In 1945, two historic developments reshaped the course of global diplomacy. The first was the establishment of the United Nations in October, following the signing of its Charter in June. This act of collective hope …
The latest stretch in a two-decade-long diplomatic effort to codify rules in cyberspace concluded with a consensus UN report earlier this month. That diplomacy stands in contrast to reality: last week NATO condemned Russia’s cyberattacks …
The United Nations’ Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda suffers from an ongoing burden: the need for less talk and more action. Invariably, several speakers raise this issue at the Security Council’s annual Open Debate …
Beijing’s campaign to erase Taiwan from the international system is built on a lie. Beijing routinely claims that United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758, passed in 1971, settled the issue of Taiwan’s sovereignty and confirmed …
As UN peacekeeping faces an uncertain future, Australia can step up to support this multilateral tool and shape the next phase of UN peace operations. Through greater and more targeted investment in UN peacekeeping and …




