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Global CooperationUkraine: A Federalist Future?
Can tensions in Ukraine be lowered without a federalist-constitutional restructuring of the State? On Thursday, 17 April 2014, US Secretary of State...
Global CooperationUS Quietly Ratifies Fish Treaties
On April 3, 2014, the United States ratified three treaties, all of which help protect oceanic wildlife and eliminate the black market...
Global CooperationUS v. Russia: No Competition
Politico Magazine put out an article last week by James Bruno about how US diplomats stack up to Russian diplomats. Based on...
Global CooperationWill De-escalation Really Occur?
Yesterday saw progress on ending the crisis in the Ukraine with a diplomatic agreement reached in Geneva. After ongoing talks between officials...
Global CooperationNuclear Arms Control: New START and Continued Reductions in Nuclear Stockpiles
Last week, the US administration of Barack Obama announced that it would reduce the number of deployed US Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs)...
Global CooperationAmerican Ignorance and Ukrainian Action
The top headline on BBC News yesterday read “Ukraine begins 'anti-terror action’.” "Terror" evokes a strong reaction from most Americans as they...
Climate JusticeA Taxing Solution to the Greatest Challenge of Our Time
Ben Franklin said it best—nothing is certain, “except death and taxes.” Like most Americans, we submit our 1040s to maintain the health...
Global CooperationU.S. Power Play over Iran and U.N.
The recent move by the Obama administration to bar Hamid Aboutalebi, nominated to be the Iranian ambassador to the UN, from entering...
Climate JusticeWorld Water Day: A Chance to Reflect on Conservation
Saturday, March 22nd, was World Water Day. Recognized by the United Nations since 1993, World Water Day aims to raise awareness of...
Global CooperationBark v. Bite: Action in the Ukraine
In the wake of continued threats of invasion into the Ukraine by Russia, Western diplomats are drafting Security Council resolutions to take...
Global CooperationU.S. Senate Must Confirm Backlog of Ambassador Nominees
Last week The Washington Post reported that an unusually large number of ambassador appointments are being held up by the U.S. Senate,...