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Global CooperationSaudi Arabia’s Rejection of UN Security Council Highlights Need, Opportunity for Reform
Last week, Saudi Arabia was one of five states elected to the UN Security Council for a two-year term. In a surprise...
Thanks for the Input!
So far we have received over 80 questions for our 2013 Candidate Questionnaire and we are carefully considering all the submissions for...
“Bee Happy, Bee Healthy”
Bees are dying off. A phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder is occurring around the world, in which bees abruptly disappear from...
Global JusticeThe Power of Identity
Kofi Annan said that "gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of...
Syria, what? Syria, Russia, and How It Came To Be
Syria, what? After weeks of vigorous debate on The Hill and internationally on whether to intervene in Syria following the sarin attacks...
Human RightsSpeaking Out Against Violence Against Women
The recent death sentences handed down to four men convicted of the gang-rape of a young woman in India have thrown the...
Peace & DisarmamentU.S. Granny Peace Brigade calls on U.N. to stop drones
Something new and revolutionary is happening. U.S. citizens are appealing to the United Nations to take action to stop their own national...
Global CooperationBirth of the Big Lie
A "Big Lie" is a "deliberate, gross distortion of the truth used especially as a propaganda tactic." My colleague Jake LaRaus just...
Climate JusticeSustainable Development Goals: The Right Priority in the Post-2015 Agenda
One of the key outcomes of UN Week was an important development in development: the UN General Assembly formally adopted language that...
5 Disturbing Facts About the U.S. Prison Industry
The United States holds five percent of the world's population, but 25 percent of the world's inmates. This is not a reflection...
Global JusticeDeath of the Rohingya: Genocide in Burma
In the country of Burma, a minority Muslim ethnic group --the Rohingya-- is facing extinction at the hands of the Buddhist Burmese...