July 15, 2019
Some Questions for the Presidential Candidates
With active campaigning well underway by candidates for President of the United States, this is an excellent time for Americans…
July 6, 2019
An Innovation Agenda for UN 75
With the 75th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter less than one year away, the Stimson Center…
June 26, 2019
The U.S. Must Uphold Its Promises in Venezuela
Current U.S. actions in Venezuela raise the issue of whether the U.S. government is willing to adhere to the same…
June 14, 2019
Middle East Regional Negotiations in Good Faith Needed
The recent 13 June mine explosions on two Japanese oil tankers, the Kohaka Courageous and the Front Altair in the…
June 5, 2019 Most Americans Reject
Most Americans Reject
“America First”
Recent polls show that a majority of Americans reject a nationalist “America First” policy that involves walking away from cooperative…
May 30, 2019
UN Peacekeeping Forces: One Tool Among Many
On May 29, the world marked the International Day of the United Nations Peacekeepers, a date chosen in memory of…
May 15, 2019
On the Need of a Democratic Global Government
Human civilization may not be able to survive if we do not create a global government. This proposition may seem…
April 12, 2019
The UN at 75: Taking Stock
UN General Assembly President María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, a former Ecuadorian ambassador to the UN, says the 75th anniversary of…
April 7, 2019
HG Wells and the War to End War
It has become a cliché to observe that the First World War served as the launching pad for almost everything…