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Boutros Boutros-Ghali calls for a UN Parliamentary Assembly
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, former Secretary General of the United Nations and current president of the Egyptian National Council on Human Rights, has called...
Panel on Obama and the Two-State Solution for Israel and Palestine
On June 8th 2009, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars hosted a panel discussion on President Obama and the two-state solution...
Open Letter to President Obama for World Ocean’s Day: The Law of the Sea – Why Now?
Dear President Obama, I write to you to urge you to inaugurate World Oceans Day on June 8th by taking leadership and...
North Korean Nuclear Crisis Discussion
On May 27, 2009 I attended a panel discussion on the North Korean Nuclear Crisis presented by the Brookings Institution. Considering the...
Foreign Affairs Mark-Up Hearing
I attended the House Foreign Affairs Committee Mark-Up Hearing for the Foreign Relations Authorization Bill today, and I was pleased to see...
Nonpartisan Anti-Nukes
Yesterday President Obama met with Former Secretary of State George Shultz, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, former Senate Armed Services Committee...
Qatar Becomes the 186th Nation to Ratify CEDAW!
What do Sudan, Somalia, Iran, and the United States have in common? They are just a few of the states that have...
What Role for Diplomacy in Stabilization and Reconstruction?
Yesterday, May 12, Army Lieutenant General Stanley McChrystal was recommended by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to replace the former top U.S. and...
Energy Security: Carter’s View
Former President Jimmy Carter spoke at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, May 12. During the hearing it...
Engaging Iran: Obstacles and Opportunities
On Wednesday, May 6, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held a hearing with Senator John Kerry presiding. The hearing addressed prevention...
Reviving U.S.-Russian Nuclear Arms Control
On Wednesday, May 6, the Brookings Institute held a discussion on U.S.-Russia relations and the challenges posed by nuclear arms control. Panelists...