Oct 30 Congolese Army and hardened UN Forces make gains against rebels Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the longest-running conflict in Africa. But after decades of battles and more than five million deaths, UN peacekeeping forces are bolstered by a new mandate to contain the conflict. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch Calls grow for Syrian conflict talks in Geneva Andrew Tabler of the Program for Arab Politics at the Washington Institute on Syria. Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Will Peace Prize attention pressure Syria to fulfill its chemical arms obligatio Will Peace Prize attention pressure Syria to fulfill its chemical arms obligations?… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Nobel Peace Prize honors group working to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for its work to enforce the Chemical Weapons Convention. The group has gained attention recently for its assignment to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal. Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch News Wrap: UN inspectors arrive in Syria to begin hunt for chemical weapons In our news wrap Tuesday, a group of international weapons inspectors, tasked by the UN Security Council, arrived in Syria to begin the search for -- and elimination of -- the Assad regime's chemical arsenal. Also, another surge of killings… Continue watching
Sep 30 What to Watch at the 2013 UN General Assembly By Larisa Epatko NEW YORK CITY -- President Barack Obama kicks off the 68th session of the U.N. General Assembly here with a speech Tuesday morning that emphasizes the continuing challenges in the Middle East and North Africa, and the need for the… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch Shields and Ponnuru Discuss Government Spending Showdown, Iranian Relations Shields and Ponnuru Discuss Government Spending Showdown, Iranian Relations… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch Obama, Iran's President Rouhani Discuss Diplomacy Prospects in a Phone Call Obama, Iran's President Rouhani Discuss Diplomacy Prospects in a Phone Call… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch Showing Openness to U.S. Overtures, Iran's President Tries to Recast Perceptions Showing Openness to U.S. Overtures, Iran's President Tries to Recast Perceptions… Continue watching
Sep 25 Will Rouhani's Diplomatic Flirtation Lead to a Real Thaw in US-Iran Relations? Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says carefully planned meetings "that create conclusions we want" are more important than symbolic handshakes. Photo by Thomas Koehler/Photothek via Getty Images NEW YORK -- To call what Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has undertaken in the… Continue reading