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September 26, 2007

Iran
Sick: Iranian Leader Sees Trip to New York as ‘Successful’

Iran expert Gary G. Sick says Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad probably regards his visit to the United Nations as “successful” because it allowed him to get his views out to a wide audience.

March 17, 2022

Ukraine
Putin’s Two-Front War

Putin has launched an assault on the post-World War II rules-based international system on two fronts; credible U.S. leadership in the conflict requires retaliating against Russian aggression on both…

Russia's Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia speaks during a news conference at the United Nations Headquarters, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in New York City, U.S. March 15, 2022. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado

June 19, 2020

United States
Five Foreign-Policy Satires Worth Watching

Each Friday this summer, we suggest foreign-policy-themed movies worth watching. This week: classic satires.

The movie posters from The Great Dictator (yellow with Charlie Chaplin over a globe), Dr. Strangelove (black and white actor smoking a cigarette), In the Loop (two silhouettes, one with U.S. flag the other with the UK flag), MASH (a hand with the peace sign and an army helmet on the finger), Catch-22 (a man walks away from a plane wreckage in the desert), and Wag the Dog (a tape recorder with the presidential seal) arranged in one picture.

November 3, 2017

Peacekeeping
New Interactive Report Traces the Role of Women in Global Peacemaking

November 3, 2017—Despite women’s potentially critical contributions to security, their representation in peace processes has lagged, shows a new interactive report from the Council on Foreign Relatio…

A female UN Peacekeeper stands among her fellow troops as honor guard

January 30, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Guardian on Boko Haram

Distinguished London newspaper, the Guardian, published on January 27, an interview with alleged Boko Haram spokesman Abu Qaqa, conducted by Guardian Nigeria correspondent Monica Mark. In conjunction…

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