Global CooperationDo Sanctions Work?
Recently, the Trump Administration announced increased sanctions on travel to Cuba. However, Cuba is not the only country to have sanctions leveled...
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Global Cooperation
Ruth Hecht Zinar 1920-2017
In late October we lost our dear Ruth when she expired after a short illness. Ruth’s parents emigrated from Russia and settled...
Free Week for Viewing Film “The World Is My Country”
The new film, The World Is My Country, will be available, free, on-line, in a special password-protected site for Citizens for Global...
Why is Deforestation a Problem?
Deforestation is defined as “the action or process of clearing of forests” by the Merriam Webster Dictionary. Currently, 30% of the world...
How Catalonia and Kurdish Independence Can Actually Bring the World Closer Together
Recently two separate countries dealt with succession movements from within. First was Iraq where Kurds, emboldened by their recent battlefield success against...
Rising Sea Levels and the Future of the Earth
Scientists have projected that the Earth’s oceans could rise by between 2 and 5 feet within the next 80 years. This will...
Global JusticeLoss of Youth: Growing Concerns over Child Brides in Ethiopia
For privileged children in the United States, their biggest worries are getting their homework done in time to watch TV and being...
Climate JusticeZika? Or Should We Say “Eureka!”?
What can we do to fight Zika? Zika was first discovered in Uganda in 1947 and was seen as a mild illness....
Climate JusticeDear Obama, Thank You for Banning Coal Leasing on Public Lands
It was a Thursday night. I was overwhelmed by midterm papers and exhausted from the afternoon's track workout. But rather than spending...
Global CooperationCatholic Social Doctrine and World Parliament
The following is the introduction to an updated paper by Dr. Maja Brauer and Mr. Andreas Bummel with the German-based Committee for...
Global JusticeBook on Immunity from Atrocity Crimes: A UN Favorite
On December 31st the UN Library announced via Twitter that its most popular book of 2015 was Immunity of Heads of State...