Archive for June, 2008

Diplomacy 101—Advice For the Next U.S. President

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

During a speech given while celebrating Israel’s 60th anniversary, President Bush stated, “Some seem to believe we should negotiate with the terrorists and radicals, as if some ingenious argument will persuade them they have been wrong all along…. We have heard this foolish delusion before. As Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an American [...]

The Time Has Come to Ratify CTBT

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

Australia is pushing for all remaining nations to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), so that the treaty may come into force as soon as possible. The treaty bans all nuclear weapons test explosions. CTBT was adopted by resolution in the General Assembly in September 1996, and met with resounding support. For the [...]