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It’s not uncommon to hear issue advocates claim that different organizations are “siloed”—focused on their approach to the issues that concern their...
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Global JusticeUS Needs Greater Discussion on ICC
US Congressional attitudes on the International Criminal Court have moved away from the days of open hostility epitomized by the Bilateral Immunity...
Climate JusticeLeading by Example
Opinions on climate change have thundered across the media since President Obama's announcement to set a national standard for power plants and...
Climate JusticeClimate Change: Let’s Speak the Opposition’s Language
Climate change is one of the most divisive issues in Congress today. Nearly any vote related to climate change, energy policy, or...
Human RightsWill Assad Dodge Justice Again?
Happy belated Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare. This sad memoriam is observed annually on April 29th to "honor...
Global CooperationUS Quietly Ratifies Fish Treaties
On April 3, 2014, the United States ratified three treaties, all of which help protect oceanic wildlife and eliminate the black market...
Global CooperationU.S. Power Play over Iran and U.N.
The recent move by the Obama administration to bar Hamid Aboutalebi, nominated to be the Iranian ambassador to the UN, from entering...
Global JusticeCommission: The Security Council is to Blame for Syria
The UN Security Council has been called out by its own the Human Rights Council's Commission on Inquiry in Syria as enabling...
Global JusticePolicy to Stop North Korea’s Atrocities
North Korea’s state control over where people live and work, and the practice of arbitrarily arresting and executing citizens evokes images of...
Global CooperationSaudi Arabia bans citizens joining Syrian conflict
Saudi Arabia is taking steps to reduce its footprint in Syria. Al Jazerra reported this morning that a royal decree makes it...
Human RightsAre Syria’s Cries Not Loud Enough?
It’s days like these that I am dismayed at what the American public chooses to focus its attention on. The buzz on...
Global CooperationSyrian Transfer of Russian Missiles Ignores Arms Treaty
U.S. officials now believe up to 12 Russian made Yakhont missiles have been smuggled from Syrian Government hands to Hezbollah in Lebanon,...