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Opinion pieces reflect the views of their authors, not necessarily Citizens for Global Solutions.
Doing Peacekeeping Right
Last Tuesday, during my second week at GlobalSolutions.org, I attended the Partnership for Effective Peacekeeping (PEP) May Forum which focused on UNEPS,...
Bueller, Bueller? U.S. Absent from the Table
I had a Ferris Bueller moment this morning when I read Kevin Sullivan and Josh White's story in today's Washington Post ....
Sudan on the Brink
The BBC is reporting that there have been additional clashes in Abeyi, Sudan's oil-rich town, leading to fears that we could seek...
A Kernel of Truth about The Global Food Crisis: It’s a Market Distribution Problem
As American retailers ration rice in response to the global food crisis and we cheer on Steven Colbert's team of "The Rice...
U.S. Torture and the British Perspective
While in the UK for a friend's wedding, it has been interesting to gauge British opinions across the party divide about the...
Petraeus ‘The Appeaser’?
In today's Washington Post, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, in written answers to the U.S. Senate said the possibility of military action...
“What does Russia Want?” – Attending the CUSE Conference
On May 20th I attended the Center on the United States and Europe 5th Annual Conference hosted by the Brookings Institute, the...
Medvedev’s Arrival does not bring Putin’s Departure
Though Vladimir Putin has stepped down from presidential office he is not gone from Kremlin. As Dmitry Medvedev was inaugurated on May...
Peacekeeping & Africa
In the last five years, peacekeeping in Africa has grown dramatically, hosting more peacekeepers than any other region. Since 2005, eight peacekeeping...
Amnesty in Kenya
Last night, on the way home from dinner with friends, I bumped into another friend and colleague I had not seen in...
The Pressure Mounts on the University of Berkeley
Many of you have probably followed the debate at the University of Berkeley re: the position of Professor John Yoo. Briefly, Yoo...