The Palestinian application for United Nations membership looks to stay in the expert committee reviewing it for at least the next week if not longer, with a Security Council vote coming later. Nigerian Ambassador to the UN Joy Ogwu, the…
Last month saw a flurry of diplomatic activity surrounding the Palestinian pursuit of United Nations membership. World leaders made speeches on the topic, rhetoric was in full effect and both sides repeatedly promoted their positions to the media. Now, however,…
With ongoing tensions with the United States and Iran over the latter’s nuclear program in the background, Tehran last week announced the intention to send a naval presence near US territory. According to the Iranian Fars News Agency, Iranian Navy…
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Israel on Sunday announced they welcomed the call to resume peace talks put forth by the Mideast Quartet and again called for negotiations with the Palestinians to resume without preconditions. The Quartet—comprised of the United States, the European Union, the…
The Palestinian bid for United Nations membership and effective statehood recognition is now one week old, but is a final vote in the UN Security Council coming soon? Where does the vote count stand? And what happens if the United…