International Law Commentary

The World America Didn't Make

Amitai Etzioni | Mar 21, 2012
The issue is not that America is losing its grip on the global liberal order. The issue is that there was never a global liberal order to begin with.

American Interests in Antarctica

Frank Klotz | Jan 17, 2012
Antartica is currently a model of international cooperation. It may not remain so for long.

Are Sanctions a Fatwa on Iran?

Yousaf Butt | Jan 13, 2012
The sanctions are not about Iran's nuclear program. They are aimed at regime change.

Why Not to Attack Iran

Elbridge Colby
Austin Long
| Jan 11, 2012
One key question remains unanswered about a potential war with Iran: How does this end?

The Mideast Peace Process in 2011: Hopes and Disillusionment

Henry Siegman | Jan 06, 2012
Israel has turned the peace process into a farce. The international community is taking notice.

The End of the Nuclear Renaissance

John Quiggin | Jan 03, 2012
Nuclear power is out. Solar power is in. What it means for politics in 2012.

What a Syrian Civil War Means for the U.S.

Bilal Y. Saab | Nov 09, 2011
Why labeling Assad's crackdown on protesters a "civil war" would prove disastrous for U.S. policy.

Of Terrorists and Turncoats: Exposing MeK and Its Defenders

Muhammad Sahimi | Oct 27, 2011
A power-hungry ideologue. An unelected president. The regime in Tehran and the MeK are two sides of the same coin.

Tehran's Anti-MeK Propaganda Machine

Raymond Tanter | Oct 27, 2011
The regime in Tehran is spreading lies about MeK. Washington is buying them hook, line and sinker.

Pirates: Terrorists of the Seas

Amitai Etzioni | Oct 20, 2011
Kidnappings. Beatings. Murders. Why aren't pirates paying for their crimes?

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