Diplomacy Works
Yesterday, Belarus ran for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council - and lost badly. A few weeks ago, a Belarussian...
Citizens for Global Solutions
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Bush Asks Senate for Law of the Sea
In case you missed it: "I urge the Senate to act favorably on U.S. accession to the United Nations Convention on the...
Fidelity Divests!
Big news on the Sudan divestment front from the past few days: Fidelity divested 91% of its American Depository Receipts (otherwise known...
A Social Justice Top Forty
This is taken from the website of our terrific Connecting Global to Local program, which works with local communities across the country...
We Are All Global Citizens
While perusing the Partnership for a Secure America's Across the Aisle blog, I came across guest blogger Michael Kraig's attention-grabbing post "Respecting...
Hagel’s Partial Reengagement
Senator Chuck Hagel's presentation yesterday at the Center for National Policy on "America's Role in the World" was just what the doctor...
Power Couple
If confirmed, he'll have closed to 189,000 troops under his purvue and she oversees close to 90,000 troops and police. A true...
A Story is Worth a Thousand Lives
If you haven't heard Daoud Ibarahaem Hari's story yet, you should. For a man who has traveled with New York Times' columnist...
Lugar: We Need Law of the Sea
Dick Lugar just hit one out of the park on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The former Chairman of the Senate Foreign...
While We Were Looking Elsewhere…
"U.N. officials say the exodus from Mogadishu is the largest displacement of people in the world so far this year." -- Washington...
World Bank Committee Rebukes Wolfowitz
"Mr. Wolfowitz placed his own personal interests in opposition to the interests of the institution" -- is one finding of the World...
Biden on the Pitcher’s Mound
President Bush deserves some credit. He has announced to "small group of trusted Republican grass-roots organizers" that he is going to strongly...