Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir indicted by the ICC: What’s Next? By Rumbidzai Maweni Research Associate, Citizens for Global Solutions On Monday, July 14th 2008, Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir became the first national leader to be indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC's chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, filed exa...

The United Nations Security Council Daria Kirilenko July 28, 2008   Mission The Security Council is an organ of the United Nations the mission of which is to maintain international peace and security. Over the year...

Security Council Reform Daria Kirilenko July 28, 2008   The Security Council is frozen in time. Members of the General Assembly have long become discontented with unfair representation, inefficiency due to the veto, and the lack of transparency within this body of the United Nations. The Security Council vests all the power in the five victors of World War I...

IN THE NEWS: McCain, Obama Differ Starkly on UN James TagerOneWorld USJune 18, 2008 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 ...

ANALYSIS: Obama vs. McCain on Peacekeeping Josh RovengerJune 22, 2008 (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, ...

ANALYSIS: Obama vs. McCain on U.S.-U.N. Relations Josh RovengerJune 15, 2008 (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 ...

ANALYSIS: Obama vs. McCain on Nuclear Proliferation Josh RovengerJune 6, 2008 (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. ...

UNEPS: One Step Towards Effective Genocide Prevention 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...

IN THE NEWS: Encouraging International Cooperation in Somalia Raj PurohitAmerican ChronicleApril 13, 2008 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 politica...

PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Balks at Need for Increase in U.N. Budget; Increase Needed for U.S. Requests WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this month the United Nations met with its top donor nations in order to fulfill a request for $1.1 billion in additional funding over the next two years, largely to meet the Bush administration’s demand for a more ambitious role for the UN aro...