by Paul R. Pillar The stated rationale for the United States casting on Tuesday one of the very lonely votes it sometimes casts at the United Nations General Assembly, on matters on which almost the entire world sees things differently, warrants some reflection. The resolution in question this time endorsed the creation of a nuclear
by Peter Jenkins So much has been written and said about the uranium enrichment aspect of the 14-month nuclear negotiation with Iran that it is hard to look at it with fresh eyes, and starting from first principles. Nonetheless what follows is an attempt to do so. It suggests that the US and Iran are
via Lobe Log
On 20 August Al-Monitor published a perceptive article about the upcoming Iranian three-year presidency of the Non Aligned Movement (NAM). The authors were Abbas Maleki, who was a deputy foreign minister of Iran for many years, and Kaveh Afrasiabi. One of the authors’ points was that any nuclear “missteps” by [...]
En Español
The Latest
From IPS News
- Seeking Justice for the Civilian Victims of the Syrian Civil War
- Who Should be the Next UN Leader?PART 7 FINAL
- Will a Two-State Solution include Palestine as a UN Member State?
- UN Live’s CEO Katja Iversen Talks About the Power of Popular Culture and ‘Sounds Right’
- Afghan Women’s Voices Stifled as Taliban Tightens Media Controls
- ‘Toasting the World’s Most Natural Talent’: UN Museum Campaign Recognizes NATURE’s Contributions to Music
- Urgent Global Action Is Essential To Stop Wave of Plastic Pollution
- Making the Global Financial Architecture Work for Emerging Markets and Developing Countries (EMDEs)
- Who Should be the Next UN Leader?PART 6
- The Summit of the Future Is a Rare Chance to Fix a Broken System: Civil Society Must Be Included
- Online fundraising for IPS Inter Press Service at Razoo