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Global JusticeHey UN! Where Are All the Women?
As of February this year, less than 4% of all UN peacekeepers are women. Currently there are 105,314 troops, police and military...
Peace & DisarmamentNuclear Zero: Let’s Think out of the Box
Many thanks to President Obama and the 50+ world leaders who came to Washington for the international nuclear summit on how to...
Peace & DisarmamentReversing Nuclear Proliferation
This article was authored by CGS member and guest contributor Ira Straus. North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests raise afresh the most...
NewsSri Lanka Signs UN Anti-Landmine Treaty
On March 3, Sri Lanka became the 163rd state to agree to the Ottawa Treaty, a UN anti-personnel mine ban convention. It's...
Human RightsThe U.S. Must Take Responsibility for Human Rights Abuses at Guantanamo
President Obama has once again called for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, delivering a new plan to Congress last...
Global JusticeThe Importance of Equal Representation in Syria Peace Talks: Where are the Women?
As the international community attempts to revive negotiations for the ongoing conflict in Syria, it is important to notice who is invited...
Global Cooperation“Plan Colombia” to Become “Peace Colombia”
While the Netflix series Narcos makes for good entertainment, the war on drugs is still all too real in Colombia. The country...
Peace & DisarmamentA Game of Risk: The North Korean Launch
On Sunday, February 8th, North Korea launched a satellite into orbit. Though North Korea claims the launch was for scientific and "peaceful...
Global JusticeArms Control: The Missing Component in the Conversation about Terrorism
We can’t have it both ways. We can’t be both the world’s leading champion of peace and the world’s leading supplier of...
Global CooperationNorth Korea’s Nuclear Test
North Korea claims to have completed a successful test of a hydrogen bomb on Wednesday, January 6th. This test (North Korea’s first...
Global JusticeWill We Learn this Time?
Hunger and starvation are in the news again, this time in Syria. They shouldn’t be. For decades, the world has produced more...