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The Lisbon Treaty: Will it Rise from the Dead?
The Lisbon Treaty was killed last Thursday in Ireland. Being the only country bound by its constitution to put the treaty to...
Citizens for Global Solutions Selects New CEO
Washington, D.C. – The Board of Directors of Citizens for Global Solutions and its Education Fund have hired Don Kraus to be...
Doing Peacekeeping Right
Last Tuesday, during my second week at GlobalSolutions.org, I attended the Partnership for Effective Peacekeeping (PEP) May Forum which focused on UNEPS,...
Bueller, Bueller? U.S. Absent from the Table
I had a Ferris Bueller moment this morning when I read Kevin Sullivan and Josh White's story in today's Washington Post ....
A Kernel of Truth about The Global Food Crisis: It’s a Market Distribution Problem
As American retailers ration rice in response to the global food crisis and we cheer on Steven Colbert's team of "The Rice...
“What does Russia Want?” – Attending the CUSE Conference
On May 20th I attended the Center on the United States and Europe 5th Annual Conference hosted by the Brookings Institute, the...
Medvedev’s Arrival does not bring Putin’s Departure
Though Vladimir Putin has stepped down from presidential office he is not gone from Kremlin. As Dmitry Medvedev was inaugurated on May...
Peacekeeping & Africa
In the last five years, peacekeeping in Africa has grown dramatically, hosting more peacekeepers than any other region. Since 2005, eight peacekeeping...
U.S. Balks at Need for Increase in U.N. Budget; Increase Needed for U.S. Requests
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this month the United Nations met with its top donor nations in order to fulfill a request for...
Smart Power Vote Coming Tomorrow in Senate
In its infinite wisdom, the Senate Budget Committee slashed $4.1 billion from President Bush's proposed International Affairs budget. International Affairs, which includes...
The Pro-Business President?
The Bush administration has bent over backwards to cater to business interests. At least, that's been my perception from the outside. Last...