Thoughts on R2P
My mother frequently calls it the middle child syndrome. My deep desire to resolve conflict between those around me and return to...
Citizens for Global Solutions
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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.
The entire Darfur region is a crime scene
It can no longer be glossed over that the government tasked with protecting people from atrocities in Darfur is the one carrying...
Neal Potter – Founding Federalist
Our good friend and founding member, Neal Potter passed away on May 27th at the age of 93. Neal was at the...
Article 98/ Bilateral Immunity Agreements
The term "Article 98 agreement" refers to the provision of the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court that prohibits the Court...
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...