List of United Nations articles
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A man pushes his bike through debris in Bucha, Ukraine, on April 6, 2022. War Is an International Crime. Why Does It Go Unpunished?
A sweeping legal history reveals how the international community failed to live up to the promises of Nuremberg.
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An Azawad Liberation Front militant stands on a pickup truck next to a damaged Russian Mi-24 helicopter at the former Africa Corps barracks in Kidal, Mali, on May 6. Mali Plays Russian Roulette
Recent violence exposes the flaws in the Kremlin’s mercenary security model.
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A woman walks past a photo depicting people in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on July 13, 2025. Rethinking Transitional Justice in Bosnia
Western assessments miss how economic ties have quietly advanced reconciliation.
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Grossi is seen from the mid-torso on upward as he speaks into a microphone. He wears a dark blue suit and a lighter blue tie, and a shadow cuts across his face, mostly obscuring the right half of it. The Race for the Next U.N. Chief Kicks Off
The selection process for António Guterres’s successor begins with a grilling for four contenders.
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U Thant speaks during a session of the Security Council focused on the Cuban missile crisis. Back to Basics at the U.N.
Rather than climate, disease, or artificial intelligence, the next secretary-general should stay focused on conflict resolution.
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A rocket is displayed during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 15, 2017. How Worried Should We Be About Nuclear War?
Rafael Grossi, the head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, says abandoning the idea of nonproliferation would be a “dramatic mistake.”
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Paraguayan President Santiago Peña, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani participate in the signing ceremony of the Board of Peace in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22. Trump’s Board of Peace Cracks the BRICS Wall
The myth of a global south resisting U.S. hegemony melted away in Davos.
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The logo of the “Board of Peace” presented during the World Economic Forum annual meetings in Davos, Switzerland. The Look of Empire
Donald Trump’s dangerous fixation with imperial aesthetics.
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Trump beams and sits at a long table while holding up a folder containing printed text as well as his large signature. Other world leaders stand behind him, some with their hands clasped, some clapping. The Board of Discord
Trump’s “Board of Peace” is neither an alternative to the U.N. nor a harmless vanity project but a threat to international cooperation.
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz arrives for a Security Council meeting concerning the situation in Venezuela, in New York. 2026 Is Already Challenging the U.N.
The Trump administration’s mix of aggression and withdrawal is testing the international body.
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U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz is seen surrounded by other diplomats and people at a U.N. Security Council meeting. Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Prompts an Identity Crisis at the U.N.
The international community appears powerless to address the attack.
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An illustration shows one empty flagpole alongside the flags of multiple countries. The U.S. flag is seen at far right, untethered, flying out of frame. The World-Minus-One Moment
Managing the global order with an antagonistic Washington.
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Grid of five headshots, some are black and white and some have a read overlay. The Best Conversations of the Year
FP Live’s guests included Europe’s top diplomat and a Gen Z economic whisperer.
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Starmer and other personnel stand around a circular table, trying out white AI-powered goggles and handheld instruments. The British flag is on bright display on the wall behind them. The Death—and Rebirth—of Science Diplomacy
Once a vehicle for global cooperation, international science has become a high-stakes arena of geopolitical rivalry.
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Kenyan police officers in camouflage clothing display a white flag with the words "Multinational Security Mission" in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The U.N.’s Latest Haiti Mandate Is a Rebrand, Not a Rethink
The Gang Suppression Force repackages the same strategies that have failed the country for decades.
