UN Security Council

Since R2P’s adoption, has the international community been more likely to respond to crises?

Over 50 countries are pushing for the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court. Why, asks Naomi Kikoler, is Canada not one?

Politics trumps any moral obligation to intervene in a conflict argue Derek Burney and Fen Hampson. Just look at Syria.

Russia’s insistence that it is protecting ethnic Russians in Crimea is the latest chapter in the debate over when international intervention is justified, says Sir Jeremy Greenstock.

Many are resigned to the gridlock over reforming the United Nations Security Council, but Robert Muggah believes Brazil and its allies have revealed a way forward.

Robert Muggah and Ilona Szabo de Carvalho on how emerging powers can lead efforts to reform the United Nations Security Council.

Is the UN Security Council still relevant if it fails to act on Syria?

Solving Syria: Welsh examines the tensions between regional and international organizations.

Acting against terrorists has not always been okay. This and other ways 9/11 changed our ethics.