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Global CooperationWorld Refugee Day 2013
World Refugee Day is upon us and while my instinct is to do what I do on every such anniversary, which is...
On Being Scared about Climate Change
My fellow Research Associates and I were talking this morning about what we've learned so far about climate change. As our knowledge...
Global CooperationUN Post-2015 Development Agenda: The Same Old Story?
The Secretary-General of the United Nations’ panel of experts recently released a report detailing goals for the Post-2015 Development Agenda. This 27-person...
Global CooperationGrassroots Rebellion: The Tamarod Campaign in Egypt
A full two and a half years after the start of the Arab Spring, it seems that things are not as well...
Global CooperationSigning the Arms Trade Treaty: A Signal for the Future
The United States likes to picture itself as a prominent player and arbiter in the international community, paving the way for progress...
Climate JusticeWhat’s The Big Deal?
The scene of rescue workers frantically looking for survivors is all too familiar, especially in the past couple of years. 2012 was...
Climate JusticeA Sad Milestone
Last week, planet earth reached a landmark! CO2 emissions exceeded 400 parts per million. So why aren’t scientists celebrating? Well, this is...
NewsSix nominees for UN Women
A guest blog post by Tony Fleming as posted on the Global Memo: Yesterday was the deadline for nominations for Executive Director...
Global CooperationEarthquake Prone Iran Continues Nuclear Agenda
While the US was dealing with the grips of a terrorist attack in Boston, the most powerful earthquake in over forty years...
Burning River
Cleveland is known for many things. It's the hometown of John D. Rockefeller, Lebron James, Rock and Roll, the traffic light and...
Global Cooperation“Provocative” Blast Tests International Law’s Limits
North Korea's latest nuclear test highlights the limits of what the United Nations and its member states can do when an outlaw...