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Posted On: Jul 29, 2010

This paper outlines a range of views among the civil society organizations listed below regarding climate financing options and is intended to contribute to the work of the UN High Level Advisory Group on Climate Finance.

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Posted On: Jul 09, 2010

World Policy Journal's 2010 Summer issue takes an in-depth look at the global health crisis. Writers in India, Brazil and France take us inside the medical systems that spend, respectively, $30, $300 and $3,000 on health care per person per year. While the differences are critical, the similarities are all too often frightening. From London, an investigation into the global spread of pharmaceutical counterfeiting. In Ghana, a story that explores the legacy of neglect in public sanitati...

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Posted On: Jul 08, 2010

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an international learned society and policy research center with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts,  seeks a Program Officer /Associate to support its work on issues of Science and Global Security.  The Academy’s Committee on International Security Studies is undertaking a major integrative project on the global nuclear future and energy policy. This is a unique opportunity for a highly motivated individual to play a role in significant in...

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Posted On: Jun 29, 2010

It's obvious to everyone that post-Saddam Iraq has an array of internal weaknesses. Hatred between Sunnis and Shiites exploded into near civil war in 2006 - 2007, and animosity between those religious factions continues to roil. Relations between Arabs (both Sunnis and Shiites) and Kurds are also tense and could easily lead to armed conflict, especially over the political status of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. Iraq's political system borders on the dysfunctional, as evidenced by the continui...

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Posted On: Jun 03, 2010

Leon Hardar in The Huffington PostThe Israeli military's violent raid on the Free Gaza aid flotilla has been analyzed to death -- no pun intended! -- here and elsewhere. And while I'm not trying to pile on the Israeli government, I do think that the incident points out to issues that go beyond what was obviously a failed military operation based on faulty intelligence that has resulted in humanitarian tragedy and a diplomatic and public relations disaster for the Israelis.First, we are remind...

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Posted On: Jun 02, 2010

by Doug BandowJapanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has resigned, just eight months after leading his party to a landslide victory.  The Democratic Party of Japan meets Friday to replace him.  The finance minister, Naoto Kan, is the favorite, though nothing is certain.  The party is an amalgam of factions and the party secretary general, Ichiro Ozawa, who did the most to bring the DPJ to power, also is stepping down.Prime Minister Hatoyama was hit by a campaign scandal—a regular of Japa...

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Posted On: May 28, 2010

 Position Type: Full-time, long-termLocation: Washington, DCReporting to: Senior Director for Public Policy and External Relations (Policy and Communications Team) RESPONSIBILITIES:Coordinate outreach to the Executive Branch, facilitating contacts and dialog between senior-level government officials and issue-specialized InterAction colleagues and helping to open new opportunities for promotion of InterAction's public policy goals on issues such as foreign assistance reform, humanitari...

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Posted On: May 25, 2010

This is a slide presentation from Cara Pike at the Social Capital Project, which includes a detailed summary of public opinion trends on global warming from 2007-2010.

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Posted On: May 20, 2010

by Christopher PrebleThe Economist is featuring an online debate this week around the proposition “This house believes that the war in Afghanistan is winnable.” John Nagl of the Center for a New American Security agrees. Peter Galbraith takes the opposing view.The organizers of the event invited me to contribute my two cents. Excerpts of my essay (“Featured Guest,” on the right side of the page) are posted below:The appropriate question is not whether the war is winnable. If we defin...

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Posted On: May 20, 2010

by Ted Galen Carpenter05.19.2010 Akbar Ganji is someone U.S. officials should heed when it comes to policy toward his native Iran. Ganji, a writer and journalist who became the fifth biennial recipient of the Milton Friedman Award for Advancing Liberty on May 13, hasn’t just talked the talk when it comes to working to establish a democratic Iran, he has walked the walk far beyond what most people could endure. During the late 1990s, he presented evidence that the mullahs were behind the ass...

