“Energy Independence” Leading to Troubling Policy Prescriptions
In case you're wondering why my colleagues and I have taken issue with so many officials who rail against dependence on imports...
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 Media and the Bully Pulpit
The largest, loudest bully pulpit in the world is stationed at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Any time a president of...
Merkel Should Press Ahead Without U.S. at G8 Summit
While I was camping over the weekend I missed the release by Greenpeace of a leaked U.S. memo to Germany regarding the...
President Bush Finally Moves Beyond Rhetoric on Darfur; Unilateral Sanctions too Little too Late
Washington, D.C. -- Citizens for Global Solutions is pleased that President Bush has once again used the bully pulpit to talk about...
The Price of Political Cowardice
Andrew J. Bacevich teaches history and international relations at Boston University. He's a West Point graduate, a Vietnam War veteran, and the...
Bush to Ditch START Framework
It appears the Bush Administration is getting ready to scrap an extremely effective arms control regime and replace it with something much...
Picking the Next World Bank Leader–Brazil Weighs In
Krishna Guha reports in today's FT that the Brazilian Executive Director at the World Bank, who represents the Philippines, Colombia and five...
Washington Post on ICC Investigation
As Raj noted yesterday morning , the International Criminal Court has launched an investigation into complaints of rape, sexual cruelty and other...
Biden: UN Arrears Resolution Progressing
Senator Joseph Biden , who when he isn't busy running for president, also is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said...
ICC Prosecutor Opens Investigation in the Central African Republic
This is an important development for the people of the Central African Republic (CAR). Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo stated today: "My Office has...
Richardson is Hitting the Mark on Energy
As my good friend from Michigan pointed out earlier this morning, Bill Richardson is officially a candidate for President - to no...
UN Panel Urges Poland to Publish Report into Possible Involvement in Renditions
The United Nations Committee Against Torture has urged the Polish government to share the findings of a report into its alleged collusion...