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Global CooperationUkraine: A Federalist Future?
Can tensions in Ukraine be lowered without a federalist-constitutional restructuring of the State? On Thursday, 17 April 2014, US Secretary of State...
Peace & DisarmamentGlobal 911: It’s Time for a UN Emergency Peace Force
Genocide, mass atrocities, violent oppression; these acts, these words, invoke fear, disgust, anger and beg the question why? Human history is littered...
Global JusticeOne Year Since Bangladesh Building Collapse
April 24th marked the one-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This devastating collapse killed more than 1,100...
Global CooperationUS Quietly Ratifies Fish Treaties
On April 3, 2014, the United States ratified three treaties, all of which help protect oceanic wildlife and eliminate the black market...
Global CooperationUS v. Russia: No Competition
Politico Magazine put out an article last week by James Bruno about how US diplomats stack up to Russian diplomats. Based on...
Global JusticeThe Weaponization of Hunger in Syria
On Friday reports surfaced that U.N. documents obtained by Foreign Policy show that the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has been...
Global JusticeLegitimacy and the Rule of Law in Kosovo
What would you do if major figures in your government were suspected of or charged with war crimes? In Baltic States like...
Human RightsA Responsible Boycott: Canada and the Commonwealth
On Monday, Canada’s foreign affairs minister announced that the world’s 11th largest economy would be suspending its $10 million annual contribution to...
Global CooperationWill De-escalation Really Occur?
Yesterday saw progress on ending the crisis in the Ukraine with a diplomatic agreement reached in Geneva. After ongoing talks between officials...
Global CooperationNuclear Arms Control: New START and Continued Reductions in Nuclear Stockpiles
Last week, the US administration of Barack Obama announced that it would reduce the number of deployed US Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs)...
Global CooperationAmerican Ignorance and Ukrainian Action
The top headline on BBC News yesterday read “Ukraine begins 'anti-terror action’.” "Terror" evokes a strong reaction from most Americans as they...