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National Security at the United Nations This Week (April 18-24)
The latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule…

National Security at the United Nations This Week (April 11-17)
US halt on WHO funding. Warnings on lifting coronavirus restrictions and on sweeping pandemic effects. Syria, Libya, Somalia, Colombia. And more in our weekly recap.

When International Dysfunctionality Really Matters
Could UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres somehow motivate the international community to cooperate and better coordinate their anti-COVID-19 efforts?

The Time has Come to Have a Conversation at the U.N. on Self-Defence
Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga, Legal Adviser to Mexico's Mission to UN, writes in his personal capacity about an important conversation on international law.

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Mar. 28 to Apr. 3)
Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Mar. 21 to Mar. 27)
Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…

Turkey’s Humanitarian Rationale for its Idlib Offensive in Syria
The legality of forcible humanitarian intervention is the subject of great debate. But the situation in Idlib over the past year had grown catastrophic.

What the UN Security Council Can Do on Coronavirus: A Global Goods Coordination Mechanism
On the need for the UN Security Council to break its silence on coronavirus and adopt a global goods coordination mechanism.

Repatriating Foreign Fighters from Syria: International Law and Political Will (Part 2)
The detention conundrum: States rely on non-state groups for counterterrorism operations, but they are simultaneously reluctant to accept the return of terrorists captured and…

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Mar. 7 to Mar. 13)
Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Feb 22-28)
Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…

National Security at the United Nations This Past Week
Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…