World Apr 27, 2022
The UNWTO announced in March that it wanted to suspend Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
National Apr 14, 2022
Japan to co-sponsor resolution on U.N. Security Council veto
The move, proposed by Lichtenstein, comes after Russia exercised the right to block a motion against its invasion of Ukraine.
Commentary / World Apr 12, 2022
The invasion of Ukraine tests international institutions
by Brad Glosserman
The Ukraine war has been a test for international institutions. Many have been found wanting. Fortunately, several have risen to the moment and we should learn from their successes.
World Apr 12, 2022
Russia's war on Ukraine to bolster oil producers' influence at climate summits
by Jess Shankleman, Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Verity Ratcliffe
There are also signs the next two COPs risk being co-opted by oil interests because of the close relationship between Saudi Arabia and the host countries.
Editorials Apr 8, 2022
Hold Russian soldiers and their leaders accountable for war crimes
As Russian troops have withdrawn from areas under their control, evidence of horrific brutality is mounting.
Commentary / World Nov 25, 2021
China quietly and deftly shapes international discourse
by Hugo Jones
China is increasingly growing confident and capable in propagating terminology and vocabulary that carry normative impact. Simply put, Beijing’s discourse power shows signs of growth.
Commentary / World Nov 23, 2021
Rich countries’ double standards on taxation
by Jose Antonio Ocampo
By refusing to pay their fair share of taxes, the world’s wealthiest actors rob poorer countries of the revenue they desperately need to confront the pandemic.
Commentary / World Oct 24, 2021
A dangerous global divide on vaccine access
by Mark Malloch-Brown, Raj Shah and Darren Walker
The inequitable vaccine divide leaves humanity far more vulnerable to the next stage of the pandemic, as well as to any other systemic crisis that may emerge.
World Oct 13, 2021
WHO donors seek deeper probe into Congo sexual abuse, diplomats say
by Stephanie Nebehay
Some 83 aid workers, a quarter of them employed by the WHO, were found to have been involved in sexual exploitation and abuse during the country's Ebola epidemic from 2018 to 2020.
World Oct 8, 2021
Superpower rivalry and vaccine envy set stage for climate talks
by Marc Champion and Jess Shankleman
U.S.-China tensions loom over COP26, as does the inequality between rich and poor countries in both COVID-19 response and climate finance.
Commentary / World Oct 3, 2021
Reinvigorating multilateralism for a better world
by Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Jacinda Ardern, Stefan Lofven, Cyril Ramaphosa, Macky Sall and Pedro Sanchez
The COVID-19 pandemic has driven home the message that we live in an interconnected and interdependent world.
Commentary / Japan Oct 3, 2021
How Japan’s new PM can take a lead in improving global health
by Kazuyo Kato
Prime Minister Suga's successor has a chance at becoming a global leader by helping end COVID-19 elsewhere in the world — a move that could also see Japan advance its foreign policy goals.