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Peace & DisarmamentThe Debate on UN Funding
$1.5 billion. That was the amount of the United States' debt to the United Nations at the beginning of the 2009 fiscal...
Global JusticeAfter Tragedy: Rejecting the Option for Destruction
Last Monday brought a devastating conclusion to the 18-day search for three missing teenagers in Israel with the discovery of the bodies...
Peace & DisarmamentPeace Among the Religions: A Call to Action
In my final year of high school, I delivered a speech called "The Rusted Rule." I argued against the opinion that religion...
ISIS Declares Caliphate: The Worsening Situation and the Role of the International Community
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) made a huge move yesterday by declaring a caliphate spanning large areas over Iraq...
Global CooperationIraq: What Does One Do with the Broken Pieces?
There is typically a sign in shops selling china and porcelain that reads, “Do not touch; If you break it, you buy...
Global JusticeThe Expansion of the Syrian Civil War into Iraq: What Should the US Do?
It is undeniable that Iraq is in major trouble. Dozens of cities once thought to be impenetrable to jihadists have suddenly been...
Peace & DisarmamentUnilateral US Force In Iraq Will Make The Situation Worse
The United States must not unilaterally re-engage its military in the intensifying violence in Iraq. The US war in Iraq officially ended...
Human RightsA Weapon of War Tolerated for Too Long
"It is a myth that rape is an inevitable part of conflict. There's nothing inevitable about it. It is a weapon of...
Global CooperationThe Law of the Seize
8 June of each year has been proclaimed by the UN General Assembly as the Day of the Law of the Sea....
Global JusticeThe New UN Peacekeeping Mandate in South Sudan: What Does it All Mean?
The United Nations is now warning of a potential famine in South Sudan. Though South Sudan had agreed to ceasefires in January...
On the 70th Anniversary of D-Day
Today on this 70th anniversary of D-Day, we pay tribute to those who served and those who sacrificed their lives. We remember,...