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September 7, 2022
United Nations
The Role of the UN General Assembly
The UN General Assembly hosts a much-watched debate of world leaders each year but has struggled to make its work more substantive.
September 15, 2022
United Nations
The Role of the UN Secretary-General
The United Nations’ top leadership position has broad authority to steer the organization’s agenda, but its impact has varied widely since 1946.
May 25, 2023
Middle East and North Africa
The Arab League
Founded as a loose confederation of states in 1945, the Arab League has struggled to overcome dysfunction and disunity among its members.
May 26, 2023
United States
What Does the U.S. National Guard Do?
The National Guard is a special part of the U.S. military that answers to both state governors and the president. While it began as a “strategic reserve,” the guard has grown into a pivotal partner i…
April 4, 2023
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
What Is NATO?
The alliance is bolstering its military deterrent in Europe amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and has expanded to include Finland.
May 1, 2023
Middle East and North Africa
Yemen’s Tragedy: War, Stalemate, and Suffering
Yemen’s internal divisions and a Saudi-led military intervention have spawned an intractable political, military, and humanitarian crisis.
February 3, 2009
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Eric H. Holder Jr., Attorney General
President Barack Obama’s attorney general, Eric H. Holder Jr., has criticized some of the Bush administration’s counter-terrorism moves, calling for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention center…
September 4, 2009
United States
U.S. Opinion on General Principles of World Order
This page is part of Public Opinion on Global Issues. This publication is now archived. International Law Americans support an international order based on international law. A majority beli…
September 18, 2008
Global Governance
Timeline: UN Secretary-Generals
A biographical timeline of past UN secretary-generals and their accomplishments.
August 12, 2009
Global
World Opinion on General Principles of World Order
This page is part of Public Opinion on Global Issues. This publication is now archived. International Law Most people around the world support an international order based on international l…