State Department Briefing on Ethiopia
U.S. Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, spoke to reporters on a teleconference after his recent visit to Ethiopia, where rival Tigray forces continue pushing toward the ca…
808 viewsU.S. Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, spoke to reporters on a teleconference after his recent visit to Ethiopia, where rival Tigray forces continue pushing toward the ca…
808 viewsThis portion of the Middle East Institute’s annual policy conference included a discussion with former government officials, diplomats, and Middle East scholars. They discussed the conflict …
240 viewsThe United Nations Security Council met for its ninth emergency meeting on North Korea in 2017 following that country’s most recent launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The missi…
1,561 viewsThe United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on North Korea’s most recent nuclear test. North Korea claimed to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb over the previous wee…
3,031 viewsThe United Nations Security Council met to discuss U.S. strikes on Syria that occurred the prior evening. Ambassador Nikki Haley defended the strikes, saying they were an appropriate reactio…
4,930 viewsThe United Nations Security Council met following reports that close to 1,000 Russian troops had entered Ukraine. NATO released satellite images showing “additional evidence” that Russian co…
3,979 viewsThe United Nations Security Council held a meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Gaza Strip.
1,173 viewsMembers of the United Nations Security Council met about the escalating violence between Israel and Palestine in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian representative said Israel was waging war on …
2,056 viewsThe United Nations Security Council held a meeting on Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. This was the 13th time the Security Council had met to address the unrest in Ukraine. Security Council…
2,333 viewsJeffrey Feltman gave the keynote speech at a Brookings Institution forum on the role of the United Nations in conflict mediation. He focused on the Syrian civil war, the transition to democr…
198 viewsPanelists spoke about U.S.-Iraq relations following the formal withdrawal of U.S. troops, focusing on both the challenges and opportunities presented by the transition of the U.S.-Iraqi part…
294 viewsState Department officials testified political unrest and government actions against the civilian population in Syria. They told committee members that the regime of President Assad was unde…
1,192 viewsState and Treasury Department officials testified on U.S. policy toward Syria. At the time of this hearing violence continued in the country despite for calls for President Bashar al-Assad t…
925 viewsOfficials testified about the international an regional security threats posed by Hezbollah, including its role in Lebanon and support it receives from Syria and Iran. They said that the Oba…
407 viewsLee Smith argued that in the Middle East the general public tends to follow whoever is the strongest leader. He said that U.S. policy should reflect this reality. Commentary by Assistant Se…
381 viewsSeveral panels of witnesses testified about human rights abuses in Iran. Topics included deteriorating conditions for dissident Muslims and members of non-Muslim religious minorities, creati…
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