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UKRAINE WAR
The Problem with Human Rights
Daniel Warner | While human rights are now ‘mainstreamed’ within the United Nations system, their regular operationalization on the ground is lacking. What is the point of having lofty principles and legal treaties when they are so often violated?
Repression in Russia Expected to Worsen after Putin ‘Re-election’, Activists Warn from Geneva
Vladimir Putin’s inevitable anointing this weekend as Russian president—in an essentially unopposed ‘election’ exercise—is likely to lead to a complete crushing of domestic critics, a UN human rights investigator and leading Russian activists have told Geneva audiences.
“Many observers predict that [...] the authorities [may begin] an even
“Truth is what Putin fears most. That is why he systematically suppresses it.”
“Truth is what Putin fears most. That is why he systematically suppresses it,” Russian filmmaker in exile Askold Kurov told me when I recently spoke with him as The G|O partners with the Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights, which opens tomorrow.
The War for the West
Ivan Krastev interviewed by Sławomir Sierakowski
Sławomir Sierakowski: As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, few now believe that Russia can be defeated. What fate do you see in store for Ukraine?
Ivan Krastev: I think your question is too gloomy. The events of the last two years
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The Urgency of Reform Is Now Clear for All to See
Exclusive: The Inside Story of How CERN Sanctioned Russia
“CERN was built as a force for peace. That has been thrown away. Peaceful scientific collaboration can now be terminated for political reasons.”
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The UN’s Liquidity Crisis Should Not Obscure the Organization’s Value
Thresholds of Dialogue with Hamas and Russia
Should potential mediators negotiate with Hamas? At a recent dinner of eminent international lawyers, an animated difference of opinion arose about whether there should be negotiations with the organization. On the one side, people said Hamas was a terrorist group, beyond conversations after its heinous crimes on October 7. On
Buying and Spending in a Country at War: How Has the UNHCR Been Performing in Ukraine? “Okay, but...” UN Auditors Say, Flagging a Few Problems
In an effort at accountability and transparency, the UN decided to audit its own refugee agency, UNHCR. More specifically, it sought to determine whether the agency, while responding to one of its largest and most difficult missions, had put all the necessary safeguards in place to control how the massive