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 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...

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 ...

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 around the world, especially in Afghanistan and Iraq. The United States currently pays for 22 percent of the U.N. administrativ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour has announced that she will leave her position when her term ends in June. As United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Arbour has been extraordinary in her courage, energy and integrity in speaking out forcefully on human rights issues. “United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbou...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 50 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged Members of Congress today to co-sponsor H. Res. 213, the resolution calling for the establishment of a United Nations Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS). As envisioned, UNEPS would be capable of intervening in the early stages of civil conflicts, genocides or other humanitarian crises. Signatories include an array of NGO...

New: May 20, 2008 - Read CGS's new whitepaper (PDF), United Nations Emergency Peace Service: One Step Towards Effective Genocide Prevention (PDF ) or (HTML ) What is the United Nations Emergency Peace Service? In order to address ever-increasing needs for the international community to respond rapidly and effectively to emerging crises, the United Nations Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS...