United Nations

A United Nations gathering this week could prove pivotal for the international governance of lethal autonomous weapon systems.

Iceland may seek European integration partly as a hedge against a more capricious and unpredictable United States, and others may follow.

Five years after the fall of Kabul, the Taliban government still has not succeeded in achieving recognition at the United Nations.

The seven candidates share a common premise: that the U.N. remains indispensable but is struggling to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world.

China's prominent role in negotiations over the U.N. mission in Afghanistan marks a shift in its approach to Security Council diplomacy and illuminates its tactics.

Recent U.N. discussions add a new forum on global governance and international norms on military uses of A.I.

UN member states should expand the field of candidates for Secretary-General by nominating more women for the role.

The Mendez Principles, drafted to end the use of torture in interrogations, are being implemented variously across regions and institutions.

The U.N.'s periodic review of its counterterrorism strategy again leaves human rights protections weak and its sprawling system unchecked.

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran illustrates how thousands of merchant mariners, so desperately needed globally, increasingly are trapped at sea during times of conflict.

New data shows how mass firings, loyalist replacements, and pressure tactics are turning U.S. immigration courts into a deportation enforcement arm.

Only two of 64 proposed amendments submitted by U.N. member States for a draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention enumerate disability as a specific protected category.