RESOURCES

• NEW! 2006 Global Solutions Report Card lets you know how your Senators and Representatives voted on legislation that affects the United Nations, the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the global environment, global health, and other international issues and institutions.
  + REPORT CARD

• Communications Resource Center, Citizens for Global Solutions works to help advocates of cooperative U.S. global engagement communicate more effectively with elected leaders and the public.  We have developed a series of communications resources that help advocates craft their messages about U.S. engagement in the world in ways that allow their audiences to hear what they have to say.
  + COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCE CENTER

• Darfur Resource Center, President George W. Bush missed a golden opportunity to provide moral clarity and global leadership during his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Nearly 17 months have elapsed since his administration labeled the on-going atrocities in the Darfur region of Sudan “genocide.” Yet, the question remains, what has the United States and its allies done to prevent further killings?
  + DARFUR RESOURCE CENTER

• Treaty Resource Page is a cheat sheet of multilateral treaties including analysis and status of U.S. Compliance
  + TREATY RESOURCE PAGE

REPORTS

• Analysis of 2007 Budget Proposal, On February 6, 2006 President Bush sent his Fiscal Year 2007 budget proposal to Congress. His proposal would increase International Affairs spending for the coming fiscal year by $3.539 billion – an 11 percent increase from last year's spending levels.
  + BUDGET PROPOSAL ANALYSIS

• Peacebuilding Commission Report
  (December 2005) Report explaining and highlighting the importance of the Peacebuilding Commission. 
  PDF Format | HTML Format

• Budgets, Bolton, and UN Reform: Looking Forward to 2006
  (December 2005) An impending crisis looms at the United Nations in New York as U.S. Ambassador to the UN John R. Bolton seeks to scuttle reform proposals that are clearly in the American interest.
  HTML Format

• ICC Communications Guide
  (October 2005) Messaging guide about how to talk about the ICC in the U.S.
  + FULL REPORT [PDF Format]

• G8 for Dummies, Factsheet on the G8
  (July 2005) The G8 stands for the ‘Group of Eight,’ which is comprised of the world’s leading industrialized nations: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. It meets every year. Since the United Kingdom holds the rotating presidency of the G8 this year, the Summit is scheduled to be held in Perthshire, Scotland, from July 6-8.
  + FULL REPORT [PDF Forma]

• Responsibility to Protect Report
  (September 2005) After the Holocaust, the world said “Never Again.” Despite this promise, hundreds of thousands of people have since died in organized killing campaigns in Rwanda, Srebrenica and now Darfur. We’ve always had the power to stop genocide; it’s time we kept our word.
  PDF Format | HTML Format

• Terrorism Convention Report
  (September 2005) From the United States to Indonesia, from London to Egypt, terrorism is a threat that affects people around the world. In his report, In Larger Freedom, Secretary General Kofi Annan urged countries to develop a comprehensive agreement to confront terrorism.
  HTML Format | PDF Format

• Citizens for Global Solutions' Report: In Uncharted Waters: Seeking Justice Before the Atrocities Have Stopped, The International Criminal Court in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  (June 23, 2004)
  + EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  + FULL REPORT [PDF Format]

• Panel - War Crimes in Uganda: Seeking Peace through Accountability
  (May 12, 2004)  Citizens for Global Solutions sponsored a panel on Capital Hill to discuss the ongoing war in Uganda and the recent referral of related atrocities to the International Criminal Court.
  + EVENT TRANSCRIPT [PDF Format]

• The Challenge of Global Democracy
  Report of a retreat on addressing the democratic deficits in international decision-making, co-hosted by Citizens for Global Solutions and Oxfam America 
  + RETREAT REPORT [PDF Format]

ARTICLES AND OP-EDS

• To find articles and op-eds written by or about Citizens for Global Solutions visit the In the News section.
  + IN THE NEWS
   

Global Solutions Quarterly
Fall 2006 PDF
Connecting Global to Local
Interview with H.E. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa: President, United Nations General Assembly
Message from the President & CEO: A Nation of 435 One-Party States?
The 2006 Annual Meeting: Building a Bipartisan United States Foreign Policy in the 21st Century
PAC Works Toward a Global Majority in November
Candidates Endorsed by Citizens for Global Solutions
Citizens for Global Solutions Technology 2.0

Global Solutions Quarterly
Summer 2006 PDF
A Runaway Success: Flash Movie Contest
Interview with Samantha Power: Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author, Professor of Human Rights Practice
Message from the President & CEO: Real People, Real Solutions
Building Bridges in Kalamazoo and Beyond
Global Leaders for Congress
Global Solutions PAC in Action
Annual Meeting: Unveiling a Bipartisan Foreign Policy

Global Solutions Quarterly
Spring 2006 PDF
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: The President's International Affairs Budget
Interview with Mark Lagon: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs
Message from President & CEO: If India Can Do It, Why Can't America
Darfur and the ICC: Justice is the Key to Recovery
Congressional Report Card: Who in Congress is a True International Leader?
Flash Contest: 2nd Annual Contest tops 8,500 Registrants...And Still Growing

Global Solutions Quarterly
Winter 2005 PDF
U.S. Foreign Policy, A Year in Review: A look back at Citizens for Global Solutions issues in 2005
What You Can Do: Three Things to Unleash the Power, the Genius, the Passion of “yes.”
The Bird Flu Virus: Addressing Global Health Threats in the 21st Century
Riding the Legislative Waves: A Look at the Victories and Obstacles during this Past Congress
PAC Update: The Successes of Citizens for Global Solutions Political Action Committee
Our Season of Hope: Conference Moves Students to Take Action

Global Solutions Quarterly
Fall 2005 PDF
Bringing the World Home:  Why Global Issues Matter to us on a Local Level.
Phillipe Kirsch: President and Chief Judge of the International Criminal Court.
Trick or Treat: Why the United States and the United Nations need each other.
Local Environment, Global Impacts: Why Environmental Policy is no longer just an international issue.
Legislative Update: Lawmakers Tackled a Variety of Global Issues Before the August Recess.
UN Summit Synopsis: Progress Made, but the Final Outcome Falls Short.

Global Solutions Quarterly
Summer 2005 PDF
A Surprising Legacy: How the Bolton Debate May Spark a New Internationalism
Jean-Marie Guéhenno: Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Discusses Role of UN, NGOs and International Community in Peacekeeping
Home Field Disadvantage: America at the Community of Democracies
A World "In Larger Freedom": Kofi Annan's Plan for the United Nations
Legislative Update: Congressional initiatives threaten United Nations peacekeeping
Darfur's Long Road to Justice: The Beginning of ICC Investigations

Global Solutions Quarterly
Spring 2005 PDF
A New Term, A New Approach: President Bush Speaks on Second Term Multilateralism
Nicole Bibbins Sedaca: Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Comments on Community of Democracies
Darfur: Why Americans Should Care
The Time Has Come For An Emergency UN Capacity: The Case for UNEPS
Legislative Update: From President Bush's FY06 Requests to Movement on the Hill
An Old Contest With a New Twist!: Flash Contest, John Cooney's Clip, Both Massive Successes

Global Solutions Quarterly
Fall 2004 PDF
3 Years After 9/11, 2 Months Before 11/2 The Presidential Race Fails to Tackle the Real Challenges of the 21st Century World
Q&A: Carroll Doherty, Pew Research Center for the People and the Press discusses the impact of foreign policy on the upcoming elections.
President and CEO, Charles Brown speaks about Darfur
Election special - Presidential candidate's position on our program areas
Citizens for Global Solutions PAC - Endorsed Candidates
Flash Movie Contest Launched