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Syria: Beyond the UN Veto

Richard Haas, Photo Credit: Alex Wong

First Take by Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) offers analyses by CFR fellows and experts on key foreign policy issues.

The latest issue of First Take ”Syria: Beyond the UN Veto” is by Richard Haas, President of CFR. Mr. Haas suggests that the United States and other like-minded governments should not equate the United Nations with multilateralism nor should they see the UN as having a monopoly on legitimacy. You can read the piece in its entirety here.

 

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Reza Akhlaghi
Reza Akhlaghi

Born in Tehran Iran and based in Toronto, Canada, Reza Akhlaghi is a senior blogger at the FPA Blogs and editor of its Middle East page. Reza also produces FPA's 'Candid Discussion Series'; interviews with influential policy makers, writers, and media personalities in the field of foreign policy.

Reza holds a Double Major BA Honors in English Literature and Communication Studies from York University in Toronto; an MA degree in Communication Studies from University of Calgary in Alberta; and an MBA from Schulich School of Business at York University.

Reza is fluent in Persian, Turkish, and English, and has working knowledge of Korean.
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