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Global Leadership Poll Favorable to UN Secretary Ban Ki-Moon
The latest poll from WorldPublicOpinion.org demonstrated that out of 20 nations surveyed, no political leader inspires substantial confidence or trust "to do...
Article 98/ Bilateral Immunity Agreements
The term "Article 98 agreement" refers to the provision of the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court that prohibits the Court...
U.S. Balks at Need for Increase in U.N. Budget; Increase Needed for U.S. Requests
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this month the United Nations met with its top donor nations in order to fulfill a request for...
Global Action from Down Under (part 1)
I've traveled to Brisbane Australia to participate in the annual Global Action Plan to Prevent War (GAPW) conference. GAPW is the brainchild...
Specter Calls for U.N. Investigation into Bhutto’s Death (sort of)
GlobalSolutions.org is already on the record calling for the Security Council to sponsor a special investigation into the death of Benazir Bhutto....
Support Grows For UN Rapid Response Force
While logistical and political roadblocks have slowed down efforts to deploy peacekeeping force to Darfur, support is growing for a new tool...
Get Peacekeeping Right
"Should the anticipated discussions fail to clear the path to the deployment of an effective force, the international community will be confronted...
Broad Group of NGOs Urge Congressional Support for Peacekeeping
WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 50 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) urged Members of Congress today to co-sponsor H. Res. 213, the resolution calling...
A Tale of Two Reviews
I have no interest in paying $27 for John Bolton's Surrender is Not an Option, even if he were willing to sign...
Correction – Biden Got it Right
I'd like to make a correction on my post this morning "Using U.N. Day to Sink the Law of the Sea". In...
Using U.N. Day to Sink the Law of the Sea
Yesterday, Republican Senate leadership celebrated October 24th, United Nations Day, by engaging in one of their favorite sports, base pandering. At the...