(This is the seventh in a series of papers analyzing the global and foreign policy views of the “presumptive presidential nominees” and how each candidate may govern as our nation’s next president.) Since fighting erupted in Darfur in 2003, an estimated 450,000 people have died due to violence or disease, and 2.5 million have been displaced to Chad and neighboring areas. Although the Bus...

WASHINGTON, DC -- The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is expected to seek an arrest warrant Monday for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, charging him with genocide and crimes against humanity in the orchestration of a campaign of violence that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians in the nation's Darfur region during the past five years. The...

WASHINGTON, Jun 19 (OneWorld) - The next U.S. president must work with -- not around -- the United Nations if international stability is to be maintained, says Citizens for Global Solutions (CGS) in its latest analysis of the likely policy prescriptions of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. CGS analyst Josh Rovenger looked at the candidates' policy statements and record t...

(This is the sixth in a series of papers analyzing the global and foreign policy views of the “presumptive presidential nominees” and how each candidate may govern as our nation’s next president.) While most people focus on President Bush’s foreign policy after September 11, 2001, doing so doesn’t illustrate the entire picture. Before 9/11, President Bush focused on modernizing the mil...

(This is the fifth in a series of papers analyzing the global and foreign policy views of the “presumptive presidential nominees” and how each candidate may govern as our nation’s next president.) The end of World War II signified a transition from one era in international politics to another, far bloodier one. Since that time, the number of new conflicts throughout the world has steadily ...

(This is the fourth in a series of papers analyzing the global and foreign policy views of the presumptive presidential nominees and how each candidate may govern as our nation’s next president.)   At the beginning of his quest to become president, then-governor George W. Bush wrote, “The world seeks America’s leadership, looks for leadership from a country whose values are freedom and jus...

(This is the third in a series of papers analyzing the global and foreign policy views of the presumptive presidential nominees and how each candidate may govern as our nation’s next president.) In terms of foreign policy, the Republican Party has generally been known for its pragmatism. Realism was the theory guiding Richard Nixon’s détente with China, Ronald Reagan’s policies that end...

(This is the second in a series of papers analyzing the global and foreign policy views of the presumptive presidential nominees and how each candidate may govern as our nation’s next president.) It’s become quite apparent that Senator Barack Obama is going to do whatever he can to link Senator John McCain to the Bush administration. Obama has labeled the Iraq War, the president’s econom...

United Nations Emergency Peace Service: One Step Towards Effective Genocide Prevention (Click here to download a PDF version of this report) This paper focuses on the necessity of a standing, international peacekeeping service and recommends that it is in the interests of the United States to support – both financially and dipl...

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recently urged the international community to build the foundations for peace in Somalia by supporting U.N. political efforts and deploying a new multinational force. Endorsing an integrated approach capable of addressing the political, humanitarian, developmental, and security concerns, the Secretary-General acknowledged the need to create an environment in which ...