The recent decline in violence in Iraq provides an opportunity for the UN to build political reconciliation that should not be missed.

“If there were ever a moment to give U.N. diplomacy a try, it’s now, with the military surge having opened up political space for Iraq’s warring factions – and those factions having nevertheless refused to engage in serious diplomacy,” writes James Traub in a recent op-ed published by The Des Moines Register. Read more…