UN Origins Project Part 7: Forging a Lasting Peace
The foundations of the tightly interconnected world we live in now were laid in the early days of World War II by leaders hoping to prevent the next great war.
Ideas, Reaction, and Action in Canada
Efforts to restrict my commentary on the Palestinian statehood bid show that when ideas can still turn into action even – or especially – when someone tries to squelch them.
Answering Obama’s UN Address
Until there is a change in the Obama administration’s policies, the president has little credibility in preaching to the world about the importance of peace.
Blocking Palestinian Statehood
The Obama administration looks particularly bad, having spent so much diplomatic energy throughout the Arab Spring pledging to realign U.S. interests in the Middle East with American values of freedom, justice, and dignity.
Abbas at the United Nations a Game Changer? Maybe.
With the bid for Member State status at the UN, no longer is the failed U.S.-controlled “peace process” the only diplomatic game in town.
Stabilizing Congo
Western powers must accept responsibility for their detrimental influence in the Congo and fulfill their obligation to help structure stability in the war-ravaged country.
Bye-Bye “Peace Process” — Palestine Comes to the UN
After 20 years of failed U.S. diplomacy some means of moving the debate out of Washington and into the United Nations remains a vital necessity.
September 11th Didn’t Change the World – September 12th Did
The words of IPS fellow Phyllis Bennis following the attacks of September 11th still resonate today, as we examine not only the attacks from al-Qaeda, but the decision by the U.S. to attack Afghanistan less than a month later.
UN Origins Project Series, Part 4: In WWII, It Took Teamwork to Defeat Not Only Germany, But Japan
It took a little help from its friends for the United States to defeat Imperial Japan in World War II.
Expert Available: Phyllis Bennis on Libya’s Future
“The success of Libya’s uprising will have a great deal to do with the willingness of its leadership to break its dependency on the United States and NATO,” said Bennis in an article on Alternet. She asks, “whether events so far are ultimately a victory for the Libyan people, or for NATO. Given recent models of U.S. and NATO involvement in overthrowing dictatorships, we don’t have a lot of examples of how it can be both.”
Libya: Too Soon to Declare Victory
The success of Libya’s uprising will have a great deal to do with the willingness of its leadership to break its dependency on the United States and NATO.
Revisiting the Atlantic Charter
Today, like 70 years ago, the world teeters on the verge of calamity. It is important once again to face global threats as united nations.
UN Origins Project Series, Part 3: The Author’s First Foray Into the UN Archives
The creation of the United Nations Information Organization was the first step the Allied powers took towards turning back and defeating the Axis.
Watching Out for Our Water
Dubious, albeit positive-sounding, promises from the corporate world can’t substitute for more meaningful safeguards against corporate abuse.