Global CooperationA Message from the New Executive Director
Greetings from Washington, DC! As the new Executive Director of Citizens for Global Solutions, I am very excited to be able to...
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Global Cooperation
Peace & DisarmamentFighting Ideas: Military Power vs. Ideology
We have been sold a story that goes like this: spend more on weapons, get more peace. But a strong government with...
Global JusticeOn this National Day of Giving
This year, GivingTuesday is arriving just in time. We're seeing four million refugees fleeing Syria; 38 million people worldwide internally displaced from...
Global JusticeToo Young For Marriage: Why Children Wed and What You Can Do to Help
When you're a teenager, there is a lot to worry about—school grades, friend groups, identity—but for 700 million women alive today, they...
Global CooperationPut Putin On Hold
Let's take a look at some of the major political and economic crises the world has gone through as of late: Russian...
United NationsNeeded: A UN Parliamentary Assembly
The United Nations suffers from a severe democratic deficit. Despite the opening words of its Charter, "We the peoples," ordinary people--the citizens...
Put Away your Passport
I consider myself a pretty culturally diverse person. I was raised as Serbian-American, and I remain highly involved in this community today....
Climate JusticeThe Human Side of Agro-Forestry
This blog was authored by Edward Rawson, Executive Director of Haiti Friends (not to be confused with Ed Rawson, founding member of...
NewsPalestine Joins the International Criminal Court
Palestine’s recent accession to the International Criminal Court is a crucial step toward accountability for grave crimes in the region and toward...
Global JusticeWalter F. Hoffmann: 1924-2014
As 2014 drew to a close, we said goodbye to a beloved global citizen. Walter F. Hoffmann, prominent civil rights attorney and...
Global CooperationPeace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Piece of Cake
What holiday treats await foreign policy wonks? Our team here at Citizens for Global Solutions is hoping that US foreign policy will...
NewsLooking Ahead to 2015
My name is Victor, and I am a board chair of Citizens for Global Solutions (CGS). Our Board of Directors are traveling...