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Take Action
Support President Obama's Committment to Nuclear Abolition
"For
the first time, a U.S. president has been elected with a committment to
nuclear weapons abolition, and President Obama has outlined a
substantive program to deliver on this, and shown early evidence that
he is serious. He needs all the support and encouragement in the
world. We do not know how long this opportunity will last.
Unlike the last one, at the end of the Cold War, it must not be
squandered. An increasingly resource and climate stressed world
is an ever more dangerous place for nuclear weapons. We must not
fail. (op-ed from The Age)."
Write to President Obama and your Senators and
Representative to show your support for the President's nuclear abolition plan.
For
President Obama "I support the steps you outlined in Prague to address
the nuclear weapons threat and achieve a nuclear weapons free
world. The U.S. can work with Russia to reduce our stockpiles,
streghten the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and secure loose materials."
For
Congress "I urge you to support President Obama's plan to address the
nuclear weapons threat and achieve a nuclear weapons free world by
speaking out publicly in favor of the steps he outlined. Please
write and let me know how you will President Obama's steps to reduce
the threat posed by nuclear weapons."
For more information on President Obama's nuclear abolition plan, please see his Prague Speech.
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Exclusive Podcast Interviews with
People Who Make a Difference in Arms Control
Ambassador Jan Eliasson
 Eliasson has
served as Sweden's Foreign Minister and its Ambassador to the
U.N. He was the U.N.'s first Under-Secretary-General for
Humanitarian Affairs and President of the U.N. General Assembly.
Most recently, Eliasson was the U.N. Secretary-General's Special
Envoy to Darfur, Sudan. He is currently a Senior Scholar at the
U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington D.C. Eliasson is
considered one of the top peace negotiators in the world.
Eliasson's long and illustrious career in diplomacy and
foreign service make him eminently qualified to discuss the much needed
reform at the U.N. and the tension that exists between
individual human rights and the sovereignty of
nation-states. He shares with us his four keys to successful
mediation.
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Feature Articles
Somalia's Piracy Offers Lessons in Global Governance
Somali
waters have become fair game for the dumping of toxic and hazardous
wastes and illegal foreign fishing. In this article, Christopher
Jasparro, Associate Professor of National Security Affairs at the U.S.
Naval War College, argues that the piracy situation in Somalia reveals
long term failures in local and international governance,
which are overshadowed by the international community's
condemnation of the piracy incidents. Rather than a military
intervention, any solution must deal with the root causes of the
situation. Jasparro advocates a solution with a long term focus
on promoting effective governance and economic development to provide a
sustainable, long term solution to piracy. Full Story
Protesting Priest's Path Leads Repeatedly to Jail
"The
biggest threat to the world is our nuclear arsenal," according to
Father Louis Vitale. This 76 year old Franciscan friar of Santa
Barbara, CA, has been arrested more than 200 times for protesting the
U.S. nuclear posture, but this does not deter him. Father Vitale
displays an unbridled passion for his cause--protesting nuclear weapons
and advocating nonviolence. Many people have been inspired
by Father Vitale to join in the fight against nuclear weapons. Full Story
Opinion: R2P and the Changing Notions of Sovereignty
The
idea of the responsibility to protect (R2P) is sweeping through the
international community in response to emerging security dangers.
Following the genocides in Rwanda, Cambodia, and Bosnia, and the crimes
against humanity in Kosovo, East Timor, and Darfur in the late 20th
century, the international community began to realize that it must do
something to prevent future horrors. However, sovereignty has
been the reigning concept in the international community since the
inception of the United Nations. How can we justify interventions
to protect societies from genocide, war crimes, and crimes against
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