Arms Control and Non-proliferation

UNSC Condemns the Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria and Renews the Mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (October 31, 2016)

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On October 31, 2016, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2314 condemning the use

ICJ Rejects Jurisdiction in Marshall Islands Nuclear Disarmament Cases (October 5, 2016).

Author: 
Eric A. Heath

On October 5, 2016, the International Court of Justice ruled that it did not have jurisdiction over three separate but substantively similar cases between the Marshall Islands and

UN Security Council Condemns North Korea's Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missile Tests (September 9, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On September 9, 2016, the United Nations Security Council issued a press statement condemning the Democratic People’s R

UN Secretary-General and OPCW Issue Joint Report on Uses of Chemical Weapons in Syria (August 24, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On August 24, 2016, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) submitted their third

UN Security Council Approves Additional Peacekeepers for South Sudan (August 12, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On August 12, 2016, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution approving the deployment of an additional 4,0

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile into Waters off Japan (August 3, 2016)

Author: 
Aldo Perez

On August 3, 2016, North Korea fired an intermediate range ballistic missile into Japan’s exclusive economic zone (E

UN Security Council Authorizes States to Help Libya Destroy Chemical Weapons Stockpile (July 22, 2016)

Author: 
Douglas Cantwell

On July 22, 2016, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution authorizing states to ass

Colombia and FARC Sign Ceasefire Agreement, Ending 52-year Conflict (June 23, 2016)

Author: 
Mary Snover

On June 23, 2016, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a ceasefire agreement with Timole

UN Security Council Extends Mandate of UN Mission in Libya and Authorizes High-seas Inspections off Libya’s Coast to Control Illicit Arms Flow (June 13, 2016)

Author: 
Aldo Perez

On June 13, 2016, the United Nations Security Council, in Resolution 2291, extended the mandate of