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U.N. Report Firmly Blames Saudi Arabia for the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Bruce Riedel Mon, Jun 24, 2019, 9:00 AM

The special rapporteur calls for sanctions against 15 people, including the crown prince.

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How to Make Concrete Progress on the Global Compact on Refugees

Kemal Kirisci Mon, Jun 17, 2019, 8:00 AM

Starting with Turkey and the European Union.

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Militarizing the Peace: UN Intervention Against Congo’s ‘Terrorist’ Rebels

Rachel Sweet Sun, Jun 2, 2019, 10:00 AM

The UN peacekeeping force's aggressive mandate in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the wrong approach for a complex conflict.

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Gaza Border Events Revisited—Has the U.N. Commission of Inquiry Sharpened the Picture?

Liron Libman Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 8:00 AM

Divergent reports from the U.N. and the Israeli Defense Forces regarding 2018 confrontations on the Israel-Gaza border do little to clear up the blurry distinction between armed conflict and civil unrest.

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International Law

International Regulation of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Negotiations on a New Legal Structure for the High Seas

Brian Corcoran Tue, Dec 11, 2018, 8:00 AM

In Sept. 2018, the first intergovernmental conference convened on a legally binding mechanism under UNCLOS related to conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity on the high seas.

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Syria

Justice for Syria: Civil Society, The UN Mechanism and National Proceedings

Emma Broches Mon, Nov 26, 2018, 8:50 AM

After more than seven and a half years of death and destruction, the prospect of accountability for the Syrian conflict is not completely hopeless.

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Syrian Civil War

Seven Years into the Syrian War, Is There a Way Out?

Katy Collin Wed, Mar 28, 2018, 8:00 AM

There have been three stalemated Syrian peace initiatives and a new surge in fighting in the last few months.

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Middle East Ticker

Iran Nuclear Deal Still at Risk After Trump Waives Sanctions

J. Dana Stuster Tue, Jan 16, 2018, 11:03 AM

Trump gives the JCPOA a “last chance,” Turkey prepares to attack U.S.-backed forces in eastern Syria and the U.N. stops short of accusing Iran of providing missiles to Yemeni rebels.