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White House Treaty Priorities
The White House released its list of treaty priorities for the 111th Congress last week. Here is the complete list of treaties...
Nonpartisan Anti-Nukes
Yesterday President Obama met with Former Secretary of State George Shultz, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former Senate Armed Services Committee...
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...
Reviving U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control
On Wednesday, May 6, the Brookings Institute held a discussion on U.S.-Russia relations and the challenges posed by nuclear arms control. Panelists...
“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...
43 Organizations Send Letter to Protect Peacekeeping Dues
Yesterday, 43 international policy, humanitarian, and religious organizations sent a letter to the chair and ranking members of the House and Senate...
The Road to Zero Nukes
George Perkovich, the Vice President of Studies and the Director of the Non-proliferation Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, spoke...
Obama Requests $836M for U.N. Peacekeeping Operations
Citizens for Global Solutions was thrilled to see that in the recent FY 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Bill that was just released by...
North Korean Nuclear Tests
North Korea tested a long range nuclear rocket over the weekend, following talks last Wednesday between President Obama and Russian President Dmitry...
A Rare, Open Moment
We are in a rare, open moment of history. Consider this. During the last week: President Obama has begun the process of...