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Global JusticeA Plebeian in a Politician’s World
Last Thursday I took part in GlobalSolutions’ Annual Lobby Day, where I lobbied members of Congress to show their support for International...
The BRICS Bank: A New Alternative to the IMF and World Bank
For decades the IMF and the World Bank have been the sole institutions capable of producing international financial assistance to countries as...
Human RightsCan Unitary Action Supplement International Intervention?
On Thursday, June 19th, the White House announced that the US will be cutting and redirecting aid to Uganda in response to...
Global CooperationKermit Rohde: 1922-2014
Earlier this month we lost a great friend and leader, Kermit Rohde. He passed away on June 2 in Austin, Texas, where...
For Argentina, so far so good at the World Cup in Brazil…
At the Supreme Court in Washington, however, Argentina suffered a catastrophic defeat that no soccer metaphor can accurately capture. On Monday, the...
Global CooperationInnovation and Cooperation: The Future of UN Peacekeeping
At a recent event held at the Brookings Institute, Under-Secretary General of Peacekeeping Missions for the United Nations Hervé Ladsous led a...
Global JusticeThe Expansion of the Syrian Civil War into Iraq: What Should the US Do?
It is undeniable that Iraq is in major trouble. Dozens of cities once thought to be impenetrable to jihadists have suddenly been...
Global JusticeWorld Cup Puts Global Inequality on Display
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup underway in Brazil, it’s easy to ignore the headlines about protests in favor of the dramatic,...
Are Human Rights the Cost of Global Governance?
Uganda’s Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa has been elected President of the UN General Assembly. While this is primarily a ceremonial position, Kutesa’s...
Apostasy and Misogyny in Sudan
Last Tuesday announced the next chapter in a legal case that has drawn international outrage: Meriam Ibrahim, sentenced to death for apostasy,...
Peace & DisarmamentUnilateral US Force In Iraq Will Make The Situation Worse
The United States must not unilaterally re-engage its military in the intensifying violence in Iraq. The US war in Iraq officially ended...