Racing the Clock, Chemical Experts Begin to Disarm Syria Racing the Clock, Chemical Experts Begin to Disarm Syria
An operation of this scale, in the midst of a civil war with a fragmented armed opposition, has never been attempted before.
Oct 7, 2013 / Barbara Crossette
United States and Russia Reach Agreement on Syrian Disarmament United States and Russia Reach Agreement on Syrian Disarmament
In arriving at a unanimous agreement on a resolution to disarm Syria of its chemical weapons, the Security Council has proved that the UN still matters.
Oct 1, 2013 / Barbara Crossette
Security Council Begins Writing Resolution on Syria Security Council Begins Writing Resolution on Syria
The UN must investigate all allegations of who has used chemical weapons.
Sep 23, 2013 / Barbara Crossette
How to Disarm During a Civil War How to Disarm During a Civil War
If and when an inspection and disarmament commission is set up for Syria, can the UN mount a credible and effective mission?
Sep 16, 2013 / Barbara Crossette
UN Takes on Disarmament’s Next Frontier: Killer Robots UN Takes on Disarmament’s Next Frontier: Killer Robots
A new campaign against robotic weapons systems is challenging society’s latest threat to peace.
Jun 14, 2013 / Barbara Crossette
Buddhist Violence in Burma Buddhist Violence in Burma
Buddhism is marked by concern for the welfare of all “sentient” creatures. But when it is harnessed to ethnic intolerance and extreme nationalism, it can turn violent. ...
Apr 30, 2013 / Barbara Crossette
At the UN, Twenty Years of Backlash to ‘Women’s Rights Are Human Rights’ At the UN, Twenty Years of Backlash to ‘Women’s Rights Are Human Rights’
Socially conservative American Catholics and evangelicals who have led a decades-long campaign against the rights of women in the United States are now gearing up for a season of b...
Mar 5, 2013 / Barbara Crossette
Once Again, Senate Republicans Reject International Human Rights Once Again, Senate Republicans Reject International Human Rights
As the federal government refuses to recognize the UN treaty on the rights of the disabled, a growing number of cities are incorporating international human rights standards into t...
Dec 12, 2012 / Barbara Crossette
Transformation, Still Incomplete, Sweeps Burma Transformation, Still Incomplete, Sweeps Burma
Southeast Asia has not seen such a dramatic political shift in a generation or more.
Oct 2, 2012 / Barbara Crossette
Liberia’s Peacebuilder Liberia’s Peacebuilder
Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian who mustered her desperate countrywomen into a peace movement, is attracting international attention as one of Africa’s most powerful voices for s...
Jul 19, 2012 / Barbara Crossette