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NewsObama Remarks on Recovery Efforts in Haiti
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that "three million people — about a third of Haiti's population — had been affected"...
Global Cooperation Needed in International Air Security
It is axiomatic that "global problems require global solutions." International institutions have been created to resolve a whole range of practical problems,...
NewsSTART Ends with US and Russia Close to a New Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty
The US and Russia pledge to have a new nuclear missile treaty worked out very soon. Negotiators from both countries say they...
Global CooperationPublic Opinion of President Obama’s Afghanistan Decision
On Sunday, President Obama issued orders to send 30,000 additionalAmerican troops to Afghanistan. He will address the nation tonight to explain his...
A Symposium on the Conversion to a Peace Economy
On Saturday November 14th, 2009 the Mansfield, Connecticut Chapter of Citizens for Global Solutions hosted a symposium regarding the conversion to a...
Global JusticeThe ICC Continues Seeking Accountability for the Worst Crimes
Pre-trial hearings have begun in the International Criminal Court case investigating alleged crimes committed by Sudanese rebel leader, Bahr Idriss Abu Garda....
NewsICC Investigation in Kenya
On November 5, 2009 ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo announced that crimes against humanity had been committed during the 2007 post-election violence in...
Global JusticeCan Nukes Ever be Safe?
Academics often cite "security dilemma" explanations to demonstrate how nuclear proliferation spreads. When one country has it, others will follow suit in...
Peace & DisarmamentNuclear activism for a new generation
I remember watching President Obama's speech on nuclear non-proliferation in Prague. Like so many of the President's speeches, it was deeply moving;...
Global CooperationIs the United States Treating Iranian Nuclear Threats as a Multilateral Challenge?
It is obvious that the majority of the world wants to live without the threat of nuclear war. Even those who have...
Global CooperationNuclear Nonproliferation or Disarmament?
In light of growing threats from Iran and North Korea, the prospect of nuclear non-proliferation is on everyone's minds. But, is it...