Colum Lynch
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 08:05
But Russia's U.N. envoy, Vitaly I Churkin, made clear even before the international crisis over Ukraine that Moscow had no intention of rushing to impose penalties on Syria, its closest Middle East ally.
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 08:35
Rhetoric aside, though, the Obama administration has largely refused to supply U.N. experts with details about the classified U.S. drone program, which has killed hundreds of suspected militants in Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, and other countries over the past decade.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 08:25
abhat al-Nusra fighters have so far largely refrained from targeting relief workers inside Syria, and have provided assurances that their forces will not target U.N. aid convoys.
Friday, January 31, 2014 - 12:11
Assad's recalcitrance also highlights a critical flaw -- maybe even the original sin -- in the U.S-Russian deal to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons: the lack of a credible threat of action to compel Damascus to cooperate.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:49
A review of the events leading up to the diplomatic cockup reveals a series of missteps and misunderstandings, involving Ban and top American and Iranian officials, that threatened to upend one of the U.S.'s most important initiatives in the Middle East.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:27
In this interim period, the U.S. will begin easing financial sanctions against Iran while the Islamic Republic grants the United Nations' atomic agency access to its nuclear infrastructure so that it can verify compliance.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:36
Washington and other Western capitals have been reluctant to hand over to the Bashar al-Assad regime equipment that could also be used in its war against Syria's rebels.
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 07:24
The United States, Iran, Russia, and Saudi Arabia and others held secret and informal discussions on Thursday to devise a strategy for improving the U.N.'s stalled relief effort in Syria, according to diplomatic sources familiar with the effort.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 07:12
The United States had previously been unwilling to participate with Iran in U.N.-brokered political negotiations over Syria, arguing that Iran was a party to the conflict.
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 07:58
Fabius, echoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is said to have had two serious concerns with the deal.