U.N. General Assembly Debates Responsibility to Protect
On Thursday, July 23, the United Nations General Assembly gathered to debate the responsibility to protect, or R2P, which states that nations...
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CGS is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-partisan organization for more than 75 years and has brought together a diverse collective of individuals and organizations with a common goal of a unified world predicated upon peace, mutual understanding, human rights, and the rule of law.
Citizens for Global Solutions and Senator Dodd Host Panel on the International Criminal Court
On July 17, International Justice Day, Citizens for Global Solutions and Senator Dodd (D-CT) co-sponsored a panel entitled, "A Seven Year Assessment...
Pope Calls for U.N. Reform- how and how much?
This month, Pope Benedict XVI released an encyclical letter, Caritas in Veritate, to bring Catholic social teaching up to date on ethical...
What’s Happening in Kosovo?
On July 22, the Atlantic Council hosted a roundtable discussion on the U.N. Mission to Kosovo (UNMIK), and the future of the...
Omar al-Bashir Cancels Visit to Uganda
Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese President who is wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court, has cancelled...
African Union Defies ICC’s Arrest Warrant Against al-Bashir
The African Union [AU], made up of all 53 African states with the exception of Morocco, issued a resolution on July 3,...
America and Energy Security
On July 10, the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a summit on energy security. Experts from a variety of government...
Momentum Backs the Climate Bill
After passing through the House, The American Clean Energy and Security Act, H.R. 2454, has continued to attract much attention and controversy...
Obama Holds G-8 Closing News Conference and Discusses Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change, UN Reform, and R2P
President Obama held a news conference on the morning of July 10, 2009, to wrap the three-day G-8 summit, held in the...
The Reckoning: A New Documentary About the ICC
A new film, called The Reckoning, is coming out on PBS on July 14th which will look at the workings and struggles...
Obama Delivers Speech on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Russian-U.S. Relations
On July 7, 2009, President Obama spoke to the graduating class of the New Economic School in Moscow. He discussed the importance...
It’s time to ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty
Yesterday Pew Charitable Trusts ran this ad in the Washington Post and Politico, showing once again that the Law of the Sea...