Human RightsOn International Human Rights Day, Looking Forward to Sudan’s Future
With only a month left until Sudan's momentous January 9th referendum-in which southerners will cast their votes on whether or not to...
Melissa Kaplan
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Peace & DisarmamentAn Unhappy One-Year Anniversary: Why We Need New START Passed Now
December 5th, 2010 marked an unfortunate anniversary for U.S. national security. It has been one year since the previous arms control treaty...
Global CooperationWhat Do Europe and the U.S. Agree On?
The Need for Allies to Work Together to Address Global Issues At an event on transatlantic relations sponsored by the Brookings Institution...
NewsKosovo secession ruled lawful by ICJ
The United Nation's International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on July 22nd that the 2008 declaration of independence by Kosovo from Serbia...
NewsSrebrenica: 15 Years Later
Sunday, July 11th marked a sober anniversary for Bosnia, Europe, and the world. Fifteen years ago, approximately 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and...
Global CooperationThe Future of Democracy Promotion: No More One-Size-Fits-All
How can the United States and Europe work together to promote democracy around the world? That was the topic of discussion on...
NewsU.S. ‘Resets’ Relationship With International Criminal Court
On Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Legal Advisor for the U.S. State Department, Harold H. Koh, and Ambassador-at-Large for War Crime Issues, Stephen...
NewsWhat’s Going on in Kyrgyzstan?
Until a week or so ago, most Americans probably couldn't locate the nation of Kyrgyzstan on a map. However, ethnic violence has...
NewsCGS Applauds Life Sentences for Perpetrators of Bosnian Genocide
On Thursday, June 10th, the U.N.'s war crime tribunal on the Balkan wars handed down sentences of life in prison for two...
Global CooperationThe U.S.-Central and Eastern Europe Partnership: What’s Next?
As the United States works to pursue a "reset" of relations with Russia, culminating in the recent signing of the New START...
Global JusticeThe Sixty-Fifth Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day: A Reason to Rejoice
"We may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing…" These words were spoken by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on May 8th,...
Climate JusticeHappy Earth Day!
HAPPY EARTH DAY! As GlobalSolutions.org, we naturally love the earth. Today, we are proud to join in celebrating the milestone 40th anniversary...