International Civil Aviation Organization

October 15, 2024 | |

EU and UK Sanction Iranian Targets in Protest of Tehran’s Transfer of Weapons to Russia and Attack on Israel

The European Union (EU) joined the United Kingdom (UK) in sanctioning seven members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and multiple Iranian airlines on October 14. In...

January 8, 2024 | Tzvi Kahn, Toby Dershowitz

Canada Must Impose Consequences on Iran for Downing Flight PS752

Today marks the fourth anniversary of Iran’s downing of Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752, killing all 176 people on board, including 85 Canadian citizens and permanent residents. The milestone...

November 22, 2022 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Jiwon Ma

No Room for Half-Measures in Aviation Cybersecurity

A Boeing-owned subsidiary, Jeppesen, confirmed in early November that a cyber incident had impacted flight planning and communication software, causing flight delays for airlines using their services. In...

March 4, 2022 | Richard Goldberg, John Hardie

Putin Is Making a Mockery of the United Nations

The Biden administration must finally recognize what engagement at the U.N. can and cannot do.

February 2, 2022 | Tzvi Kahn |

Canada must hold Iran accountable for downing of Ukrainian airliner

It is now clear that if Ottawa and its partners wish to achieve justice for the victims, they must impose harsher penalties on Iran.

October 21, 2021 | Alireza Nader |

In His Second Term, Trudeau Must Fix His Iran Policy

Last month’s re-election of Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister provides an opportunity to reflect on Ottawa’s relationship with the Islamic Republic in Iran. Iran policy is an issue of great...

July 30, 2021 | Morgan Lorraine Viña, Dylan Gresik

Dear Captain Sully: Fasten your Seatbelt

You already have decades of experience navigating the skies. Now, you will need to navigate the realm of multilateral diplomacy.

July 15, 2021 | Dylan Gresik, Toby Dershowitz

ICAO’s Authoritarian Test

When Belarus’ authoritarian strongman, Aleksandr Lukashenko, personally dispatched a fully armed MiG-29 fighter jet to intercept Ryanair Flight FR4978 in order to arrest a journalist and regime critic,...

June 30, 2021 | Toby Dershowitz, Dylan Gresik

International Civil Aviation Organization

June 29, 2021 | Richard Goldberg |

Biden Needs an International Organizations Strategy

A U.S. State Department czar should lead a campaign to stop China and Russia from gaining control of multilateral agencies.

June 25, 2021 | Dylan Gresik |

Canadian Forensic Report Confirms Iran Bears Full Responsibility for Airliner Downing

Canada published on Thursday a long-awaited report confirming that Tehran’s “decisions, actions and omissions, by civil and military officials at the highest levels,” directly led to the downing of...

April 30, 2021 | Dylan Gresik |

Flight 752 file and questions that remain unanswered

In a recent report, the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies referred to Ukraine’s response to the Islamic Republic’s “non-transparent” actions in connection with the case...

April 7, 2021 | Morgan Lorraine Viña, Nathan Picarsic, Emily de La Bruyère

Biden Takes First Step in Countering China Through UN Elections

The departments of State and Commerce last week announced their support for the candidacy of Doreen Bogdan-Martin to be the next secretary-general of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The...

February 24, 2021 | Richard Goldberg |

Can Biden Fix the U.N. Human Rights Council?

The administration insists it can succeed where two U.S. presidents already tried and failed.

December 21, 2020 | Toby Dershowitz, Dylan Gresik

Canadian Report Underscores Iran’s Culpability in Downing of Ukrainian Airliner

Last week, Ralph Goodale, special advisor to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, released a comprehensive report detailing the significant flaws in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s investigation into...

September 17, 2020 | Emily de La Bruyère, Nathan Picarsic

Trump can upend the status quo again by recognizing Taiwan in international organizations

The United Nations General Assembly, currently gathering virtually in New York, celebrates the 75th anniversary of the U.N. this year. The meeting comes amid an unprecedented global health emergency and...

July 21, 2020 | Richard Goldberg |

Another way UN corruption is empowering China

There’s a new cop on the corruption beat at the United Nations: the Chinese Communist Party. China this month quietly ascended to the U.N.’s top oversight panel in a move that should prompt the United...

April 20, 2020 | Talia Katz |

Iran Seeks to Block Investigation of January’s Ukrainian Airliner Crash

Radio Farda reported on Tuesday that Tehran sent Ukraine a draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) that, if signed, would protect the Iranian government from judicial action for the downing of a Ukrainian...

April 15, 2020 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Countering a Corrupt China

How Covid-19 Has Exposed the Regime’s Power Plays

August 24, 2016 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Boeing Should Think Twice Before Iran Sale

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached last year between Iran and six world powers lifted sanctions against Iran’s aviation sector, allowing aircraft manufacturers like&nbsp...