Limits of Blue Helmets: Why UN Peacekeeping Missions Fail
Antara Deka One of the major reasons for the mission’s failure was the inability of the United Nations to act…
From the League’s Collapse to the UN’s Paralysis: Is the Global Order Still Rule-Based or Power-Driven?
Ajith Shetty Heranje When a crisis affects Europe or the West, it is immediately framed as a global problem. The world…
The Liberal Order Unravels: 2026 Opens on a Global Fault Line
Dr Nanda Kishor When rules are bent to the breaking point by those who wrote them, the incentive for others to…
The UN at a Crossroads: Electing the 10th Secretary-General in an Age of Turbulence
Prof. Dr. Bharat H. Desai Notwithstanding all the UN-bashing and personal targeting, the UNSG, as a diplomat par excellence, keeps reminding the UN…
UNCTAD’s Call for a New Multilateralism: Rebuilding Global Cooperation in an Age of Fragmentation
Hridbina Chatterjee UNCTAD's vision is to create a digital future in which technology, particularly Artificial Intelligence, becomes a tool for…
The United Nations at 80: Looking Back to Look Ahead
The UN is not infallible. It was not designed to take the 'peoples' to heaven but to try…
The Moment of Truth at International Day of Peace: Invoking Dialogue & Diplomacy for Resolution of Global Conflicts
It would be the greatest service to humanity if outstanding, conscientious scholars rose to the occasion to provide…
Rajeev KS India Elected to UN ECOSOC: A Strategic Step Toward Global Development Leadership
Archita Gaur The seat at the UN ECOSOC will help India work on its multilateral treaties with other similar nations,…
From Vanguard to Relic: The UN’s Struggle with Irrelevance
Divith Narendra Christopher Hitchens labelled himself a polemicist and an iconoclast. Yes, truly Victorian-era words. To put it simply, Hitchens…