Daria Kirilenko
July 28, 2008
The United Nations Security Council
Security Council Reform
Daria Kirilenko
July 28, 2008
The Security Council is frozen in time. Members of the General Assembly have long become discontented with unfair representation, inefficiency due to the veto, and the lack of transparency within this body of the United Nations. The Security Council vests all the power in the five victors of World War II though these countries are no longer the leading forces in today’s world.
Is the Call for an Olympic Boycott Justified?
By Meghan Nash
PRESS RELEASE: ICC to Garner Arrest Warrant Against Sudan's Bashir
WASHINGTON, DC -- The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is expected to seek an arrest warrant Monday for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, charging him with genocide and crimes against humanity in the orchestration of a campaign of violence that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians in the nation's Darfur region during the past five years. The charges could include war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
IN THE NEWS: McCain, Obama Differ Starkly on UN
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June 19, 2008
WASHINGTON, Jun 19 (OneWorld) - The next U.S. president must work with -- not around -- the United Nations if international stability is to be maintained, says Citizens for Global Solutions (CGS) in its latest analysis of the likely policy prescriptions of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain.
ANALYSIS: Obama vs. McCain on Peacekeeping
Date it was published:
June 23, 2008
(This is the fifth in a series of papers analyzing the global and foreign policy views of the “presumptive presidential nominees” and how each candidate may govern as our nation’s next president.)
ANALYSIS: Obama vs. McCain on U.S.-U.N. Relations
Date it was published:
June 16, 2008
(This is the fourth in a series of papers analyzing the global and foreign policy views of the presumptive presidential nominees and how each candidate may govern as our nation’s next president.)
IN THE NEWS: Vitter turns up volume in his criticism of U.N.
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June 10, 2008
WASHINGTON — Almost everyone has heard the story of David and Goliath, but how about David against the world?
Since his election to the Senate in 2004, U.S. Sen. David Vitter has emerged as one of the fiercest critics of the United Nations, the international body created 60 years ago to foster world cooperation. In floor statements and news releases over the last year, the Louisiana Republican has called the agency arrogant and dysfunctional.
He has taken particular exception to the United Nations involving itself in New Orleans affairs ranging from housing to race relations, asserting that the agency is interfering in matters in which it has no jurisdiction.
PRESS RELEASE: Citizens for Global Solutions Selects New CEO
Washington, D.C. – The Board of Directors of Citizens for Global Solutions and its Education Fund have hired Don Kraus to be its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), it was announced today.
“I’m honored to serve in this new capacity,” said Kraus. “Citizens for Global Solutions’ vision of nations working together to solve global problems that they cannot resolve on their own has never been more needed. And our mission – to help generate the political will needed for the United States to become a cooperative ‘super-partner’ in this effort – has never been more relevant. In this time of change – for our organization, our nation and the world – I believe Citizens for Global Solutions will play an integral role in shaping a positive future.”
“I’m honored to serve in this new capacity,” said Kraus. “Citizens for Global Solutions’ vision of nations working together to solve global problems that they cannot resolve on their own has never been more needed. And our mission – to help generate the political will needed for the United States to become a cooperative ‘super-partner’ in this effort – has never been more relevant. In this time of change – for our organization, our nation and the world – I believe Citizens for Global Solutions will play an integral role in shaping a positive future.”
ANALYSIS: Obama vs. McCain on Nuclear Proliferation
Date it was published:
June 7, 2008
(This is the third in a series of papers analyzing the global and foreign policy views of the presumptive presidential nominees and how each candidate may govern as our nation’s next president.)