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Opinion pieces reflect the views of their authors, not necessarily Citizens for Global Solutions.
Global CooperationNPT: New Opportunities and Obsolete Perceptions
In my last blog, I outlined the framework of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the role of...
Climate JusticeA Time of Mitzrayim
We live in narrow times—a time of Mitzrayim.* On one side, violence spreads like cancer. ISIL, Ukraine, Sudan, DRC, and too much...
Peace & DisarmamentNuclear Non-Proliferation and Global Order
The Review Conference on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) started at the United Nations in New York on...
The Mediterranean Migrant Crisis Isn’t Merely Europe’s Problem to Solve
As many as one million desperate refugees and migrants will brave the Mediterranean Sea to flee conflict, oppression, and instability in Africa...
Global CooperationCluster Bombs: Saudi Use, US Sales, and the Review Conference on Their Prohibition
The Saudi-led aggression on Yemen has on at least two separate occasions used cluster bombs to attack villages in Yemen's northern Saada...
Global JusticeThe TPP: What It Could Mean for Trade, Human Rights, and The Environment
Every year the second Saturday in May is recognized as World Fair Trade Day. This day highlights the importance of Fair Trade...
Global JusticeThe Tragedy of Xenophobia in South Africa
After the official end of apartheid in the early 1990s, South Africa has been suffering from xenophobia. The root cause is a...
Global CooperationThe Iran Negotiations, the Asian Infrastructure Development Bank, the TPP, and your Congress
The drama over a nuclear control deal with Iran displays the United States as a global visionary. We seek to bring a...
Global JusticeQuestions from Nepal: Debating the Merits of Voluntourism
On April 25th, a devastating earthquake hit Kathmandu, Nepal, killing over 4,000 people. As many around the world respond to the immediate...
United NationsGeneral Assembly members demand UNSG selection reform
The United Nations General Assembly convened this week to discuss specific proposals in selecting the organization’s top officer. The Charter provides a...
Global CooperationCommon Oceans: The Vision of Elisabeth Mann Borgese
The people of the earth [have] agreed that the advancement of man in spiritual excellence and physical welfare is the common goal...