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: 

What a wonderful turnout we had for last Saturday's Responsible US Global Engagement call! 184 chapter leaders and activists of CGS and our co-sponsoring organizations took time out on a Saturday to phone in and hear about our priorities for the beginning of the Obama administration, as well as those of some other organizations that are working on the same issues. Most importantly, we went over some specific ways CGS members in every state can help achieve these foreign policy goals.

Last night in Chicago president-elect Barack Obama accepted his election win and said to the world,

"to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand."

I have little doubt that readers of this blog have noticed our more-than-occasional rants about insufficient U.S. funding for multilateral activities and institutions. Global poverty and U.N. peacekeeping have been the areas I've pushed for hardest, but there's another that's just as much in need and even less noticed.