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The Problem with Human Rights

Daniel Warner | While human rights are now ‘mainstreamed’ within the United Nations system, their regular operationalization on the ground is lacking. What is the point of having lofty principles and legal treaties when they are so often violated?

The Clock Is Once Again Ticking at a Paralyzed World Trade Organization. Will It Spring Back to Life?

Setting a short deadline to increase pressure is as old a technique as negotiations themselves. But this time, several trade diplomats in Geneva told me, if a solution can't be found by February 24 to the deadlock that has been hobbling the World Trade Organization (WTO), the fear

Reports of the death of the WTO are premature—or are they?

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Reports of the death of the WTO are premature—or are they?

Biden's Breakthrough in Poland

Biden's Breakthrough in Poland

Slavomir Sierakowski | US President Joe Biden’s recent appearances in Kyiv and Warsaw could represent a turning point in the Russia-Ukraine war. The United States and its allies are now leaving no doubt that they will support Ukraine in its pursuit of a complete military victory.

The crumbling nuclear taboo

The crumbling nuclear taboo

Beatrice Fihn | “Stopping nuclear threats, reducing the chances that nuclear weapons will be used, and making genuine progress toward nuclear disarmament will demand a truly global commitment”

#112 The G|O Briefing, October 6, 2022

A CLOSE VICTORY FOR CHINA AND A REBUKE TO THE WEST AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL | BRINGING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS PERPETRATORS TO JUSTICE | STOPPING PHONE HACKING | NUKES NOT AN OPTION

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How China, Russia, and their friends are using the International Telecommunication Union to impose their authoritarian internet and surveillance model on the world

US declarations of support for American candidates to top positions at international organizations are not unusual. But they rarely come from the White House, in particular about an organization referred to as “the most important UN agency you have never heard of.”

#110 The G|O Briefing, September 22, 2022

AT ITU, THE ELECTION THAT MIGHT DECIDE THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET - POST COVID, WILL THE PALAIS EVER GO BACK TO NORMAL? - BACKSTAGE WITH THE UN PRESS

A successor for Michelle Bachelet: Antonio Guterres’ dilemma

Bachelet leaves office while widely criticized by civil society and governments alike for her refusal, so far, to publish her office’s report on violations of human rights in China, an episode which reflects a broader crisis in the UN’s attempts to deal with gross human rights violations.

After meeting Mohammed bin Salman, should Joe Biden meet Vladimir Putin?

Daniel Warner | Overall peace—as well as increased oil production—overrides the horrendous human rights record of the Saudi leader, according to the Biden team.

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