Barbara Crossette

Barbara Crossette is The Nation's United Nations correspondent. A former foreign correspondent for the New York Times, she is the author of several books on Asia, including So Close to Heaven: The Vanishing Buddhist Kingdoms of the Himalayas, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1995 and in paperback by Random House/Vintage Destinations in 1996, and a collection of travel essays about colonial resort towns that are still attracting visitors more than a century after their creation, The Great Hill Stations of Asia, published by Westview Press in 1998 and in paperback by Basic Books in 1999. In 2000, she wrote a survey of India and Indian-American relations, India: Old Civilization in a New World, for the Foreign Policy Association in New York. She is also the author of India Facing the 21st Century, published by Indiana University Press in 1993.

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The International Criminal Court's First Verdict Provokes Renewed Scrutiny (War and Peace, Global Organizations)

ICC judges found the Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga Dyilo guilty of conscripting children. Will this conviction make a difference?

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UN Human Rights Council Reports on Abuses in Syria (World Leaders, Global Organizations)

A new report has found the Assad regime responsible for crimes against humanity. Will it do anything to stop the bloodshed?

Barbara Crossette

'The Elders' Take a Stand Against Child Marriage (Gender and Sexuality, World)

These ten leaders are using their wealth of knowledge to attack a root cause of social dysfunction.

Barbara Crossette

UN Women Limps Toward Its First Anniversary (Gender Issues, Global Organizations)

The newest UN agency, once hailed as the best hope for action on women’s rights, fell short of money and power this year.

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Human Rights Experts Condemn Chinese Repression of Tibetan Buddhists (Global Organizations, Race and Religion)

China usually manages to quash UN calls for action on its human rights violations. Not this time.

Barbara Crossette

Muslims Get the Message as Turkey's Bid to Join the EU Stalls (Regions and Countries, Politics)

If Europe's biggest social worry is the integration—or not—of Muslims, nothing would be smarter than positive gestures towards Turkey. Unfortunately, the EU isn't making any.

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Muslims Get the Message as Turkey’s Bid to Join EU Stalls (Regions and Countries)

If Europe’s biggest social worry is the integration—or not—of its Muslim populations, nothing would be smarter than positive gestures towards Turkey. Unfortunately, the EU isn't making any.

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US-UN Relations, Foreign Aid to Come Under Fire in New Congress (US Politics, Global Organizations)

Obama was just beginning to repair US-UN relations. Now that Republicans have taken back the House, resurgent cold warriors and neo-isolationists could make 2011 a risky year for internationalism.

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A Legacy of Triumph and Controversy: Richard Holbrooke, 1941–2010 (Lived History, Politics)

The tough and hyper-energetic diplomat’s career spanned more than four decades. He leaves behind a complicated legacy—and in Afghanistan, an unfinished mission.

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WikiLeaks Reveals State Department Pushed Diplomats to Spy (US Politics, World Leaders, Global Organizations)

The new cable dump includes a State Department directive to have diplomats spy on UN officials. The UN has been a playground for spies since its origin—but this recent order goes further than before.

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