The UN Security Council meets today for a high-level open debate on “Promoting International Peace and Security through ...

By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two senior officials at the White House National Security Council have left their ...

Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council has introduced a moratorium on business inspections conducted by state ...

Former U.S. ambassador to the UN reveals why Security Council remains ineffective on Gaza, highlighting Russian and Chinese obstruction and failure of Mideast players.

The U.S. faces yet another clear and apparent danger. Since Jan. 20, the Trump administration has eviscerated what should be ...

Nahal Toosi is POLITICO’s senior foreign affairs correspondent. She has reported on war, genocide and political chaos in a ...

The Security Council has five permanent members—the United States, China, France, Russia, and the United Kingdom—collectively known as the P5. Any one of them can veto a resolution.

Security Council statements must be approved by all 15 of its members, and the one adopted on Friday appeared to have averted Russia’s veto by referring to the conflict as “disputes” rather ...

Tehran issues warning against U.N. snapback sanctions amid concerns over its nuclear program, while expert warns that ...

The Security Council was arguably even more dysfunctional and deadlocked during certain low points of the Cold War than it is today, not meeting for months at a time and passing just one ...

The United States takes over the UN Security Council at a time when the international community is struggling to revive a grain deal with Russia and Ukraine and agree on a security force for Haiti.