Per a 2019 Pew Research Center poll[1], only 36% of Republicans have a favorable view of the United Nations. Comparatively, 77% of Democrats and 60% of independents see the UN in a favorable light. This aligns with the global trend…
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Should the United Nations Security Council be Reformed?
According to the UN’s Charter, the United Nations Security Council (SC) — one of the organization’s six main organs — bears “primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security”. When looking at the state of the world, it…
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What to Expect at the Upcoming UN Climate Conference in Bonn
The 23rd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place in Bonn from November 6th to 17th, 2017 under the presidency of Fiji. The goal is the advance of the implementation…
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When is a country not a country?
A primer on Taiwan/Republic of China/People’s Republic of China/One China Policy… That might sound like a bit of a stupid question – the definition for a country tends to be quite simple: “a nation with its own government, occupying a…