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CGS regularly publishes op-eds on the issues that matter most to global democracy, plus news, press releases, and organizational statements from our programs and campaigns. Read it all here, get a monthly roundup by email through eNews, or follow Field Notes on LinkedIn.
Opinion pieces reflect the views of their authors, not necessarily Citizens for Global Solutions.
Global JusticeUS Needs Greater Discussion on ICC
US Congressional attitudes on the International Criminal Court have moved away from the days of open hostility epitomized by the Bilateral Immunity...
Protective Edge and Sport as Peace
If I began by saying that the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is longstanding and complicated, that would be trite and tired and everything you...
Global CooperationThank You Citizens for Global Solutions!
As one of the youngest interns in Citizens for Global Solutions’ long and proud history, I would be lying if I told...
Climate JusticeYou Can’t Just Flip A Switch: Bringing Renewable Energy to the Developing World
Carlos Pascual, the Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs for the State Department, spoke last week on the new geopolitics...
Climate JusticeProtecting Our Global Habitat
The United States and the global community currently face a variety of challenges, and it is becoming increasingly clear that no one...
Journalist’s Detention Highlights Importance of Immigration Reform
US Border Control officers released Jose Antonio Vargas last Wednesday, after holding him overnight at an airport in McAllen, TX, for failing...
Climate JusticeGreen is the New Black
Selfies, hashtags, and Priuses (or is it Prii?). What do these 3 things have in common? They all have been or still...
Global CooperationCould the Use of Rockets be Banned in the Middle East?
The use of rockets by Islamic groups from Gaza toward Israel and the more deadly use of rockets and bombs by Israeli...
Roméo Dallaire: Leaving the Senate But Not the Life of Service
In Canada, Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire is a household name. When asked in elementary school to write a composition on a Canadian Hero,...
Pirates, the Printing Press and Global Democracy
Cell phones have facilitated access to health care for millions of people living in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile applications are enhancing government accountability...
Global CooperationThink Globally, Act Locally
I never would have imagined that my 2010 summer in Egypt would change the trajectory of my life. However, my time there...