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United Nations

10 Hard Realities About the UN on Its Troubled 75th Anniversary
Broad-brush critiques of the United Nations often gloss over the distinct institutional components of the UN system and the geopolitical realities it has to work in. 

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick September 21, 2020 The Internationalist

United Nations

The UN Security Council
The UN Security Council is the premier global body for maintaining international peace and security, but it faces steady calls for reform to better meet twenty-first-century challenges.

Backgrounder by CFR Staff September 16, 2020

United Nations

The UN’s Unhappy Birthday
The United Nations is turning 75 but there is little to celebrate as the organization has fallen well short of its goals.

by Richard N. Haass September 10, 2020

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Middle East and North Africa

The Flawed U.S. Effort to Revive Iran Sanctions
The Trump administration’s case for invoking “snapback” sanctions against Iran for violating the nuclear deal rests on shallow arguments that have left Washington alone in efforts to pressure Tehran.

by David J. Scheffer September 22, 2020

Food and Water Security

Rising Hunger: Facing a Food-Insecure World
Global food insecurity has surged amid the coronavirus pandemic, threatening to worsen humanitarian crises and spur further mass migration.

by Amelia Cheatham, Claire Felter and Sabine Baumgartner September 21, 2020

United Nations

Donald Trump’s Disjointed and Misleading UN Address
President Trump's virtual address to the UN General Assembly was shallow, unpersuasive, and exaggerated his domestic and international achievements.

Blog Post by Stewart M. Patrick September 22, 2020 The Internationalist