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Global JusticeRecap of CGS 2011 Conference: Lobby Day
On Friday, the second day of Citizens for Global Solutions’ 2011 Conference, members took action and went to Capitol Hill to lobby...
Resolution 1973. Think twice tyrants!
Resolution 1973 adopted last week by the United Nations Security Council authorizing a multinational intervention into Libya has created a new precedent...
Obama on Libya
President Obama gave what I consider to be a great speech on Libya tonight. Here's an excellent quote: Sometimes, the course of...
Global JusticeThe Truth about Libya
This week, an array of analysts, Congress people, and talk show hosts from the usual suspects on the right to Rep. Dennis...
Don Kraus Quoted in Gulf News Article
In an interview with Gulf News on Tuesday, I discussed the importance and need for a United Nations Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS)....
Global CooperationGangsters, Thugs, and Lunatics?
In a surprising speech during a meeting of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) yesterday, Representative Dana Rohrbacher (R-CA) stated that the...
Global CooperationDiplomacy in Action: the US, UNESCO & Civil Society
Recent events in the Middle East have shown that civil society can bring about big change in the world. The people of...
Gaddafi vs. the UN: How long can he last?
As the United Nations Security Council and Human Rights council meet today, Mommar Gaddafi continues to defy calls for him to step...
Global CooperationMenendez Pushes Back Against Excessive Cuts
"I'm concerned that our interest and our challenge is incongruous with the essence of what we are trying to do here." These...
CGS Joins Human Rights Call on Egypt
CGS has joined a cross-regional group of civil society organizations urging the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to call an urgent special...
President Obama’s LRA Strategy Report Card
On Wednesday GlobalSolutions.org, Resolve, The Enough Project, and Invisible Children released a report card assessing President Obama's strategy to stop the Lord's...