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International Court of Justice

Courting Danger

Advocates of a permanent international court to try perpetrators of war crimes and other "crimes against humanity" achieved a major success in July 1997.

The Demons of Kosovo

The competing claims of Serbs and Albanians in Kosovo have been hopelessly tangled in the webs of history and myth.

Dayton, Bosnia, and the Limits of Law

The Dayton Accord presumes that the UNSC has the legal authority to act in cases of internal conflict and that the international legal order of separate states allows a community of nations to enforce international law.

Commentary

Dishonesty and East Jerusalem

Restarting settlement construction is just the latest proof that Netanyahu thinks he's the arbiter of U.S. policy in the Middle East.

Walk Away from the Balkans

Washington should not give foreign-policy priority to Kosovo. Merry responds to Abramowitz and Hooper’s prescriptions.

Settling the Balkans

With an ICJ decision on the legality of Kosovo’s independence looming, the West should step in to help stabilize the region.

Blogs

The Palestinians' Ploy

The Palestinians have hit a sore spot by seeking an affirmation of their state on land the Israelis conquered in 1967.

Books & Reviews

Woodrow Wilson's War

George W. Bush’s decision to invade Iraq was more consistent with the American tradition than many of his critics claimed, and some of his erstwhile supporters wished. The Wilsonians try to distance themselves from Bush, but they wind  up demonstr

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May 27, 2012