IN THE NEWS: Encouraging International Cooperation in Somalia Raj PurohitAmerican ChronicleApril 15, 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...

IN THE NEWS: Boycott of Beijing Olympics: Will the threat work? Raj PurohitChristian Science MonitorApril 11, 2008 In response to John Cooley's recent Opinion piece on why Olympic boycotts are a bad idea: The piece makes a strong case as to why past boycotts have failed. While good people can disagree as to the strategic value of such an effort, what is clear is tha...

IN THE NEWS: McCain as Commander-in-Chief: Questions for Consideration Raj PurohitAmerican ChronicleApril 2, 2008 As Senator McCain begins to reintroduce himself to the American public via biographical advertisements and his recent tour of military landmarks connected to his life, serious questions remain unasked pertaining to his suitability for the position of Command...

IN THE NEWS: Global Cooperation: The Candidates Speak Howard SalterForeign Policy In FocusMarch 26, 2008 When George W. Bush first campaigned for the presidency, his foreign policy plans hinged on building a stronger economic and political relationship with Latin America, especially Mexico, and reducing U.S. involvement in small-scale military engagements in general, a...

IN THE NEWS: In Defense of Samantha Power Raj Purohit and Rich StazinskiCampaign for America's FutureMarch 11, 2008 On Friday, the Clinton campaign, via a group of Congressional surrogates, called for the immediate dismissal of Obama foreign policy advisor Samantha Power for an inappropriate comment she made to the Scotsman newspaper. As has been widely reporte...

IN THE NEWS: United States must go ‘low profile’ in Pakistan Raj PurohitThe Republican EagleMarch 14, 2008 Late on Presidents Day I received a call confirming the beginning of the end of the Musharraf era in Pakistan. A close Pakistani friend wanted to let me know that the people of his country had clearly rejected the Bush administration’s favorite general in fav...

IN THE NEWS: Why America Should Care About the Law of the Sea Treaty Don Kraus and Spencer P. BoyerThe Huffington PostOctober 29, 2007 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is once again considering the international treaty known as the Law of the Sea Convention, and the stakes are high. Winning the ratification battle would begin to breach the walls of "Fortress ...

IN THE NEWS: Republican rightwingers find an Iraq-on-sea Elana SchorGuardian UnlimitedOctober 25, 2007 The UN law of the Sea is supported by everyone from environmentalists to George Bush - just not fulminating unilateralists in the Senate Conservative senators and critics of the United Nations are attempting once again to stop the US joining an international treaty o...

IN THE NEWS: Yo, Ho, Ho, a Law for the Seas! Kate Sheppard The American ProspectOctober 23, 2007 Ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea would be an easy win for Democrats, and a first step in re-engaging the United States in international diplomacy. Never heard of it? You're not alone. This fall, legislators have one solid shot at simulta...

IN THE NEWS: Treaty could help U.S. (Letter to the Editor) Raj PurohitThe Washington TimesOctober 3, 2007 Treaty could help U.S. In his Commentary column "The U.N.'s big power grab" (yesterday), Frank Gaffney Jr. noted that my organization, Citizens for Global Solutions (CGS), supports ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty (United Nations Convention on...