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CGS regularly publishes op-eds on the issues that matter most to global democracy, plus news, press releases, and organizational statements from our programs and campaigns. Read it all here, get a monthly roundup by email through eNews, or follow Field Notes on LinkedIn.
Opinion pieces reflect the views of their authors, not necessarily Citizens for Global Solutions.
Global CooperationThe Time Has Come To Build A Viable Global System Of Collective Security
One of the inescapable features of human existence is that lessons we fail to learn repeat themselves over and over, usually with increasing ferocity until the lesson is learned.
Global CooperationFrom Nationalist Isolation To Global Citizenship
For many years, a portion of the world public has sought to wall itself off from people abroad by hiding behind national borders.
Global JusticeBenjamin Ferencz & Norman Cousins: The Original Influencers For Global Justice
The little known story of how American public outrage capitulated German lawmakers to compensate Polish survivors of Ravensbrück.
Global JusticeProsecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz
Benjamin Ferencz died on April 7, 2023 at the age of 103. He lived a very rewarding and meaningful life. I had the privilege of meeting him several times, most recently when he received a lifetime achievement award from the Law School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Global CooperationIf Youth Is The Future, Why Don’t We Have A Say About It?
Last September, I came to the United States to study for a year at Northeastern University (Boston) and, I was given an opportunity to be sponsored by Citizens for Global Solutions to not just to be part of the first Global Future Forum but to present my research paper.
Human RightsDomestic Violence And Women’s Empowerment Initiatives: Exploring The Relationship In A Patriarchal Setting
Domestic violence is the most common form of violence against women and is reported globally to be experienced by one out of every three women.
World CitizenThe Passport Of A Global Citizen – On The Challenges Of Defining A Legal Identity
In 2019, 10 entrepreneurial families from Fiji, France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Portugal, Romania, and the Swedish Saami Youth Association found common cause when their businesses – largely in agriculture and tourism – were affected by climate change disasters.
Global CooperationWhose Red Lines?
In the conflict-ridden realm of international relations, certain terms are particularly useful, and one of them is “Red Lines.”
Climate JusticeGlobal Challenges Require Global Solutions: How We Can Prevent A Complete Climate Catastrophe
When it comes to the climate crisis, we are running out of time.
World CitizenFrom National Secrecy To World Security: Friendship Sets Us Free
Classified documents, top secret files, spy balloons, clandestine surveillance. What kind of world are we living in where we hide information about and from each other, spying to get the upper hand? Why do leaders and legislators feel compelled to keep government secrets from the public?
Global JusticeThe Ukraine War And International Law
The Ukraine War has provided a challenging time for the nations of the world and, particularly, for international law. Since antiquity, far-sighted thinkers have worked on developing rules of behavior among nations in connection with war, diplomacy, economic relations, human rights, international crime, global communications, and the environment.