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Delegates to the UN General Assembly pass its first-ever international arms treaty Tuesday.

April 3, 2013

Trustworthy treaty?

by Emily Belz

UN | The NAE and other Christian groups endorse the UN’s first-ever international arms trade treaty, but others worry about unintended consequences

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/trustworthy_treaty]

Nov. 30, 2012

Globe Trot 11.30

by Mindy Belz

International | Quite a picture (at right), as a Bahraini lawmaker burns an Israeli flag inside Parliament. Member of Parliament Osama Al-Tamimi’s gesture was not censured…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/11/globe_trot_11_30]

Sept. 28, 2012

Culture of unaccountability

by Daniel James Devine

UN | United Nations forces deployed around the world on peacekeeping missions seem to have a problem handling conflict within their own ranks. A report the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/09/culture_of_unaccountability]

Iranian-American protesters outside the UN wear masks of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (left) and Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Sept. 26, 2012

Globe Trot 09.26

by Mindy Belz

International | This morning, Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to the UN General Assembly—on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Expect…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/09/globe_trot_09_26]