International Organizations

The next president of the world’s largest development organization needs to chart a new direction for a new era.

The Washington power vacuum that worked in the U.N. ambassador’s favor is mostly resolved.

President Trump’s United Nations ambassador dismisses speculation that she intends to challenge him in 2020.

U.N. member states must renew their commitment to the vital peacekeeping operations that end wars, protect civilians, and save lives.

Mari Stull, a wine blogger-turned-Trump appointee, is the subject of two investigations into allegations of reprisals and bullying at the State Department.

Mari Stull’s arrival at the State Department’s International Organization Bureau is triggering an exodus of top career staffers.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government is abusing international law enforcement institutions to target its critics.

An American assessment regimen would propel international organizations to better serve their own missions — and to incorporate U.S. interests.

A ‘freaked-out’ NATO braces for Donald Trump’s first meeting of the transatlantic alliance.

Turmoil and violence threaten Joseph Kabila’s grip on power.

How corporations, activists, and politicians turned the language of human rights into meaningless babble.

With three African countries giving notice that they intend to abandon the ICC, a coordinated exodus might soon be coming.

The Assad family’s favorite international development organization tried to turn Syria into an agricultural powerhouse. Its failure sparked a civil war.

They were the few ships left of what was once one of the most lucrative illegal fishing operations in history. An inside look at the high seas chases that may have brought them down for good.

China isn’t ready to supply the rest of the world with RMB. So why does it matter if the currency gets the IMF's stamp of approval?

Germany's Angela Merkel is leading the G-7 charge to seriously reform the World Health Organization. But will her campaign actually lead to lasting change?

The G-7 is gathering to tackle the world’s biggest problems. It’s starting with Ebola -- and what the World Health Organization did wrong.

It’s about time.

You can’t assess an election’s integrity without choosing to monitor it, but the decision to do so can be seen as conferring undue legitimacy on an unfair vote.

Yes, Palestine just became a member of the International Criminal Court. But Israel can still avoid global humiliation -- by subjecting itself to genuine self-scrutiny.