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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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October 3, 2014
International Organizations
Gaining Ground at the UN Human Rights Council
Below is a guest post by Daniel Chardell, research associate in the International Institutions and Global Governance program. Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) wrapped up …
June 1, 2012
International Organizations
The Human Rights Council: Give Credit Where Credit Is Due
Since the creation of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in 2006, U.S. critics have repeatedly tarred the HRC as a feckless haven for human rights abusers and a platform for egregious attacks of Israel. …
November 13, 2012
International Organizations
November Surprise: The United States Wins Second Term on UN Human Rights Council
In the wake of the U.S. reelection to the UN Human Rights Council, Ryan Kaminski, the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) Leo Nevas Human Rights Fellow, offers his an…
December 17, 2010
Diplomacy and International Institutions
Friday File: The New START End Game
Above the Fold. It’s fish or cut bait time on the New START Treaty. All signs point to a vote by next Wednesday. Based on the strong vote this week to start the debate, supporters are optimistic…
August 5, 2011
Justice in Cairo?
The trial of Hosni Mubarak began this week. Throughout the world the indelible image of the former president in a cage was printed on page one of a thousand newspapers. Mubarak was a dictator, and v…