United Nations

October 6, 2026 | Simone Rodan-Benzaquen |

Britain’s Greens and the Jews: Belonging on Condition

On October 4, at their Brighton conference, members of the Green Party of England and Wales adopted a motion equating Zionism with racism and refused to protect members affiliated with a synagogue. This development raises questions for the entire European Green political family, including France’s Les Écologistes.

October 5, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Who Will Do Lebanon’s Job?

The Trilateral Framework can move forward only after a third party that independently verifies, for Israel, that Lebanon has fulfilled its responsibilities in a pilot zone.

October 1, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Hezbollah’s Shadow Economy in Post-Assad Syria

September 30, 2026 | Will Selber

Anti-Taliban resistance claims attacks across Afghanistan in September

As the Taliban enters its sixth year in power, a resistance against its rule remains active despite lacking a sanctuary or an official state sponsor. Throughout September, eight anti-Taliban resistance...

September 30, 2026 | Ben Cohen |

UN Human Rights Council, European Governments Launch Economic Warfare Against Israel

International opprobrium towards the presence of Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, commonly known as the West Bank, is discernibly shifting from rhetorical condemnation to economic and legal warfare. Three...

September 30, 2026 | Clifford D. May |

Medvedev’s message

The former Russian president explains why Putin fights

September 29, 2026 | Richard Goldberg, Ben Cohen

Don’t let our next UN secretary-general be a shill for China, Cuba and Hamas

Excerpt The race to choose the next U.N. secretary-general has yet to produce a clear frontrunner, but at least one candidate currently making headway should ring alarm bells in Washington. The most...

September 26, 2026 | Simone Rodan-Benzaquen |

The UN made racism against Jews acceptable.

Twenty-five years ago, Jews went to the “United Nations World Conference Against Racism” to fight racism. They left learning that Jew-hatred would be treated differently.

September 25, 2026 | Ben Cohen |

The UN is still obsessed with Israel

Antisemitism simmers within the world body, most notably these days in the actions and words of Francesca Albanese, the special rapporteur on the “occupied Palestinian territories.”

September 23, 2026 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

How Trump Redefined U.S.-Iran Policy At The UN

Trump makes his case and raises the stakes for the Islamic Republic in New York.

September 21, 2026 | Will Selber |

Pakistan conducts airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan in retaliation for terrorist attacks

On September 20, Pakistan conducted airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan, reportedly targeting militants suspected of involvement in recent terrorist attacks in western Pakistan. Pakistan claimed that the...

September 18, 2026 | Ben Cohen |

8 Questions Facing the United Nations at UNGA 81

The United Nations was formed “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” Yet more armed conflicts rage worldwide today than at any point since the world body’s formation at the end...

September 17, 2026 | Ahmad Sharawi, Justin Leopold-Cohen

Syria’s military is rebuilding, but foreign influence may slow security progress

Foreign influence in the Syrian military, chiefly Turkish and Russian, combined with the continued presence of extremist elements within its ranks, will constrain Damascus’s ability to take steps consistent...

September 16, 2026 | Craig Singleton, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Joe Dougherty

Previewing the Trump-Xi Summit 

September 14, 2026 | Edmund Fitton-Brown |

Britain’s refusal to designate the Houthis is ‘increasingly absurd’

Excerpt Andy Burnham is preparing to cut £200 off energy bills for some of Britain’s poorest households this winter as the Iran war sends another shudder through global energy markets. It is an understandable...

September 14, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Houthis take Yemen’s Red Sea coast and key Bab al Mandeb islands

On September 10, the Houthis seized the strategic port city of Mocha on Yemen’s southern Red Sea coast. The next day, the Iran-backed group pushed south, culminating with the capture of the...

September 10, 2026 | Richard Goldberg, Ben Cohen, Joe Dougherty

Previewing the 2026 UN General Assembly

September 10, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

U.S. Sanctions on Iranian Aviation Should Be Followed by Operational Isolation

Washington first tightened the chokehold on Tehran at sea and is now extending it to the skies. On September 8, the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned all 27 remaining active Iranian airlines...

September 9, 2026 | Edmund Fitton-Brown |

Post-9/11 Lessons — We Overlooked Festering Geostrategic Issues

As we approach the 25th anniversary of 9/11, it is important to reflect on the historic significance of that atrocity and on the lessons we have drawn and should draw from it. The 20 years that followed...

September 7, 2026 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

The New Islamic Empire: Will Turkey Inherit Iran’s Mantle?

Despite being 1,000 miles apart and in different time zones, Turkey and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) maintain a military partnership that operates in direct violation of a standing UN arms embargo....