Responses from Barack Obama (D-IL)

Support for the United Nations

1. Should the United States express its global leadership by working through the United Nations to increase international stability, preserve the global commons, and protect human rights?

Yes

How should the UN be reformed to carry out these functions?

No response to this question.

Security and the Rule of Law

2. Do you support the creation of a United Nations Civilian Police Corps (composed of individually recruited UN employees, with appropriate regional representation), that would help establish security and maintain rule of law in post-conflict societies?

Yes

What should be done to effectively establish law and order in post-conflict societies such as Afghanistan and Iraq?

No response to this question.

Democracy Caucus

3. Do you support the creation of a "democracy caucus" within the United Nations to promote democratic values and leadership within the UN system?

Yes

International Criminal Court

4. Should the United States ratify the "Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court"?

Yes

If not, what concerns do you have that need to be resolved before you would support joining the court?

No response to this question.

Prior to ratification, what should the United States relationship with the Court be, particularly in regards to sharing intelligence, prosecuting war criminals, and referring cases to the UN Security Council?

No response to this question.

International Treaties

5.1. Should the United States ratify the following treaties?

A. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations?

Yes

B. Mine Ban Treaty (Ottawa)?

Yes

C. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)?

Yes

D. Convention on the Rights of the Child

Yes

E. Kyoto Protocol (The United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change)?

Yes

F. The Convention on Biological Diversity?

Yes

5.2 Which treaties are your highest priorities for ratification?

I believe that every international treaty listed above deserves our attention, and I would fully support any effort to ratify them.

5.3 What new treaties would you try to negotiate?

No response to this question.

5.4 How would you try to modify existing treaties?

No response to this question.

Funding International Organizations

6. The United States has, since 1994, maintained a policy of "zero nominal growth" for the budgets of international organizations (IO's) like the United Nations. This has resulted in an actual decrease in their resources over the last decade. Will you support ending this policy and support setting the budget levels of IO's that practice sound fiscal management at a level sufficient for each organization to fulfillits mission?

Yes

Priorities

7. What are the most important global problems facing the United States? How should the U.S. empower international organizations to address these concerns?

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Other Information

8. Have you made public statements, written articles, or taken formal positions on any of the issues covered in this questionnaire or on any other foreign policy, national security, or military intelligence issues? Please send us a copy of your article or statement along with this questionnaire.

Yes

I delivered a speech last month to the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations in which I outline my vision of foreign policy.

9. If offered, would you accept Citizens for Global Solution's endorsement for election?

Yes

It would be an honour to receive the endorsement of a grassroots organisation that works to promote social justice on an international scale.

10. If offered, would you accept a contribution from Citizens for Global Solution's Political Action Committee?

Yes

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