Suchergebnisse

1. Secure the vote -- 2. Expand voter participation -- 3. Increase voter choice with instant runoff voting -- 4. Scrap winner-take-all elections -- 5. Direct election of the president -- 6. Overhaul the US Senate -- 7. Reclaim the airwaves -- 8. Minimize money's role -- 9. Reform the Supreme Court -- 10. Restore faith in government : "government is good for you.

A quiet revolution has been occurring in post-World War II Europe. A world power has emerged across the Atlantic that is recrafting the rules for how a modern society should provide economic security, environmental sustainability, and global stability. In Europe's Promise, Steven Hill explains Europe's bold new vision. For a decade Hill traveled widely to understand this uniquely European way of life. He shatters myths and shows how Europe's leadership manifests in five major areas: economic strength, with Europe now the world's wealthiest trading bloc, nearly as large as the U.S. and China combined; the best health care and other workfare supports for families and individuals; widespread use of renewable energy technologies and conservation; the world's most advanced democracies; and regional networks of trade, foreign aid, and investment that link one-third of the world to the European Union. Europe's Promise masterfully conveys how Europe has taken the lead in this make-or-break century challenged by a worldwide economic crisis and global warming

A quiet revolution has been occurring in post-World War II Europe. A world power has emerged across the Atlantic that is recrafting the rules for how a modern society should provide economic security, environmental sustainability, and global stability. In Europe's Promise, Steven Hill explains Europe's bold new vision. For a decade Hill traveled widely to understand this uniquely European way of life. He shatters myths and shows how Europe's leadership manifests in five major areas: economic strength, with Europe now the world's wealthiest trading bloc, nearly as large as the U.S. and China co.

Fixing Elections shows our whole 18th-century Winner Take All political system, including the way we elect our legislatures. Steven Hill argues our geographic-based, Winner Take All political system is at the root of many of our worst political problems, including poor minority and majority representation, low voter turnout, expensive mudslinging campaigns, congressional gridlock, regional balkanization, and the growing divide between city-dwellers and middle-America

Fixing Elections shows our whole 18th-century Winner Take All political system, including the way we elect our legislatures. Steven Hill argues our geographic-based, Winner Take All political system is at the root of many of our worst political problems, including poor minority and majority representation, low voter turnout, expensive mudslinging campaigns, congressional gridlock, regional balkanization, and the growing divide between city-dwellers and middle-America.

The multilateralism that we practice at North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO) derives from the North Atlantic Treaty, also known as
the Washington Treaty in honor of this city, where it was signed on April 4,
1949. Next year we will be celebrating seventy years of this remarkable
document, which provides the legal foundation for NATO's continued
adaptation to the changing transatlantic security environment. One recent
example of this adaptation came last year when Montenegro joined the
Alliance. Montenegro's accession received almost unanimous advice and
consent in the Senate. That is an important sign of the continuing vitality
of interest in multilateralism here in Washington.

Krisendiagnosen sind ständiger Begleiter der Europäischen Union. Von außen betrachtet ist jedoch nicht alles schlecht: Europa ist in vielerlei Hinsicht weltweit führend und als politische Union vergleichsweise jung. Gerade deswegen ist seine Stabilität erstaunlich. (APuZ)

How to address security challenges arising from new technologies like those discussed on today's panel is a key concern to NATO and NATO allies. At NATO headquarters in Brussels we have a division focused on such security challenges. NATO lawyers also spend time helping clients understand how international law applies to new technologies. At the same time, the arms control agenda is a matter of core concern for NATO. We pay very close attention to the integrity of that system. As a result, I appreciate the opportunity to appear here today to present some of what we are doing at NATO on these issues and to suggest that NATO can be a useful multilateral forum in which states can discuss these matters.