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ENOUGH: Averting a Nightmare in Congo
From the ENOUGH blog: The threat of Congo's third major war in the last decade is the subject of a paper released...
“Hey, anybody see those five nuclear-armed Advanced Cruise Missiles?”
Earlier today it was reported that five nuclear-armed ACMs were transported via USAF B-52H Bomber from North Dakota to Louisiana...by accident. That's...
Good News for Your Labor Day: Haleh Esfandiari Released
On Sunday, three months after the Iranian-American scholar Haleh Esfandiari was accused of spying, detained and imprisoned by Iranian officials, she was...
PM Brown Distancing Himself from President Bush?
Possibly....? What is clear however is that the British government is seeking the release of five Guantanamo prisoners who have links to...
UN Resolution Commits 26,000 Strong Peacekeeping Force to Darfur
The resolution approved by the UN Security Council on Wednesday to send peacekeepers to Darfur has been hailed as an extremely positive...
Senate to take up Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill after recess
Yesterday it was revealed that the Senate will take up the FY 2008 Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill after the August recess. This...
The Other “Surge”
A reader at The Washington Note pointed out that yesterday was World Refugee Day. To mark the occasion, the UN High Commission...
House Appropriations Committee Approves Increase in International Affairs Budget for ’08
On Tuesday, June 12, the House Appropriations Committee approved the State, Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill for FY 2008, which determines the funding...
Key U.S. ally Facing Public Inquiry into Iraqi Torture
The British government is facing a pubic inquiry into their use of torture in Iraq after the Law Lords found for the...
DC Kids Get Diplomacy
I spent my morning meeting kids at Barnard Elementary School in D.C.'s Petworth neighborhood. I talked a bit about the problems I...
G8: One Step Forward, One Step Back
Washington, D.C. -- Citizens for Global Solutions welcomes the compromise reached on climate change at the G8 Summit, but is disappointed by...