InternationalCommentary
The nations that have ratified the controversial Arms Trade Treaty, which seeks to regulate the international sale of conventional arms, concluded their first meeting last… Read More
InternationalCommentary
CANCUN, Mexico – After China went Communist in the late 1940s, conservatives liked to ask “who lost China?” That same question occurred to me on… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The United Nations is quite proud of its Millennium Development Goals—the criteria it uses to measure the success of economic development programs. In a 2013… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Today, the second meeting of government experts for the U.N. “Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons” wraps up in New York. In… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The U.N. Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is like much of the United Nations: it won’t achieve anything, but that doesn’t stop it from holding a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Here we go again. This week, Palestinian Authority chief negotiator Saeb Erekat has threatened that his government will apply for membership to 522 international organizations… Read More
SocietyNews
The recent meetings of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) illuminated some of the… Read More
News
The United Nations Security Council on April 10 authorized a U.N. peacekeeping operation for the Central African Republic (CAR) of 10,000 troops and 1,800 police… Read More
News
Runners in Washington’s annual Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run this weekend will enjoy some beautiful views, as the city’s famous cherry trees bloom along the… Read More
Walter Cronkite once said, “In seeking truth you have to get both sides of the story.” Well, if that’s the case, then our country’s biggest… Read More
