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Facebook’s Oversight Board presents itself as an executor of the global public interest embedded in international law. But in reality, the board uses international law in an imaginative and incoherent fashion, often widely reinterpreting its principles and instruments.
An imminent vote for the secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union will determine the future of the world’s oldest U.N. body—and possibly the internet itself.
The U.N. finally released its report on human rights abuses in Xinjiang. What did the investigation uncover, and what’s next for the international community?
What does it mean when individuals and groups are included in U.N. terrorism reports but don't make the cut for sanctions?
A cease-fire and peace enforcement operation in areas from which the Russians have retreated would certainly not be easy but could be an initial step toward a collective path forward.
Can the Russian Federation be legally removed from the United Nations? The conventional wisdom says no. This post offers a basis for saying yes.
Time is growing short to craft a vision for safeguarding the information environment that enables democracy and to prepare concrete proposals that will counter the authoritarian vision of central control.
Climate change is often thought of as an issue that can only be solved through an unprecedented amount of international cooperation. But geopolitical competition could be another path to a more sustainable future.
Tools developed to combat terrorist financing over the past two decades can be adapted to the growing transnational threat.
The Biden administration has already promised to act on one of the treaty's key provisions.