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Citizens for Global Solutions Calls for Quick Agreement on Bill to Fund International Organizations
For Release May 19, 2009 Citizens for Global Solutions Calls for Quick Agreement on Bill to Fund International Organizations Washington, DC -...
What Role for Diplomacy in Stabilization and Reconstruction?
Yesterday, May 12, Army Lieutenant General Stanley McChrystal was recommended by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to replace the former top U.S. and...
Energy Security: Carter’s View
Former President Jimmy Carter spoke at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, May 12. During the hearing it...
Progress Report from the US Mission to the UN
The United States Mission to the United Nations released its Progress Report last week, giving a positive outlook on future US-UN relations...
Engaging Iran: Obstacles and Opportunities
On Wednesday, May 6, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held a hearing with Senator John Kerry presiding. The hearing addressed prevention...
“We Gotta Get That Done!” – John Kerry
"We gotta get that done!" was a statement made by Kerry on May 5, 2009, when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hosted...
Legislation for Modern Solutions
A House of Representatives Resolution (H.RES.363) was introduced on April 23 by Lynn Woolsey of California. The resolution calls for a "smart...
Council on Foreign Relations Report Calls Law of the Sea Ratification in the National Interest
The Council on Foreign Relations just released a report, The National Interest and the Law of the Sea, written by Scott Borgerson...
Is the United States the new France?
In a panel discussion at the Brookings Institute on April 28, 2009 four experts spoke about the differences and similarities between the...
The IMF and Aid to Africa
Currently, 65% of the world is in recession, an amount greater than at any time since 1960. The International Monetary Fund [IMF]...
The Build Up to Copenhagen: Bonn, Germany Meeting
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [UNFCCC] may not begin until December 7th but the preparatory talks are already underway....