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The Global Citizen: Global Cooperation
The Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars hosted an event yesterday on the rising star in multilateral organizations; BRICS. The conference included experts from all member states: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and its newest member, South Africa. There has been a lot of curiosity as to how these nations are going to work together when they seem to have so little in common. For instance, China, India and Russia all have nuclear weapons. Brazil and South Africa have a decent amount of "western culture" within their societies. China's economy is larger than all other member states combined. It is easy to see why the world is curious about this dynamic and disparate group.
On February 20, 2010 Linda Grover, 76, who devoted more than 10 years to establishing January 1 as a worldwide day of peace, died Feb. 20 of uterine and ovarian cancer at the Washington Home and Community Hospices.
Last October, Citizens for Global Solutions joined Linda in her crusade to celebrate Global Family Day worldwide. Global Family Day is a practical tool for peace and sharing that the US Congress and the UN General Assembly have both adopted. Linda understood that what binds us together as true citizens for global solutions is our strong belief that we are all, everywhere in the world, connected as members of the Global Family.
It is axiomatic that "global problems require global solutions." International institutions have been created to resolve a whole range of practical problems, including the issues created by international air travel and, specifically, screening passengers and luggage for explosives.
In reaction to the attempted detonation of an explosive device on a flight landing in Detroit on Christmas Day, the United States has unilaterally imposed additional screening requirements on certain travelers. As a short-term emergency measure, there may be some merit in this. In the heat of the moment, we should not lose sight of the fact that America's ultimate security in screening international passengers rests on international cooperation.
I was pleased by President Obama's 'aw-shucks' comments on winning the Nobel Peace Prize, saying:
Congratulations, President Obama!
This morning's announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize is an honor and well-deserved.
Chuck Hagel, a former Republican Senator, published an op-ed in the Washington Post that reflects many of the ideals that Citizens for Global Solutions is working towards. He stresses the need for the United States to take a collaborative role in the global community, working together with other states to solve critical issues:
We're excited by the speech that Vice-President Joe Biden gave at last week at the 45th Munich security conference . He made it clear that the U.S.
I'm always excited about our bi-monthly Partners for Global Change calls, but I'm especially excited about the one coming up this Saturday. First of all, it comes during the opening week of the 111th Congress, one where we have more supporters for our positions of increased cooperative global engagement than ever. But I'm even more excited about the fact that members of many other organizations will be joining us for a special "Responsible US Global Engagement" conference call.
By Daniel Turner
On November 15, world statesmen are gathering in Washington, DC to debate about global recession and a much needed change in the global financial architecture. This fall's summit, which should impose a new Bretton Woods order, is not the first international response to the financial crisis. Much has already been discussed in the UN, the IMF, the World Bank, the Financial Stability Forum, the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision, G7, and G20. Besides negotiating, actual measures showing international generosity and solidarity have been taken.
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