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The United Nations Security Council: Origins As A Roadmap To Reform

The United Nations Security Council: Origins As A Roadmap To Reform

by John LaLime | Apr 1, 2022 | All

Like most modern international institutions, the United Nations Security Council, and the United Nations itself, traces its origins back to the end of the Second World War. The Council – both exclusive and amorphous – possesses the power to make decisions that can...
The Geopolitics of Olympic Boycotts

The Geopolitics of Olympic Boycotts

by Meredith Gusky | Jan 24, 2022 | All, Asia, China, Human Rights, North America, Special Features, Sports, U.S. Foreign Policy

China is set to host the Winter Olympics, beginning on February 3, 2021. The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, as well as Denmark, Estonia, and Lithuania announced a diplomatic boycott of the games. These countries will not send government officials to...
DTR for Duterte: Determining the Relationship Between the Philippines and the United States under the Biden Administration

DTR for Duterte: Determining the Relationship Between the Philippines and the United States under the Biden Administration

by Garrett May | May 20, 2021 | All, Human Rights, Southeast Asia, U.S. Foreign Policy

Shortly after his election in 2016, polling surveys put President Duterte’s trust rating among Filipinos at 91 percent. One commenter observed “it seems he has the pulse of his nation.” But as a politician whose unusually transparent temper has been a cause of concern...
Who Is Biden’s Pick For UN Ambassador? And What Could It Mean For US Foreign Relations?

Who Is Biden’s Pick For UN Ambassador? And What Could It Mean For US Foreign Relations?

by Meredith Gusky | Jan 20, 2021 | All, Human Rights, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations

On November 23, President-elect Joe Biden chose Linda Thomas Greenfield, a career diplomat, to serve as his Ambassador to the United Nations. The U.N. Ambassadors serve as the voice of the United States at the UN. They negotiate and promote foreign policy objectives...
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