United Nations Security Council

Trump Shouldn’t Delist Syria Without Conditions

The inclusion of Syria on the U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism list is important leverage the U.S. should not give up easily.

Five Key Legal Questions About the June 2026 U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding

This article analyzes five key legal questions relating to the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed on June 17, 2026 by U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian.

10 Cases of UN Abuse, Waste, and Subversion of U.S. Interests

The United Nations is hurtling toward self-inflicted insolvency, and it has itself to blame. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres needs to secure $8.68 billion to keep the lights on for regular operations...

Can US Engagement Rescue the United Nations From Irrelevance?

The next UN leader will take office at a time when the international body is experiencing an unprecedented crisis of purpose.

The UN’s fatal formula for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

If this issue is seen as the anchor of the region’s broader woes, that is not because the cold data bears it out, but because much of the world has been swayed by a decades-long propaganda effort initiated by the Soviet Union and its Arab allies.

Analysis of IAEA Iran Verification and Monitoring and NPT Safeguards Reports — June 2026

Excerpt This report summarizes and assesses information in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) quarterly report, dated June 4, 2026: Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement...

Iran-Backed Houthis Assist Resurgent Somali Pirates

The western section of the Indian Ocean, with its key trade routes and its maritime chokepoints, has faced no shortage of crises between disruptions caused by the Houthis in Yemen and their backers in...

The Dangerous Failure to Hold Hamas Accountable for Using Human Shields

How international institutions’ silence on Hamas hiding behind civilians incentivizes human shields use, and distorts law and accountability.

5 Things To Know About China’s Wartime Support for Iran

China is Iran’s top trading partner and one of the regime’s most important economic lifelines. Beijing is not seeking a wider Middle East war, especially one that threatens energy flows through the...

Houthis portray steadfast support for Iran, reportedly consider Red Sea toll

After mostly sitting out the campaign that was launched by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, Houthi leader Abdulmalik al Houthi reiterated the Yemeni terrorist group’s...

Will the Next UN Leader Be Good for America?

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s time in office is coming to an end, which raises the question: Who will lead the world’s most important multilateral body next? The 2026 secretary-general...

Syria thwarts Hezbollah plot, vows at UN to fight terrorist groups

The Syrian Interior Ministry and General Intelligence Service thwarted a plot by a Hezbollah cell, Syrian state media reported on April 19. Four days later, Syria’s permanent representative...

All quiet on the Lebanese front? 

Hezbollah is not just Israel’s enemy

When Aoun Meets Netanyahu

Lebanese President Michel Aoun is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in the coming weeks, according to President Trump, who said he would invite both leaders....

Iran’s Support for Russia and Lessons Learned from Ukraine

Hamas says it may give up some weapons, IDF reports 5 ceasefire violations April 17-21

On April 19, The New York Times reported that Hamas officials said the group is ready to give up “thousands of automatic rifles and other weapons belonging to its police force and other...

Don’t Let Iran Sow Hunger Around the World

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has revealed Iran’s ability to threaten the global food supply.

Iran at a crossroads: Australia’s opportunities and pitfalls

Over the last few weeks, the Islamist regime in Tehran has expanded the scope of its hostage-taking operation. Not satisfied with only taking Western citizens hostage and then extorting their governments,...

US, Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire in exchange for reopening of Strait of Hormuz

After 39 days of fighting between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, the US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire. While there are conflicting reports regarding...

Hamas Given Ultimatum on Disarmament After Group Signals Unwillingness To Cooperate

President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BOP) initiative, whose first task is overseeing the implementation of the ceasefire in Gaza, has reportedly given Hamas until the week’s end...