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October 1, 2009

Fitting the UN for MTV

Thanks to Melinda Forever!, I discovered the most hilarious parody of the UN I’ve seen…maybe ever. The best part is, this pretty much totally explains the antics of the GA…and you didn’t need to read a single article. Amazing. Thanks, Adam Sacks.

September 22, 2008

Yes, they can

It’s the political season here, and so I have to admire the chutzpah of Paul Collier, who had an op-ed in today’s NYT.
Let’s just say Collier, for those of you who didn’t have to suffer through international relations courses, is not known as a fuzzy-wuzzy pro-aid guy. His tome Beyond Greed and Grievance is [...]

June 9, 2008

No diplomat left behind

It’s been a tough few days here for the UN Security Council. All they wanted to do was come to Rwanda, and then they got shot at.
First, the context: Members of the Council are on their annual tour of “African hotspots,” as the wires like to say. Rwanda’s still on that list, despite [...]

April 13, 2008

And next in the long list of Things That Won’t Help

You’ll forgive the cynicism, I’m sure–or maybe not, which is also legitimate–but here is a quick highlight of things in my inbox:

Writers in London “are calling for an end to the atrocities in Darfur.” Why? For the children, of course. “The world needs to wake up. For too long, it has [...]

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