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Posted On: May 20, 2010

 by Doug BandowThis article appeared on The Daily Caller on May 19, 2010. The easiest way for an American to fly into Afghanistan is on Kam Air from Dubai. But it appears that only Americans fly into Afghanistan on Kam Air from Dubai. Almost, anyway.The vast majority of passengers on my flights into and out of Kabul were white males, many with military-style haircuts and several with military tattoos. A few may be on active duty. Most probably are private security consultants. As in...

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Posted On: Apr 23, 2010

  Is Aid a Matter of Justice?by Marian L. TupyThis article appeared in The Wall Street Journal Europe on April 22, 2010. ONE, a non-governmental organization co-founded by singers Bono and Bob Geldof, recently released a video that contrasts prosperous life in the developed world with African misery. The message is that reducing African poverty, which ONE aims to accomplish primarily through financial transfers from the West, is "not about charity. It's about justice." Appealing to ...

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Posted On: Apr 21, 2010

Drawing on extensive global warming, behavior change, and communications research and practitioner expertise, the Climate Communications and Behavior Change guide distills this information into tools and recommendations that climate leaders can easily apply. It illustrates the challenges with existing communications efforts and provides tips on how to frame and deliver outreach efforts in a way that motivates changes in thinking and behavior. The guide also offers detailed advice and tips o...

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Posted On: Apr 13, 2010

The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) is seeking an experienced Field Director to expand and nurture our network of influential business, national security, humanitarian and foreign policy leaders in our state networks across the country that support a smart power approach of elevating diplomacy and development alongside defense in order to build a better, safer world. The Field Director will lead a 4-person team responsible for implementing an outreach strategy to engage opinion lea...

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Posted On: Apr 12, 2010

Beyond Nuclear, based in Takoma Park, MD, is seeking a summer intern to work on multiple projects including short videos, social media, Capitol Hill briefings, research papers and media outreach. Please call 301.270.2209 to speak to Cindy Folkers or Linda Gunter about the position. Or send your inquiry and resume with a brief statement containing your view on nuclear energy to: info@beyondnuclear.org. This is an unpaid intern position, not paid empl...

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Posted On: Apr 07, 2010

POMED is currently soliciting applications for a Senior Associate who would edit and oversee a new policy brief series, as well as contribute to other projects. Candidates should be entrepreneurial individuals with a deep interest in U.S. foreign policy. They should possess knowledge of and experience in the Middle East as well as a commitment to POMED’s mission. They should have exceptionally strong writing skills. POMED is an independent, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization based in Washin...

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Posted On: Apr 07, 2010

The Project for Nuclear Awareness seeks an energetic, motivated intern to work with Ban All Nukes Generation-USA (Bang-USA), our national youth network for international disarmament. Applicants should be creative, interested in outreach, networking and educating youth, and be self-starters. We welcome all fresh, new ideas for reaching out to youth in the Philadelphia area and nationally this summer. This is our generation, and our world and we were the ones who inherited nuclear weapons, th...

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Posted On: Apr 02, 2010

Background 2010 is a critical year Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). With only five years left until the 2015 deadline to achieve the MDGs, world leaders will convene this September at the United Nations to discuss progress, challenges and work to accelerate achievement to combat poverty, hunger and disease. Important dates include the G8/G20 summits from 25-27 June in Canada, the Stand Up and Take Action mobilization from 17-19 September occurring globally, and the United Nations M...

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Posted On: Feb 24, 2010

by COHA Research Fellow Alexandra DeprezThis Council on Hemispheric Affairs research paper, by COHA Research Fellow Alexandra Deprez, has been under preparation for a year. In it, she brilliantly synthesizes current developments regarding environmentally-driven human migration -and more specifically, migration caused by the environmental manifestations of anthropogenic climate change- which are capable of exposing their potential harmful effects in Central and South America, as well as ...

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Posted On: Feb 24, 2010

Background Reporting to the UNDP Administrator in her capacity as UNDG Chair, the Director has the overall responsibility to lead and manage the global UN Millennium Campaign in realizing its mandate from 2010-15. The UN Millennium Campaign is an inter-agency initiative created by the UN Secretary-General in 2002.  The mandate of the Campaign is to create the political will required for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, within the broader remit of the Millennium De...