United Nations

U.N. sanctions inspectors feel unsupported and unsafe.

China’s method for blocking sanctions regimes.

How the world came to depend on U.N. punitive measures and why the enforcement system is under threat—the first in an FP series.

Even as other domains of policy diversify, peacemaking is still left almost entirely to men.

Baku and Yerevan are not members of the International Criminal Court. That means an independent international investigation is needed to ensure accountability for atrocities.

FP columnists and contributors break down the good, the bad, and the ugly from the 76th U.N. General Assembly.

The Chinese government is using every means at its disposal to do battle with NGOs.

World leaders have little to celebrate on the 30th anniversary of South Korea and North Korea joining the United Nations.

Money isn’t the problem. Power is.

Civil society representatives are blocked over COVID-19 concerns, even as foreign diplomats and journalists pass freely through the headquarters.

Sergey Lavrov has honed the practice of body blocking U.S. and European diplomacy at every turn.

A Taliban letter to the secretary-general sets the stage for a diplomatic showdown.

This week’s U.N. General Assembly provides an opportunity to assist the minorities, activists, women, and girls still in Afghanistan.

A U.N. peacekeeping mission could help avert civil war.

The U.S. president has yet to convince the world that a post-Trump America is here to stay.

Some world leaders traveling to New York are ignoring coronavirus safety protocols.

France recalls its envoys to Washington and Canberra over a dispute ahead of the major U.N. summit.

From COVID-19 to climate, the U.S. president will focus his first General Assembly speech on the world body’s indispensability.

The newly reelected secretary-general wants the world to work together to battle pandemics, inequality, and climate change.