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What’s new? The 2015 Iran nuclear deal has looked at best shaky since the Trump administration withdrew from it in 2018, imposing damaging economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic. In response, Tehran ramped up its nuclear activity in contravention of its obligations under the agreement. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration could mark an inflection point.
Why does it matter? Having failed to achieve its objectives, Trump’s “maximum pressure” strategy may be nearing an end. Restoring the nuclear deal, with its considerable non-proliferation benefits, could lead to wider U.S.-Iran diplomatic engagement. But one or both sides may be tempted to make additional demands, which would be a recipe for deadlock.
These days mark the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC), a milestone of multilateralism, which opened for signature in Palermo in December 2000. Its founding vision was the need for more effective tools for international law enforcement and judicial cooperation in the fight against transnational organised crime.
It is thanks to this agreement that, today, no state battles this terrible transnational scourge alone. Countries can count on each other to share expertise and national experience. Indeed, because of the Palermo Convention, which 190 of 193 UN member states joined, the international community has risen, in a significant way, to the challenge of fighting organised crime in all its manifestations.
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