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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.
“We Gotta Get That Done!” – John Kerry
"We gotta get that done!" was a statement made by Kerry on May 5, 2009, when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hosted...
Legislation for Modern Solutions
A House of Representatives Resolution (H.RES.363) was introduced on April 23 by Lynn Woolsey of California. The resolution calls for a "smart...
Council on Foreign Relations Report Calls Law of the Sea Ratification in the National Interest
The Council on Foreign Relations just released a report, The National Interest and the Law of the Sea, written by Scott Borgerson...
The Confirmation Hearing of Harold Koh
On April 28, I had the chance to attend the Senate Foreign Relations Confirmation Hearing of Harold Koh for the position of...
Is the United States the new France?
In a panel discussion at the Brookings Institute on April 28, 2009 four experts spoke about the differences and similarities between the...
The IMF and Aid to Africa
Currently, 65% of the world is in recession, an amount greater than at any time since 1960. The International Monetary Fund [IMF]...
The Road to Zero Nukes
George Perkovich, the Vice President of Studies and the Director of the Non-proliferation Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, spoke...
Obama Requests $836M for U.N. Peacekeeping Operations
Citizens for Global Solutions was thrilled to see that in the recent FY 2009 Supplemental Appropriations Bill that was just released by...
The Push to Ratify CEDAW
All over the world, millions of women are denied equal access to property, legal action, civic life and public participation on a...
St. Louis Student Shares CGS Conference Experience
My Experience at the CGS Conference in Washington D.C., March 19-21, 2009 By Stefanie A. Hausheer Before attending the Citizens for Global...
Students study how to be Global Citizens
About 30 international students from North Carolina State University hustled themselves out of bed on a Saturday morning to talk about what...