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<title><![CDATA[Croatia's Citizens Vote to Join European Union]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/croatias-citizens-vote-to-join-european-union</link>
<description><![CDATA[On January 22, Croatian citizens voted in favor of EU membership and, before Croatia can join the EU on July 1, 2013, the Croatian Parliament and the Parliaments of all 27 Member States must complete the ratification process. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Remembers North Korean Dictator]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-remembers-north-korean-dictator</link>
<description><![CDATA[In honor of Kim Jong-il, North Korea&#39;s former leader who died on December 17, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly granted a request from North Korea to hold a moment of silence at the UN. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Seeks to Coordinate Response to Chemical and Biological Terrorism Threat]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-seeks-to-coordinate-response-to-chemical-and-biological-terrorism-threat</link>
<description><![CDATA[A recent United Nations report suggests that the UN Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force "could facilitate the institutionalization of a platform" for regular exchanges among "organizations providing or facilitating legal assistance on the adoption and national application of instruments against chemical and biological terrorism." To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Homicide Report Prompts Call for Global Firearms Governance]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-homicide-report-prompts-call-for-global-firearms-governance</link>
<description><![CDATA[A new UN study on homicide, which reveals that 42% of homicides were committed using firearms in 2010, has prompted UN Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director Yury Fedotov to call for the ratification and implementation of the UN firearms convention. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[COE Calls on UN Security Council to Support Palestinian Statehood]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/coe-calls-on-un-security-council-to-support-palestinian-statehood</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has released a resolution that takes calls on the members of the United Nations Security Council to support the Palestinian formal request to join the United Nations as a full member state. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Commission Initiative Aims to Counter Violent Extremism in Europe]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/new-commission-initiative-aims-to-counter-violent-extremism-in-europe</link>
<description><![CDATA[Last week, Cecilia Malmstr&ouml;m, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, launched the Radicalisation Awareness Network, the purpose of which is to counter violent extremism across Europe by supporting Member States&#39; efforts to prevent violent radicalisation and the recruitment of individuals to terrorist activities. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[COE Human Rights Chief Criticizes Supporters of U.S. Counter-Terrorism Efforts]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/coe-human-rights-chief-criticizes-supporters-of-us-counterterrorism-efforts</link>
<description><![CDATA[Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe&#39;s Commissioner for Human Rights, laments that some European nations have been "deeply complicit" in the counter terrorism strategies pursued by the CIA, specifically in the areas of rendition, detention, and interrogation. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. House Republicans Seek Project-Based Funding of UN]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/us-house-republicans-seek-projectbased-funding-of-un</link>
<description><![CDATA[Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the Republican chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has introduced legislation that would require the UN to adopt a voluntary budget model in which countries selectively fund UN agencies rather than according to a set formula. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/us-house-republicans-seek-projectbased-funding-of-un</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Commentator Views R2P Doctrine as Undermining National Sovereignty]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/commentator-views-r2p-doctrine-as-undermining-national-sovereignty</link>
<description><![CDATA[Robin Phillips of the Spokaine Libertarian Examiner argues that the use of the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine to selectively interfere militarily for humanitarian purposes as determined by the United Nations can undermine national sovereignty. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/commentator-views-r2p-doctrine-as-undermining-national-sovereignty</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Iran's President Calls for UN Security Council to Intervene in UK Riots]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/irans-president-calls-for-un-security-council-to-intervene-in-uk-riots</link>
<description><![CDATA[Having offered to send an expert team to investigate human rights abuses amid the riots, the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called on the United Nations Security Council to intervene over the British government&#39;s handling of the recent riots. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hoover Institution Considers Legality of Israel's Enforcement of Naval Blockade]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/hoover-institution-considers-legality-of-israels-enforcement-of-naval-blockade</link>
<description><![CDATA[A new policy review by Peter Berkowitz of the Hoover Institution addresses Israel&#39;s seizure of the "Gaza Freedom Flotilla" in May 2010 and how the international response to it has further politicized international law and the global legal system. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Secretary-General Seeks to Institutionalize Responsibility to Protect Doctrine]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-secretarygeneral-seeks-to-institutionalize-responsibility-to-protect-doctrine</link>
