The New York Times reports that this sculpture of a golden fist crushing a U.S. jet was one of Colonel Gaddafi's favorite works of art. What is the point of...
Richard Gowan
Richard Gowan coordinates the International Security Institutions program at the Center on International Cooperation, New York University. He is also the UN Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations and an associate of the Foreign Policy Center (London).
Securing Libya: the next steps
So, it's all over in Libya. Or is it? I tend to concur with Stephen Walt's nervous take: The danger is that we will have another "Mission Accomplished"...
Why academics aren’t politicians
The New York Times has done a series of mini-interviews with "leaders in fields other than politics", asking them what they would do if they were President. ...
The UN’s not-so-rapid rebuttal mechanism
This Wednesday (17 August) Foreign Policy published a piece by Ban Ki-moon's Chief of Staff, Vijay Nambiar, rebutting an earlier article by former South...
The Horn of Africa doesn’t need the UK’s teenagers
There is no shortage of post-riot commentary pieces about what to do with Britain's under-educated and unemployed teens. The prize for most dangerous...
Could Iranian peacekeepers survive in Liverpool?
Iran has made a generous proposal to the people of Britain: Commander of Iran's Basij Force says it is ready to deploy peacekeeper forces in London as the...
Iran perfects the art of meaningless UN babble
UN Watch is an NGO that specializes in getting cross about the numerous misdeeds (whether major or minor) of the UN system. This week it has had something...
The UN’s “Green Police”: how sloppy Guardian reporting feeds silly right-wing punditry
Here's a rather odd bit of UN-bashing from last Friday: The United Nations Security Council is looking into forming a new environmental peacekeeping force to...
International aid: ready for retrenchment?
It's clearly the season to be thinking about whether our current levels of aid spending are politically sustainable. As Alex highlights in his excellent post...
No honeymoon for Ban Ki-moon
As Colum Lynch notes, Ban Ki-moon has been showered with "glowing plaudits" since he won a second term as UN Secretary-General last week. In a short memo to...
Jeffrey Sachs pens a love letter to Ban Ki-moon
Development guru Jeffrey Sachs really, really likes Ban Ki-moon: The world can breathe easier with the reelection this month of United Nations...
Kazakhs cross about crossword
And this week's prize for healthy democratic debate goes to... Kazakhstan! A Kazakh weekly newspaper is facing calls for its closure over a crossword clue...
The UN’s slithery Swazi snake sorrows
A new threat to the United Nations is reported in Swaziland: A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) worker was terribly shaken and emotionally moved...
Norwegian diplomacy will hurt your ears
The versatility of modern diplomats never ceases to amaze... Following a reported global rise in interest in black metal, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry has...
Ban Ki-moon: our top ten Ban-tastic moments
This week, Ban Ki-moon announced that he wants a second term at the helm of the UN. As I predicted last September, the U.S. is behind his renewal, and the...
Moralism and realism in the Security Council
Today, Britain and France are tabling a Security Council resolution condemning the violence in Syria. While the French Foreign Minister has predicted in...
The Multilateral Milk Man
While everyone is asking who will be the next boss of the IMF, another top international job is becoming vacant. The current Economist contains an ad for a...
The EU wants to take away not only your freedom, but also your Marmite
Worrisome news from Guernsey, the nicest of the Channel Islands: A MARMITE ban in Denmark has shown what could happen in Guernsey if deputies sign up to EU...
All quiet on the Kashmiri front…
Sushant K. Singh has a great piece over at World Politics Review on the state of Indian Kashmir (you may need to subscribe). Something seems to be going...
Putin and the “gnome raised by bears”
Ben Judah has a wonderful piece over on the ECFR blog about a new Russian comic strip celebrating "Super Putin": Liberal bloggers have certainly been stirred...
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