The Yellow Vest Protests in France Have Big International ImplicationsA protest movement in France known as the Gilets Jaunes, or Yellow Vests, has become a political crisis for French...
European Union Releases Facts and Figures for Migrant and Refugees Arrivals in 2018The European Commission released updated statistics about the numbers of refugees and migrants who tried to make their way to...
Global Compact for Migration, ExplainedOver 180 countries are endorsing what is known as the Global Compact for Migration. The text of this non-binding agreement...
Heather Nauert Would Bring Something Unique to the Role of UN AmbassadorUPDATE: It’s official. In a Tweet, Donald Trump said he is nominating Heather Nauert as UN Ambassador. Heather Nauert...
What “Elections” in Bahrain Can Teach Us About Politics in the Middle EastThe Kingdom of Bahrain is the smallest country in the Middle East. It is an island in the Persian Gulf...
The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered what was billed as a “major address” in Brussels in which he took aim at the liberal international world order. He missed. The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered what was billed as a major address in Brussels yesterday in which...
The UN Releases Its Estimate of How Much Money Will Be Needed to Pay for Humanitarian Crises in 2019The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, better known as OCHA, is the branch of the UN...
PODCAST: What You Need to Know about COP24, the Big UN Climate Conference Underway in PolandDiplomats, scientists, advocates and other concerned parties are gathering in Katowice, Poland for a major international climate conference that is...
George H.W. Bush Was the Strongest Supporter of the UN of Any Modern US PresidentA reader was sifting through the President George H.W. Bush Library archives and passed along a few interesting links of conversations between President Bush and Secretary General Perez de Cuellar.