What to expect from the UN in the Israel-Hamas war Erik Voeten - February 1, 2024 The UN will have to overcome deep distrust among Israelis.
Was the COP28 climate meeting a cop-out – or something bigger? Jeremy Wallace - December 14, 2023 A big energy transition is coming, but not necessarily quickly.
Calling Ukrainian refugees more ‘civilized’ than Syrians requires willful amnesia Oumar Ba, Lina Benabdallah, and Elif Kalaycioglu - March 21, 2022 The history of the West suggests something else entirely
The U.N. climate report is dire. So why are there no limits on maritime shipping’s carbon emissions? Jan Stockbruegger - August 11, 2021 My research examined the politics behind the dearth of policies.
Biden called climate change an ‘existential threat.’ Can the U.N. Security Council help? Morgan Bazilian, Joshua Busby, and Florian Krampe - March 1, 2021 The U.S. presides over the council this month
Trump officials have talked about resuming nuclear testing. Here’s why that would hurt the U.S. Or Rabinowitz and James Cameron - May 29, 2020 Maintaining existing nuclear norms is in everyone’s interest.
The climate is changing. Here’s how politics will also change. Thomas Hale, Jeff Colgan, and Jessica Green - October 8, 2018 [caption id="attachment_78656" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A penguin stands on an iceberg
Why do we need new rules on shipping emissions? Well, 90 percent of global trade depends on ships. Jessica Green - April 17, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72341" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Foss Maritime hybrid tug Carolyn
Harvey caused a chemical plant explosion. Is that the next face of climate change? Jeff Colgan - September 6, 2017 Among Hurricane Harvey’s devastating effects were environmental accidents. In Crosby,
For the first time ever, the U.S. will abstain when the U.N. votes against its embargo on Cuba. That’s a big deal. Erik Voeten - October 26, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48448" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to
The Iran nuclear deal is actually far from over Amy Nelson - December 5, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27560" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] A mushroom cloud rises with ships
Okay, so what if Iran does get nuclear weapons? Mark Bell - August 20, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28772" align="aligncenter" width="982"] MARSHALL ISLANDS - JULY 1946 -
Why did Iran make a nuclear deal now? Rupal Mehta - July 17, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27560" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] A mushroom cloud rises with ships
Opening relations with Cuba also makes the U.S. less isolated Erik Voeten - December 17, 2014 President Obama on Wednesday announced that the United States would normalize relations
The Palestine Vote: Who Will Vote How? Erik Voeten - September 16, 2011 The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is not a legislature.
Voting with the Islands Erik Voeten - October 16, 2009 The figure above (my contribution to the APSA task force)