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CGS regularly publishes op-eds on the issues that matter most to global democracy, plus news, press releases, and organizational statements from our programs and campaigns. Read it all here, get a monthly roundup by email through eNews, or follow Field Notes on LinkedIn.
Opinion pieces reflect the views of their authors, not necessarily Citizens for Global Solutions.
Global CooperationDo Sanctions Work?
Recently, the Trump Administration announced increased sanctions on travel to Cuba. However, Cuba is not the only country to have sanctions leveled...
Global CooperationJoseph E Schwartzberg — CGS Lifetime Achievement Award
Dear Professor Joe, You have received so many much-deserved honors, including being named “Distinguished International Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota,”...
Father Finn’s Manifesto: America First
Citizens for Global Solutions aims to move our world toward a just, democratic, and war-free global community. To make the necessary modifications...
Ruth Hecht Zinar 1920-2017
In late October we lost our dear Ruth when she expired after a short illness. Ruth’s parents emigrated from Russia and settled...
Global CooperationThe Current and Future Prospects of the African Union
The African Union usually does not receive the attention it deserves. Media coverage of the organization has been minimal, despite what has...
Free Week for Viewing Film “The World Is My Country”
The new film, The World Is My Country, will be available, free, on-line, in a special password-protected site for Citizens for Global...
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...