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U.N. Friends Silent on Foreign Ops
Yesterday, on an 81 to 12 vote, the Senate passed the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of...
‘Scramble for the Arctic’
As my colleague Scott Paul has written on numerous occasions (here and here and here), it is important for the U.S. Senate...
UN Resolution Commits 26,000 Strong Peacekeeping Force to Darfur
The resolution approved by the UN Security Council on Wednesday to send peacekeepers to Darfur has been hailed as an extremely positive...
UNEPS Could Be In Darfur Right Now
I want to congratulate the governments that worked through the UN Security Council to pass Resolution 1769 on Tuesday. It officially creates...
The United Nations is NOT a Dirty Word
The U.S. has played a formative role in starting the United Nations, and it is a crucial tool for diplomacy and security....
Law of the Sea Digest
The Senate won't move on the Law of the Sea until after the August recess. Holding hearings on the Convention this month,...
Senate to take up Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill after recess
Yesterday it was revealed that the Senate will take up the FY 2008 Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill after the August recess. This...
Ban’s Darfur Moment (With More to Come)
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon meets with President Bush today to discuss (over the din of Iraq) the situation in Darfur. Mr....
UN Emergency Peace Service: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
For the past four weeks or so I've been meeting extensively with Congressional staff about a proposed UN Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS)....
Getting the Ball rolling on a UN Emergency Peace Service
I am writing from the newly painted intern office to say that we are at it again. For the past week we...
Emergency Peace Service Support Growing and Needed
Support for a permanent United Nations Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS) is increasing. 37 non-profit groups, including the United Nations Association USA, Refugees...