Commentary

While we have been here before, the financial and political standing of the world organization and multilateral cooperation have reached a new nadir in Washington.

"It is foolish to discuss reforming the UN while ignoring the brutal contemporary political realities," Thomas G. Weiss argues.

"The UN’s performance leaves much to be desired, but it has made substantial contributions to world order," says Thomas Weiss.

“The war crime of destroying cultural heritage is yet another reason to say ‘nyet’ to Russian recolonization,” write Thomas Weiss and James Cuno in the Wall Street Journal.

Has the five-member veto power diminished the UN’s status? Distinguished Fellow Thomas Weiss lends expertise on this and more with the Conversation.

Thomas Weiss discusses Secretary-General António Guterres' reappointment and his future with the UN.

This essay is part of a series of people working in international affairs relating their experiences during the pandemic from across the globe.

Among the most preposterous of delusions from our delusional president is that he is qualified to lead the country in the "war" against COVID-19. Could we imagine a contrast more ludicrous than that between the recycled reality-TV host and Franklin D. Roosevelt?

Catherine Bertini and Thomas G. Weiss join Deep Dish to discuss the future of the United Nations and why the United States should lead its renewal.