting back on spending, says Canadian Rear Admiral David Gardam.

Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the UN, gave these remarks regarding Syria on May 30, 2012.

Jagdish Bhagwati argues the failure of the Doha round's multilateral trade negotiations undermines the rule-making authority and dispute-settlement mechanism of the World Trade Organization.

The U.S. financial sector is at risk of eurozone sovereign debt contagion that could potentially undermine the fragile U.S. economic recovery, explains economist Richard H. Clarida.