Rule of Law v the dictator and the U.S.?
General/President Musharraf has, at least since 9/11, been viewed as an American stooge by Pakistanis of all political persuasions and at today's...
Citizens for Global Solutions
531 articles on Insights
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.
Carl Bernstein: A Personal Encounter
When I wasn't outside playing baseball or some other sport in the spring and summer of 1973, I was glued to the...
More Drilling or Less Consumption: That is the Question Facing the Senate This Week
The Senate is entering its second week of deliberations on a proposed energy bill (H.R. 6). Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)...
Dingell Backs Down
It looks like round one goes to Nancy Pelosi in the battle over energy legislation that's ongoing this week in the House....
Must Read Editorial in The Australian on Outsourcing of Torture
I believe that this editorial in The Australian should be required reading for policy makers across the globe. The key quote:"The American...
Extraordinary Rendition: Our Principles Betrayed?
Dan Simpson, a retired U.S. Ambassador and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist/associate editor, penned a great opinion piece on "extraordinary rendition" and the betrayal...
Kofi Annan’s Important New Role
On June 14th at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, the Bill and Melinda Gates and Rockefeller Foundations announced...
Under the Radar: U.S. Can Make or Break International Nuclear Monitoring System
I have little doubt that readers of this blog have noticed our more-than-occasional rants about insufficient U.S. funding for multilateral activities and...
Going Nowhere
To build upon what my colleague Raj wrote earlier on the Bush Administration's 'movement' on the ICC, yesterday revealed a move by...
House Appropriations Committee Approves Increase in International Affairs Budget for ’08
On Tuesday, June 12, the House Appropriations Committee approved the State, Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill for FY 2008, which determines the funding...
Key U.S. ally Facing Public Inquiry into Iraqi Torture
The British government is facing a pubic inquiry into their use of torture in Iraq after the Law Lords found for the...
Emergency Peace Service Support Growing and Needed
Support for a permanent United Nations Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS) is increasing. 37 non-profit groups, including the United Nations Association USA, Refugees...