Democracy, West Africa, and the U.N.
The National Democratic Institute hosted a terrific (and huge, and really long) lunch yesterday honoring the Fifty Fifty Group in Sierra Leone...
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.
Using U.N. Day to Sink the Law of the Sea
Yesterday, Republican Senate leadership celebrated October 24th, United Nations Day, by engaging in one of their favorite sports, base pandering. At the...
Refugee Crisis: A First-hand Account
I was reading this important post from Riverbend blog on the Iraqi refugee crisis - 1.5 million Iraqis are refugees in Syria...
U.N. Day and President Bush…Feel the Love
Today, October 24, is United Nations Day. This day should remind all of us of our nation's important relationship with the only...
Fighting Words from Administration on Iran
The drumbeat for war with Iran has been banging for a few years now. Last week, beginning with President Bush's 'diplomatic' comments...
The Dalai Lama’s Global Solutions
Sometimes stepping away from politics and looking at the big picture is a wonderful thing. I was grateful to be able attend...
Private Sector Leadership
The former head of Mozambique, President Joaquim Chissano, is the first winner of the Mo Ibrahim prize for governance; an award financed...
Who Got to Mukasey?
On Wednesday, President Bush's Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey reaffirmed our nation's commitment to international justice and the rule of law as...
Amnesty International USA: Overturn the Military Commissions Act!
Check out AIUSA's ad in today's USA Today: One year ago today, Congress passed the Military Commissions Act. With it, founding principles...
The ‘Idealist’ vs. the ‘Realist’ in my Head
Genocide is a word that has deep, deep meaning. As a global community, after the Holocaust, we stood as one and said...
Editorial: Should the Senate Ratify Law of the Sea Treaty? YES
My colleagues Scott Paul and Don Kraus have presented an array of recent posts on The Law of the Sea Treaty.In Sunday's...
Movie Night
If you are planning on going to the movies on Friday night you may want to check out the film Rendition by...