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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.
Obama on the Nobel Prize “A Call To Action”
I was pleased by President Obama's 'aw-shucks' comments on winning the Nobel Peace Prize, saying: "After I received the news, Malia walked...
Global Cooperation“Five to Rule them All”
Last night, I attended a book launch hosted by the World Affairs Council. The book is entitled "Five to Rule Them All",...
Global CooperationThe Nuclear Warhead Debate
The leaders of the Western world have finally come to the agreement that Iran is indeed in the process of developing nuclear...
Global JusticeEducation in South Africa
Last week in Cape Town, South Africa thousands of children took to the streets to protest for better schools. After apartheid ended...
Global CooperationPresident Obama and the United Nations
Multilateralism is again the focal point for American foreign policy, in a way that has not been seen in a number of...
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...