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Opinion pieces reflect the views of their authors, not necessarily Citizens for Global Solutions.
President Obama urges world leaders to live up to international responsibilities
President Barack Obama gave his first speech in front of the United Nations General Assembly this morning. President Obama pointed out that...
House Hearing on Iraq and Security Council Mandates
Today the House Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight held a hearing concerning U.N. Chapter VII Mandates and Resolutions on...
Global CooperationQuestionable Candidate for UNESCO’s Director General
The Washington Post recently published an article and an op-ed about the possibility of the Egyptian culture minister, Farouk Hosni, to become...
Climate JusticeBipartisan Group: U.S. Security requires urgent action on climate change
The Partnership for a New America, a bipartisan group of 32 former secretaries of State, national security advisers, senators, military leaders and...
Global JusticeInternational Criminal Courts Investigates War Crimes
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo, announced today that in the next three years he plans to open...
The United States and Global Cooperation
Chuck Hagel, a former Republican Senator, published an op-ed in the Washington Post that reflects many of the ideals that GlobalSolutions.org is...
Human RightsHalf the Sky
In a monumental effort to raise the status of women, Nicholas Kristof and his wife Sheryl WuDunn have authored a book titled,...
Global JusticeSpotlight on ‘The Responsibility to Protect’
Led by the recently formed International NGO Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect of which GlobalSolutions.org is a part, efforts are underway...
A change in approach but not tone from Tehran
After a year of stalemate, the BBC reports that Iran has allowed inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) access to...
Why Empowering Women Really Matters
"There's a growing recognition among everyone from the World Bank to the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff to aid organizations like...
Peace & DisarmamentRice on the Right Track with U.S.-U.N. Relations
Yesterday the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Susan Rice, delivered a strong and promising speech on the U.S.'s position towards...