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International Law

Commentary

Syrian Peace and the Bosnia Precedent

Could the Dayton agreement be a model for ending the Syrian civil war?

UN Monitors Won't Help Moroccan Human Rights

A UN mission in the Western Sahara is unnecessary and would only create new tensions.

The Magnitsky List's Limited Impact

The Russians still appear open to cooperation in spite of the new sanctions.

Essays

The Seoul Nuclear Summit

Obama has emerged as champion of securing vulnerable nuclear materials. Two years after his Washington summit on this arcane but important matter, leaders are descending on South Korea to track progress and fashion goals for the future.

Drug Mayhem Moves South

Mexico’s drug violence is spreading into Central American countries that lack the resources to cope with such dire challenges. The region is in danger of reverting back to turmoil.

Dockets of War

WikiLeaks. Guantánamo Bay. Public-pressure campaigns by angry NGOs. No flavor of lawfare can stand contest against America’s unmatched global power.

Family Feud: The Law in War and Peace

American law treats terrorism like an act of war, not a crime. The fact that Europeans don’t doesn’t make their way better.

Warming to Climate Change

Kyoto is upside down; America needs a sensible energy policy to fight global warming.

Normative Shift

Social values change, and international norms change with them. A look at global issues and crises through the lens of "normative shift".

Blogs

A Good Man Leaves the Plantation

Salam Fayyad worked hard to build a Palestinian state. But could he ever have succeeded?

A Killing Court

Bringing the judiciary into the targeted killing process might address some concerns, but it would also continue institutionalizing assassination.

Books & Reviews

Bad Laws Make Bad Judges

Robert Bork warns that judicial activism is going global. He doesn't know the half of it.

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May 23, 2013