<description><![CDATA[On July 12, 2011, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a concerted international effort to develop a mechanism for applying the principle of the global responsibility to protect ("R2P"), a principle which the Heritage Foundation&#39;s Steven Groves has described as being "inconsistent with a proper exercise of sovereignty" and that is "likely to constrain U.S. action in future situations." To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[North Korea to Chair UN Conference on Disarmament]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/north-korea-to-chair-un-conference-on-disarmament</link>
<description><![CDATA[Based on the alphabetical order of the participating Member States, North Korea, a country that has defied a UN arms embargo by exporting weapons and sensitive technologies to rogue regimes, has been appointed as Chairman of the upcoming four- week United Nations Conference on Disarmament. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugee Influx Challenges EU Border Security]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/refugee-influx-challenges-eu-border-security</link>
<description><![CDATA[Recent migratory challenges caused by strife in African and Middle Eastern countries have caused the Council of the European Union to examine proposed amendments to the Frontex (EU external borders agency) regulation that are designed to enhance the Agency&#39;s functioning.Recent migratory challenges caused by strife in African and Middle Eastern countries have caused the Council of the European Union to examine proposed amendments to the Frontex (EU external borders agency) regulation that are designed to enhance the Agency&#39;s functioning. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/refugee-influx-challenges-eu-border-security</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Secretary Gates Criticizes Europe-based NATO Allies for Lack of Financial Support]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/secretary-gates-criticizes-europebased-nato-allies-for-lack-of-financial-support</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a speech delivered on June 10 in Brussels, outgoing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates severely criticized European countries for reducing their defense budgets, actions which have pushed the U.S.&#39;s share of NATO&#39;s defense spending to 75%.  Gates went further, calling the current two-tiered NATO alliance -- with those willing and able to pay the price and bear the burdens of alliance commitments on one level and those who enjoy the benefits of NATO membership, be they security guarantees or headquarters billets, but don&#39;t want to share the risks and the costs, on another level -- unacceptable. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/secretary-gates-criticizes-europebased-nato-allies-for-lack-of-financial-support</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[MEPs Discuss Possible Reintroduction of Border Checks in Schengen Area]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/european_sovereignty_network/meps-discuss-possible-reintroduction-of-border-checks-in-schengen-area</link>
<description><![CDATA[Responding to a recent influx of North African refugees, officials from Paris and Rome have called for the temporary re-imposition of border controls within the Schengen area, a subject that members of the European Parliament recently debated with the heads of the European Council and European Commission. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN's Ban Ki-moon Urges Israel to Move Towards a Two-State Solution]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/uns-ban-kimoon-urges-israel-to-move-towards-a-twostate-solution</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a recent conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamn Netanyahu, the UN Secretary-General said that he was "convinced that realizing a two-state solution as soon as possible is in the best interest of both the Israeli and Palestinian people." To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Security Council Extends WMD Committee Mandate]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-security-council-extends-wmd-committee-mandate</link>
<description><![CDATA[The UN has extended for 10 years the mandate of the Committee responsible for monitoring the implementation of UN Resolution 1540, which makes States responsible for limiting the development and proliferation of nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons and their delivery systems.  To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/un-security-council-extends-wmd-committee-mandate</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[The Slippery Slope of the "Responsibility to Protect" Doctrine]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/the-slippery-slope-of-the-responsibility-to-protect-doctrine</link>
<description><![CDATA[By publicly and emphatically relying on the so-called "Responsibility to Protect" doctrine to justify their activities in the Libya conflict, the United Nations and Obama Administration are enhancing a doctrine that could be relied upon to justify a host of interventions, including elusive, expensive, and endless ones, such as international efforts to relieve extreme poverty.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/the-slippery-slope-of-the-responsibility-to-protect-doctrine</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[OSCE Calls for Coordinated Action with the UN on Security Challenges]]></title>
<link>http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/spotlight_on_sovereignty/osce-calls-for-coordinated-action-with-the-un-on-security-challenges</link>
<description><![CDATA[At a recent speech at the UN Security Council, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ("OSCE") Chairperson-in-Office, Audronius Ažubalis, highlighted common challenges faced by the OSCE and UN, including the settlement of unresolved conflicts and promoting media freedom, energy security and regional cooperation, and stressed the importance of the two organizations working closely to address them. To read more, click here.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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