http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/rss/nationalsecurity.asp This is law and sovereignty from GGW en-us (c) 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:44:00 EST http://feedvalidator.org/docs/rss2.html www.eResources.com (Generator) ngowatch@globalgovernancewatch.org (Global Governance Watch) support@eresources.com (eResources) 60 http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=iran-will-lead-unsponsored-disarmament-panel The Islamic Republic of Iran, which has been accused of developing a secret nuclear weapons program and supplying arms to terrorists, will preside over this month's Conference on Disarmament, a panel funded by and charged with advising the UN on international weapons issues. To read more, click here.]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 16:17:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=iran-will-lead-unsponsored-disarmament-panel http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=undp-cosponsors-proterrorist-tournament Palestinian Media Watch reports that the UN Development Program ("UNDP") recently co-sponsored a sports tournament named in honor of a Palestinian terrorist whose attacks killed 125 Israelis. To read more, click here.]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 07:42:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=undp-cosponsors-proterrorist-tournament http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=cfr-issues-global-governance-report-card The Council on Foreign Relations ("CFR") has released a "report card" that gives grades to the U.S. and the global community on the effectiveness of their cooperation regarding a range of issues, such as climate change and managing armed conflict. To read more, click here.]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 12:16:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=cfr-issues-global-governance-report-card http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=schaefer-stop-un-peace-enforcement Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation writes that the U.S. should oppose UN "peacekeeping" missions in Congo and Mali when no peace has yet been established in those countries. To read more, click here.]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 18:35:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=schaefer-stop-un-peace-enforcement http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=canada-may-lose-icao-for-israel-support In response to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's support of Israel, The Globe and Mail reports that Middle Eastern states will pool their votes at the UN to relocate the Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization ("ICAO") to Qatar. To read more, click here.]]> Wed, 08 May 2013 18:30:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=canada-may-lose-icao-for-israel-support http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=uk-struggles-to-deport-terrorists The Telegraph discusses a new book by counterterrorism expert Frank Foley that explores why French deportation procedures are much more conducive to sending militant Islamists to be tried before foreign courts than their UK counterparts. To read more, click here.]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 18:31:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=uk-struggles-to-deport-terrorists http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=troy-totalitarianism-to-blame-for-boston-attack Professor Gil Troy of McGill University writes that Islamism, whose followers pursue a "totalitarian worldview," motivated the bombings in Boston and is serving as a foundation for those around the world who wage war on American democracy. To read more, click here.]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 18:28:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=troy-totalitarianism-to-blame-for-boston-attack http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=rosett-retain-restriction-on-unesco-funding Claudia Rosett of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies writes that restoring funding to UNESCO following its recognition of Palestine as a state not serve the best interests of the U.S. or Israel. To read more, click here.]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 17:05:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=rosett-retain-restriction-on-unesco-funding http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=rosett-retain-restriction-on-unesco-funding The Daily Mail reports that the European Commission has proposed an expansion of the powers of Interpol that would give the agency the authority to search police files relating to EU member states' investigations and to force disclosure of evidence in criminal cases. To read more, click here.]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:46:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=rosett-retain-restriction-on-unesco-funding http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=schaefer-un-appointments-lack-transparency Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation writes that the U.S. should call upon the UN Secretary-General to justify the large number of new senior positions at the UN, provide information about their cost, and eliminate unnecessary posts. To read more, click here.]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:04:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=schaefer-un-appointments-lack-transparency http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=echr-blocks-extradition-of-terror-suspect-to-us The European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") has blocked the U.K.'s planned extradition of terror suspect Haroon Aswat to an American "supermax" prison on the grounds that, given his severe mental illness, the transfer would constitute "inhuman or degrading treatment." To read more, click here.]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:17:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=echr-blocks-extradition-of-terror-suspect-to-us http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=human-rights-commissioner-condemns-guantanamo-detention-center Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, has called upon the US to close its detention center at Guantanamo Bay. To read more, click here.]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:51:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=human-rights-commissioner-condemns-guantanamo-detention-center http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=whistleblower-seeks-withholding-of-un-dues A whistleblower awarded two percent of his multi-million dollar claim against the UN for retaliation is petitioning the US to withhold a portion of its UN dues as a result. To read more, click here.]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:44:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=whistleblower-seeks-withholding-of-un-dues http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=bromund-un-format-favors-rhetoric-of-oppressive-regimes Heritage's Ted Bromund writes on Commentary that the format of UN meetings encourages delegates from human rights-violating regimes to speak up "loud, proud, and often," while the US prefers to avoid comment. To read more, click here.]]> Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:52:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=bromund-un-format-favors-rhetoric-of-oppressive-regimes http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=un-observer-criticizes-drone-strikes UN Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson claims that US drone strikes in Pakistan violate the country's sovereignty and calls for an end to "military interference" in the Afghanistan border region. To read more, click here.]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:11:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=un-observer-criticizes-drone-strikes http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=un-failings-impair-fundraising-efforts Brett Schaefer of the Heritage Foundation explains how the continued failings of the United Nations in the areas of international peace and security, human rights, and internal management and administration complicate its ability to secure more funding from the US. To read more, click here.]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:07:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=un-failings-impair-fundraising-efforts http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=blog-eu-cyber-law-is-model-for-global-governance A post on The ISN Blog argues that the European Union should hold out its cybersecurity system as a model to be emulated in other countries and global Internet agreements. To read more, click here.]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:39:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=blog-eu-cyber-law-is-model-for-global-governance http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=un-officials-consider-reforms-to-protect-funding An internal UN document strategizes about how the organization can spend its money more wisely in light of protests over waste by UN donor nations. To read more, click here.]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:36:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=un-officials-consider-reforms-to-protect-funding http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=un-expert-calls-for-release-of-us-detention-documents The Washington Post reports that UN special rapporteur Ben Emmerson will ask the US to hand over the findings of its Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's investigation on the alleged torture of war on terror detainees. To read more, click here.]]> Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:22:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=un-expert-calls-for-release-of-us-detention-documents http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=cfr-encourages-global-governance-by-middle-powers The Council on Foreign Relations has urged medium-size states like South Korea to play a greater role in influencing global governance. To read more, click here.]]> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:22:00 EST http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/recent.asp?name=cfr-encourages-global-governance-by-middle-powers