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![Kazakhstan Wins Seat on UN Security Council Kazakhstan Wins Seat on UN Security Council](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-05_13-20-32.jpg)
Kazakhstan Wins Seat on UN Security Council
By Catherine Putz
![New Sanctions on North Korea Target Loopholes and Elites New Sanctions on North Korea Target Loopholes and Elites](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-02_20-19-05.jpg)
New Sanctions on North Korea Target Loopholes and Elites
By Catherine Putz
![Modi, Abe, Merkel, Rousseff Together: G4 to Meet on UN Sidelines Modi, Abe, Merkel, Rousseff Together: G4 to Meet on UN Sidelines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-08_14-08-49.jpg)
Modi, Abe, Merkel, Rousseff Together: G4 to Meet on UN Sidelines
By Ankit Panda
![How the Iran Deal's 'Snap Back' Mechanism Will Keep Tehran Compliant How the Iran Deal's 'Snap Back' Mechanism Will Keep Tehran Compliant](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-14_23-00-36.jpg)
How the Iran Deal's 'Snap Back' Mechanism Will Keep Tehran Compliant
By Ankit Panda
![North Korean Human Rights Abuses on the Agenda at UN Security Council North Korean Human Rights Abuses on the Agenda at UN Security Council](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-08_14-08-49.jpg)
North Korean Human Rights Abuses on the Agenda at UN Security Council
By Ankit Panda
![China Taking Action Against North Korea? China Taking Action Against North Korea?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sizes/thumbnail/2751_524383cb7b1ea.jpg)
China Taking Action Against North Korea?
State-owned Bank of China makes a move against Pyongyang. Is this the start of a trend?
![A Clear and Present Danger A Clear and Present Danger](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/3110_52438f98e28cf.jpg)
A Clear and Present Danger
Climate change is the ultimate national security challenge. The UN Security Council must take up this important issue.
![UN Sanctions Hit North Korea...Again UN Sanctions Hit North Korea...Again](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/3203_52438fe42ecad.jpg)
UN Sanctions Hit North Korea...Again
Is North Korea’s latest round of brinksmanship going to far?
![The Interview: Richard Fontaine & Daniel Kliman The Interview: Richard Fontaine & Daniel Kliman](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sizes/thumbnail/1477_5242b7d14f433.jpg)
The Interview: Richard Fontaine & Daniel Kliman
How will the “global swing states” revamp the Bretton Woods and United Nations-led international system?
![China: Changing its Tune on North Korea? China: Changing its Tune on North Korea?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sizes/thumbnail/3018_5243887c1aa58.jpg)
China: Changing its Tune on North Korea?
China’s approval of stronger sanctions on the DPRK is a positive step — if Beijing itself complies with them.
![The Case for Continued Engagement with Iran The Case for Continued Engagement with Iran](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/sizes/thumbnail/iranam1.jpg)
The Case for Continued Engagement with Iran
Negotiations between Iran and the West have not led to a deal, but engagement is still the most promising way to end the nuclear impasse.
![Grand Strategy of the Authoritarian Axis: How Will the West Respond? Grand Strategy of the Authoritarian Axis: How Will the West Respond?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sizes/thumbnail/chinairan.jpg)
Grand Strategy of the Authoritarian Axis: How Will the West Respond?
Recent events – like those in Syria – show increasing coordination among some of the world’s most dangerous states.