- The UN Charter must remain the heart and soul of any new peace architectureThis article is a contribution to the German peace movement’s pamphlet on the occasion of this year’s Anti-War Day on September 1st. On this day, 84 years ago, the German Reich marched into Poland… Read more: The UN Charter must remain the heart and soul of any new peace architecture<div style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.0rem;"><a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/the-un-charter-must-remain-the-heart-and-soul-of-any-new-peace-architecture/">English</a> | <a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/die-un-charta-muss-das-herz-und-die-seele-jeder-neuen-friedensarchitektur-sein/">Deutsch</a></div>
- The UN Charter is the West’s best optionAlthough almost unnoticed today, 75 years ago, on 24 October 1945, the probably most important international treaty, the United Nations Charter, came into effect. Its aim was not only to end WWII, but to… Read more: The UN Charter is the West’s best option<div style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.0rem;"><a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/the-un-charter-is-the-wests-best-option">English</a> | <a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/de/warum-der-westen-die-uno-braucht">Deutsch</a></div>
- Why Global Peace Needs Nation-statesThe German foreign minister, Heiko Maas, recently declared that ‘nationalism is the mother of all political problems’. Such a statement must be understood in the context of Germany’s troubled history. However, in the UN… Read more: Why Global Peace Needs Nation-states<div style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.0rem;"><a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/global-peace-needs-nation-states/">English</a></div>
- Rethinking Peacebuilding: Transforming the UN ApproachSince the end of the Cold War, the UN has found itself intervening directly within its member states to help them end intrastate conflicts and rebuild their war-torn countries. Peacekeeping missions that were originally… Read more: Rethinking Peacebuilding: Transforming the UN Approach<div style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.0rem;"><a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/rethinking-peacebuilding-transforming-the-un-approach/">English</a></div>
- In Search of Pathways to PeaceUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres plans to instil new life into the United Nations by making prevention of wars and armed conflicts the hallmark of his administration. This is laudable! After all, in 1945,… Read more: In Search of Pathways to Peace<div style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.0rem;"><a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/in-search-of-pathways-to-peace/">English</a></div>
- Global Peace Needs an Updated UN CharterThe worldwide increase in armed intra-state conflicts will make it necessary to expand the mandate of the UN Charter. Although this would be the first substantive revision of the UN Charter since its adoption… Read more: Global Peace Needs an Updated UN Charter<div style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.0rem;"><a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/updated-un-charter/">English</a></div>
- An opportunity the United Nations and its Secretary-General must not missBehind the doom and gloom over mounting great-power tensions, fading hopes for a liberal world order, a decline of multilateralism there might be a unique opportunity to reposition the United Nations. Today’s fast-changing geopolitical… Read more: An opportunity the United Nations and its Secretary-General must not miss<div style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.0rem;"><a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/united-nations-secretary-general/">English</a></div>
- Die Welt in UN-OrdnungAller Voraussicht nach wird Deutschland für die Jahre 2019 und 2020 als nichtständiges Mitglied in den UN-Sicherheitsrat gewählt werden. Es werden wohl ausgesprochen schwierige Jahre. Die Aussichten, dass die Vereinten Nationen völlig marginalisiert werden… Read more: Die Welt in UN-Ordnung<div style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.0rem;"><a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/die-welt-in-un-ordnung/">Deutsch</a></div>
- Conflicts inside states demand a new global security regimeDark clouds of war are gathering once again. Military posturing among major powers has increased and spending on ever more sophisticated and deadly weapons systems is soaring. The tone of debate and threats of… Read more: Conflicts inside states demand a new global security regime<div style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.0rem;"><a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/conflicts-inside-states/">English</a></div>
- Keeping or Building Peace?The world faces old and new security challenges that are more complex than our multilateral and national institutions are currently capable of managing. International cooperation is ever more necessary in meeting these challenges. The… Read more: Keeping or Building Peace?<div style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.0rem;"><a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/armed-intra-state-conflicts/">English</a></div>
- Der Westen, das sind jetzt wir!Michael von der Schulenburg über deutsche Hybris, die Marginalisierung der UN und das Scheitern des westlichen Demokratiemodells. Frieden, so führen Sie in Ihrem Buch „On Building Peace – Rescuing the Nation-state and Saving the… Read more: Der Westen, das sind jetzt wir!<div style="text-align: left; font-size: 1.0rem;"><a href="https://michael-von-der-schulenburg.com/der-westen-das-sind-jetzt-wir/">Deutsch</a></div>