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Opinion pieces reflect the views of their authors, not necessarily Citizens for Global Solutions.
Global JusticeThe Disintegrating Donbass. Is there a future for a con-federal Ukraine?
The flight on 23 November 2017 of Igor Plotinitsky, President of the separatist Ukrainian area of the Lugansk People's Republic is a...
Human RightsHow Miss Peru Contestants Shined the Spotlight on Femicide
Picture this: Gorgeous women dressed in sequin gowns line up on stage. One by one, they step up to the microphone and...
Global CooperationCGS 2017 National Convention in St Louis, MO
The 2017 national convention of Citizens for Global Solutions in St. Louis October 20-22 marked a new focus in its efforts to...
Why is Deforestation a Problem?
Deforestation is defined as “the action or process of clearing of forests” by the Merriam Webster Dictionary. Currently, 30% of the world...
The Nobel Peace Prize and the Legacy of Nuclear Pacifists
In 2017, the Nobel Committee chose to award their prestigious Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, continuing a...
How Catalonia and Kurdish Independence Can Actually Bring the World Closer Together
Recently two separate countries dealt with succession movements from within. First was Iraq where Kurds, emboldened by their recent battlefield success against...
Should Limiting North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions Be the Responsibility of the U.S. Government?
In recent months, advances in the North Korean government’s nuclear weapons program have led to a sharp confrontation between the government leaders...
Global JusticeYemen: Effective Humanitarian Aid Depends on a Peace Accord
The United Nations together with the governments of Sweden and Switzerland which have often led humanitarian issues in the U.N. system held...
Global Week of Action for UN Parliamentary Assembly: #HumanityFirst
America first. Russia first. China first. The United States of America puts American interests first. Just as every other nation in the...
World Citizenship Is More Popular Than You Might Think
Has nationalism captured the hearts and minds of the world’s people? It certainly seems to have emerged as a powerful force in...
Rising Sea Levels and the Future of the Earth
Scientists have projected that the Earth’s oceans could rise by between 2 and 5 feet within the next 80 years. This will...
The World’s Largest Lesson
In 2015, the world community decided upon 17 Sustainable Development Goals, themselves containing 169 separate targets. These goals range from elimination of...