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Opinion pieces reflect the views of their authors, not necessarily Citizens for Global Solutions.
Responsibility to Protect versus “Humanitarian Imperialism” in the U.N. Debate
The United Nations General Assembly's debate on the Responsibility to Protect [R2P], held on July 23, showed conflicting beliefs about the role...
U.N. General Assembly Debates Responsibility to Protect
On Thursday, July 23, the United Nations General Assembly gathered to debate the responsibility to protect, or R2P, which states that nations...
Pope Calls for U.N. Reform- how and how much?
This month, Pope Benedict XVI released an encyclical letter, Caritas in Veritate, to bring Catholic social teaching up to date on ethical...
Obama Holds G-8 Closing News Conference and Discusses Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change, UN Reform, and R2P
President Obama held a news conference on the morning of July 10, 2009, to wrap the three-day G-8 summit, held in the...
A Window of Opportunity: The U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea
Dr. John T. Oliver has published a new paper describing the history and benifits of the United Nations Convention on the Law...
NewsCitizens for Global Solutions Applauds Passage of Peacekeeping Payments
Recently The 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Bill was passed by both chambers of Congress. This bill will repay the U.S.'s debt to the...
Foreign Relations Authorization Bill Passed by House
The Foreign Relations Authorization Act for FY2010 was voted on yesterday (June 10) in the House of Representatives. The Bill passed successfully...
Boutros Boutros-Ghali calls for a UN Parliamentary Assembly
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former Secretary General of the United Nations and current president of the Egyptian National Council on Human Rights, has called...
Foreign Affairs Mark-Up Hearing
I attended the House Foreign Affairs Committee Mark-Up Hearing for the Foreign Relations Authorization Bill today, and I was pleased to see...
Foreign Relations Authorization Bill Released
On Wednesday May 20, 2009, the full House Committee on Foreign Affairs will meet to discuss H.R. 2410, the Foreign Relations Authorization...
Citizens for Global Solutions celebrates U.S. election to U.N. Human Rights Council
“Human rights are an essential element of American global foreign policy. With others, we will engage in the work of improving the...