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January 18, 2011 | UN Reform: Common Values, Common Goals

Georg Schulze Zumkley: Following its accession to the UN Security Council, Germany is set to promote its core foreign policy values of human rights and the rule of law. With much emphasis on the increasing influence of China, the time is ripe for the Atlantic partners to clearly define and influence the UN mission. Germany should have a bigger role in this process.

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July 19, 2012 | Russia Stymies Effort to Curb Syrian Violence

When three top officials in Assad’s regime were killed in a bombing attack, Russia, with behavior similar to the old Soviet Union, claimed that the West was somehow behind it. ++ When the UNSC votes on whether to extend the oversight of a peace plan, the US and other Western nations will only support the resolution if it also calls for enforceable sanctions should Assad renege. ++ Rather than

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December 4, 2008 | A New Strategy to Fight Piracy

A new strategy to tackle Somali piracy has become imperative. ++ A blockade with patrolling naval ships at each major port has the best hope of counteracting the pirates’ wealth and anonymity ++ Customary international law can be exercised to allow states to use force against pirates on the high seas. ++ A clear UNSC mandate would also facilitate cohesive action from EU and a multinational

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