Richard Gowan

Richard Gowan is the U.N. director at the International Crisis Group.

Articles by Richard Gowan

Morgan Ortagus, a woman in her 40s wearing an orange suit jacket, raises her right hand while voting. Other officials and aides sit beside her at a long desk.

America’s Infuriating and Irreplaceable Role at the U.N.

Analysis

September 19, 2025, 10:29 AM

A U.N. peacekeeper in a blue helmet is seen in profile as he holds the pole of a blue U.N. flag in front of a razor wire border fence. Three other blue-helmet troops are visible behind him, holding rifles and peering at the camera. The landscape beyond the fence is a dusty hill spotted with sparse plants.

At 80, the U.N. Is Down but Not Out

Argument

June 25, 2025, 2:59 PM

Trump stands at a podium with both arms outstretched and his hands open as he speaks. He wears a dark suit and a bright red tie.

Trump Is Trying to Remake the United Nations

Analysis

March 3, 2025, 5:18 PM

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Don’t pretend the U.N. can save Syria

The Middle East Channel

September 3, 2013, 9:29 PM

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Brahimi’s final acts

The Middle East Channel

January 15, 2013, 2:01 PM

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Is it time for Kofi Annan to give up in Syria?

The Middle East Channel

May 18, 2012, 6:43 PM

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Kofi Annan and Syria — the case for deliberate caution

The Middle East Channel

March 30, 2012, 4:12 PM

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Don’t write off the Arab League in Syria … yet

The Middle East Channel

January 6, 2012, 5:26 PM

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How not to intervene in Syria

The Middle East Channel

December 1, 2011, 9:04 PM

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Does Libya really need European peacekeepers?

The Middle East Channel

August 26, 2011, 5:13 PM

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Can the UN clean up Libya?

The Middle East Channel

Bruce D. Jones, Richard Gowan, Jake Sherman

April 11, 2011, 4:13 PM

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