Will Putin Save NATO?

by Robert E. Hunter Almost from the day the Cold War ended, pundits, professors, and professionals alike have been wondering Quo Vadis? for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This has happened despite the facts that NATO (at times also… Continue Reading

A New World Order? Think Again.

by James A. Russell Russia’s storming of the Ukrainian naval base in Crimea just as Iran and world powers wrapped up another round of negotiations in Vienna earlier this week represent seemingly contradictory bookends to a world that some believe… Continue Reading

Punishment No Fit for International Crisis Management

by Peter Jenkins Enthusiasm in some quarters for punishing Russia for its moves to recover the Crimea has been a feature of recent public debate. Similar references to “punishing Assad” were rife last August after Western governments published indications that… Continue Reading

Libya’s Post-War Chaos Needs More Attention

by Wayne White The Libyan Parliament’s abrupt dismissal last week of Prime Minister Ali Zeidan takes Libya another step closer to even greater confusion and instability. With an oil-starved central government also drifting closer to bankruptcy, Libya’s options going forward… Continue Reading

UN Rights Rapporteur Forced to Grade Iran from Afar

by Omid Memarian Geneva — Following the release Friday of his report to the Human Rights Council on the situation in Iran, U.N. Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed urged Tehran to engage with U.N. mandates – firstly by permitting him to… Continue Reading