Sustainability vs Displacement
September 2017 has been a busy period not only for the United Nations, but also for several activists and NGOs across the world that are...
The Second Amendment, Conservatives, and Irony
There has been a long debate on how we should interpret the Constitution; should we try to analyze the Constitution with the original...
Scrapping the Surplus: IANSA Side Event
On Tuesday, October 17, the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) held a panel at a side event for the First Committee of...
The 15th Anniversary of the Hague Code of Conduct
On Friday, October 13, the Permanent Mission of Poland to the United Nations hosted a panel to discuss the 15th anniversary of the Hague...
A President Meets With Civil Society
In an event sponsored by DPI-NGO on Friday, October 6th, the President of the UN General Assembly, Miroslav Lajčák, met with...
Rose Welsch Speaks at the First Committee
Today, Wednesday October 11, Rose Welsch delivered a speech to the First Committee of the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations on...
Spirituality, Psychology, and the Eight Pillars of Peace
There is a large and vibrant international community dedicated to eliminating violence in all its forms. Just as the causes of violence...
How Guns Shift Conflict Towards Violence: Part 5
How We Can Move Forward It is my strongest hope and belief that we as a society can find some middle ground between protecting a...
How Guns Shift Conflict Towards Violence: Part 4
A Gun is a Destructive Tool I remember the first time I shot a gun. I was raised in Indiana, a traditionally conservative state where gun...
How Guns Shift Conflict Towards Violence: Part 3
Where the United States Fits in These conflicts are far greater in magnitude than the isolated gun violence we now see in the United...
