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Kunduz Hospital Airstrike: War Crime or “Mistake”?
On October 3, a US ground-attack aircraft blasted a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan for over an hour, leaving 22 dead and 39...
NewsNobel Peace Prize: Tunisian Democracy Group Rewarded
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for its contribution to democratizing the country. The...
Global JusticeThe Hunger Games: Food Waste in the Developing World
The UN recently announced its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of 17 goals encompassing everything from education to peace and justice....
Peace & DisarmamentSeptember 26 : International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
The struggle against the nuclear weapon cult and threats it poses to the international peace, security and development, like all struggles against...
Global CooperationA Miracle?
There are those who think the U.S. suffers from prejudice against Obama, competition between political parties, bullies who have the ability to...
Human RightsThe Continuing Humanitarian Crisis in ISIS-held Areas
In an August 25, 2014 statement, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned the “appalling, widespread, and systematic deprivation of human...
Global CooperationIran: The Deal is More than the Deal
The P5+1 Iran Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is vital for reducing the risk of nuclear militarization and for allowing Iran to...
Human RightsWomen, Peace, and Security
As Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND) points out, The ultimate goals of peace and security are more attainable when women are...
Human RightsYemen and World Law: Building from Current Experience
The indiscriminate bombing of cities in Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition highlights the need for renewal of the way that humanitarian law...
Global CooperationInternational Election Monitors: Agents of Free Elections
The violent presidential election in Burundi highlights the need for UN election-monitoring services. On the eve of the July 21 presidential election,...
Global CooperationGamesmanship and the Iran Deal: An Open Letter to Those Objecting
Let’s look at the field positions of the parties in Iran, the United States, and Israel who seem to want to kill...