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The United Nations Must Do More to Bring Peace to the World

OPINION — According to the Geneva Academy of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, as of May 2024, there were more than 120 ongoing armed conflicts in [...] More

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UN Peacekeepers on the way out as Terrorists gain ground in Mali

UN Peacekeepers on the way out as Terrorists gain ground in Mali

CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — As the Mali government grapples with political turmoil, a splinter faction of the militant group ISIS, known as ISIS-GS or [...] More
Soviet Espionage Under the Cover of Diplomacy

Soviet Espionage Under the Cover of Diplomacy

EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Immediately after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last month, the US government expelled 13 Russian diplomats working at the United [...] More

Climate Change, Iran, Dominate Headlines at 2019 UN General Assembly

Bottom Line Up FrontAt the 2019 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which kicked off this week, topics including Iran’s attack on Saudi Arabia [...] More

Last Stand in Idlib?

Bottom Line Up FrontThe Syrian government and its Russian and Iranian allies are making moves to retake Idlib from the last remaining pocket of rebel [...] More

Libya Devolves Further Into Anarchy

Bottom Line Up FrontA serious military escalation is underway in Libya as General Khalifa Haftar and his forces move to take Tripoli.The battle is [...] More

A Tenuous Peace Deal in the Central African Republic

Bottom Line UpfrontEarlier this month, fourteen armed groups from Central African Republic agreed to a peace agreement following talks in Khartoum, [...] More

The Challenge of Intensifying Climate Change

Bottom Line Up FrontEven as President Trump occasionally mocks the science underpinning global warming, the trend lines show an undeniable and [...] More

Special Operations Meets Human Trafficking

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says countries around the world are detecting and reporting more victims of human trafficking than ever [...] More

A Dramatic Escalation Between Russia and Ukraine

Bottom Line Up FrontAfter months of increasing restrictions, Russia recently blockaded the Sea of Azov at the Kerch Strait, denying Ukrainian ships [...] More

The Islamic State of Graves

Bottom Line Up FrontOn November 6, the United Nations stated it had found over 200 mass graves in Iraq in areas once held by the Islamic State.The UN [...] More

Iran Expert Quick Take

Leslie Ireland is the former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis. She joined Treasury in 2010 after 25 years at CIA [...] More

Venezuela Teetering on the Brink

Bottom Line Up Front:According to the United Nations, approximately 2.3 million Venezuelans have fled their country over the last several [...] More