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Peace & DisarmamentBan the Bomb!
In April 2009 in Prague, President Obama told an adoring throng that he intended "to seek the peace and security of a...
Peace & DisarmamentOpen Letter #2 To My Grandson Jake
Letters to Jake Series, Letter #2 Dear Jake, At the wonderful age of 2, you are now a big brother! I can’t...
Global CooperationNSA Spying on Friends and Foes: Out of Control but not Surprising
One of the new facets of the continuing fallout from Edward Snowden's NSA document leaks this summer is the revelation that U.S....
Human RightsBurma needs to address genocide in Rakhine State
The dire situation in the Burmese state of Rakhine has been given wider attention in the international community and UN thanks to...
NewsNuclear Talks in Geneva
New negotiations concerning Iran's nuclear program occurred this week in Geneva. Iran met with the P5+1 countries, the permanent members of the...
Syria, what? Syria, Russia, and How It Came To Be
Syria, what? After weeks of vigorous debate on The Hill and internationally on whether to intervene in Syria following the sarin attacks...
Peace & DisarmamentU.S. Granny Peace Brigade calls on U.N. to stop drones
Something new and revolutionary is happening. U.S. citizens are appealing to the United Nations to take action to stop their own national...
Peace & DisarmamentA Missed Opportunity and Security Council Progress
Good news and bad news came out the UN this week: the rumored meeting between Presidents Obama and Rouhani did not come...
NewsUS Signs Arms Trade Treaty
Secretary of State John Kerry has now added the United States' signature to the Arms Trade Treaty. This treaty is a great...
Peace & DisarmamentWhat Obama Could Have Said, and Almost Did
Presidents almost never say most of what you want them to. President Obama's speech at the UN General Assembly was no exception....
Human RightsInternational Day of Peace: A Day to Reflect
With news media saturated with war coverage and updates on a possible intervention in Syria in recent weeks, Saturday's International Day of...