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The "petit seminaire" (small seminary) Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp in the Central African Republic city of Bangassou, where 2,000 Muslims had been living for almost three years, as of February 13, 2020. In May 2017, a column of anti-Balaka Christian militiamen swept through Bangassou, which until then had been relatively untouched by the civil war that had ravaged the rest of the country since 2013, killing at least 72 Muslim civilians and 12 peacekeepers in a matter of days, according to the United Nations. (Photo by CAMILLE LAFFONT/AFP via Getty Images)

At the UN: New Moves to Speak Up for a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty

Amid a new resolution, delegations will need to send a crucial signal that protections for civilians are deepening -- not withering.

Oct. 6, 2022 Richard Dicker and Paloma van Groll

A Different Kind of Russian Threat – Seeking to Install Its Candidate Atop Telecommunications Standards Body

The new secretary-general of the standard-setting body will have global impact on whether the digital sphere will be beneficial for all.

Sep. 28, 2022 Mark Montgomery and Ivana Stradner

A wide shot of the United Nations General Assembly hall.

Addressing Atrocity Crimes at the United Nations General Assembly’s 77th Session

As the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly’s 77th annual session kicks off, atrocity crimes are being committed in many parts of the world. The U.N. Security Council, with…

Sep. 21, 2022 Rebecca Barber

Broken Earth globe representing delicate values of our planet.

The UN’s Summit of the Future: Advancing Multilateralism in an Age of Hypercompetitive Geopolitics

The Summit of the Future is an important litmus test for the future of multilateralism.

Sep. 16, 2022 Richard Ponzio and Joris Larik

Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet gives a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland. She is wearing a dark blue shirt with a pearl necklace and a blue and white backdrop of the world is behind her.

Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang: The UN (Finally) Weighs In

On her final day in office, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet issued a long-awaited report on the Chinese government’s actions in Xinjiang.…

Sep. 15, 2022 Martin S. Flaherty

Uyghur activist in exile Abdullam Imerov (L) of the Belgium Uyghur Association and Member of Belgium Parliament (Ecolo - Agalev) Samuel Cogolati (R) deliver remarks with a bullhorn near the Bank of China on July 8, 2021 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

UN Report on China’s Rights Abuses Against Uyghurs Illustrates Need for “Naming and Shaming”

There is no substitute for documenting abuses and exposing gaps between a government's international obligations and actual practices.

Sep. 14, 2022 Aryeh Neier

An airplane flies over a line of national flags.

National Security Creep in Cross-Border Investments

There has been a recent bipartisan shift to frame economic issues—among many others—in national security terms.

Sep. 13, 2022 Kristen Eichensehr and Cathy Hwang

Muslim Uyghurs hold pictures of their relatives detained in China during a press conference in Istanbul, on May 10, 2022. The signs behind them say "Close the Chinese Concentration Camps" and "Rescue Our Families From Camps." Turkey's Uyghur community urged UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet to probe so-called "re-education camps" during a long-delayed visit to China that month, including to Xingjiang, where Western lawmakers have accused Beijing of genocide and crimes against humanity. Bachelet subsequently released her report on Aug. 31. (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

A UN Report Implicates the Chinese Government in Crimes Against Humanity. What Comes Next?

Governments and UN bodies must act swiftly to hold the Chinese government accountable and protect those who are speaking out.

Sep. 8, 2022 Sophie Richardson

People stand on a railing overlooking the Chinese Dongfeng missile. The missile looks like a large white rocket with a pointed tip.

Anti-Asian Prejudice Undermines U.S. National Security: Revisiting the U.S. Government’s Deportation of Qian Xuesen

The U.S. deported a scientist who then built missiles for China. His legacy shows the cost of racial discrimination.

Sep. 6, 2022 Nicholas Sung

A Chinese military helicopter flies past Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest points from Taiwan, in Fujian province on August 4, 2022, ahead of massive military drills off Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island. The military drills were the largest-ever Chinese military exercises encircling Taiwan, in a show of force straddling vital international shipping lanes. The photo also shows an unidentified vessel that appears to be a cargo ship between the helicopter and the island. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Strategic Ambiguity Isn’t Working to Deter China on Taiwan – It Will Invade Anyway. It’s Time to Commit

A game theorist with experience as a fighter pilot says the US should rally other countries to expand the commitment to the island’s defense.

Sep. 1, 2022 Peter Devine

The image depicts the U.N. General Assembly hall, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaking at the podium.

The United Nations in Hindsight: The Security Council and Weapons of Mass Destruction

As review of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons draws to a close, what paths exist for UN Security Council action on global nuclear regulation and disarmament?

Aug. 31, 2022 Karin Landgren

Taliban fighters, in the backs of trucks, hold weapons in a celebratory convoy on a road. The cars carry white Taliban flags with a black Shahada.

Terrorism Might Be the Least of Our Problems a Year After America’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Beyond counterterrorism, Afghanistan remains a key theater for great power competition and U.S. security interests.

Aug. 29, 2022 Douglas London

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