Samantha Power
Everyone Freaked Out When North Korea Interrupted a UN Panel of Defectors
An unwelcome, impromptu speech from North Korean delegates could barely be heard over cries of "Free North Korea" and "Down with [North Korean leader] Kim Jong-un" from the audience.
Bibi Goes to Washington: AIPAC, Iran, and Nukes
This year’s AIPAC conference turned into a kind of a Christmas Eve for DC's many pundits, politicos, and policy wonks, bringing weeks of drama to an almost unendurable pitch of anticipation.
New UN Security Council Resolution Seeks to Deprive Islamic State of Funding
The new measure is meant to undercut the terror network's capacity to circumvent existing sanctions and eliminate its income from illicit oil sales and ransom payments.
Fight Against DRC Rebels Hits New Crisis Amid Massacres and Scores of Abuse Allegations
Gen. Bruno Mandevu was appointed to head an army operation against FDLR rebels, but just five days later was accused of committing 121 rights abuses, including allegations of rape and summary executions.
Prominent HIV/AIDS Researchers Among Those Killed in Malaysia Airlines Crash
Flight MH17’s victims included researchers and advocates traveling to the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne.
Syria Is Obama's Rwanda
The regime’s sarin-gas-filled bombs harmed thousands, but Syrians celebrated, thinking that even with the horrors of the attacks, the West would finally take down Assad. Nine months later, American officials say they want to do more, but they’re...
Central African Republic President Resigns Amid Sectarian Violence
The short-lived rule of rebel leader-turned-president Michel Djotodia.