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Philippe Sands on prosecuting Putin for the crime of aggression

The ICC indictment against Vladimir Putin reinforces the case for prosecuting him for the crime of aggression, says international lawyer and noted author Philippe Sands.

Olaf Wientzek, on the latest KAS Concise Atlas of International Geneva

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Olaf Wientzek, on the latest KAS Concise Atlas of International Geneva

Mona Seif, on her jailed brother, Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah

On her brother Alaa Abd El-Fattah

Pierre Hazan, on negotiating with the devil

On negotiating with the devil

Gennady Gatilov, Russia’s Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, on the war in Ukraine

"The so-called collective West has long forsaken its core concerns for human rights, instead using the Council as a playground to host the blame game against its political opponents, this time Russia and China."

Simplice Ayangma Bonoho, on WHO's mixed legacy in Africa

“The legacy of colonialism still pervades global health and sanitary policies in Africa and elsewhere.”

Michael J. Barnett, on global governance in an age of change

“International organizations are not going to be able to move great powers where they do not want to go, and they are likely to be in survival mode.”

Richard Gowan, on the war devastating impact on the UN

New York-based Gowan, UN director at the International Crisis Group, is one of the most astute and seasoned observers of the UN and multilateralism. In ‘The UN Is Another Casualty of Russia’s War: Why the Organization Might Never Bounce Back’, an op-ed piece in Foreign Affairs, Gowan writes that

Johann Aeschlimann, on the UN Economic and Social Council

A delegate spends four years in New York on average; there is not a lot of time to get accustomed to the institution. If we can make life easier for these ECOSOC delegates, we can help them spend less time and effort finding their way and more time working on substance.

Abishur Prakash, on the death of the "flat world."

Abishur Prakash, on the death of the "flat world."

"All the bridges that have been built to connect our societies are now being taken down."

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