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Human RightsYemen and World Law: Building from Current Experience
The indiscriminate bombing of cities in Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition highlights the need for renewal of the way that humanitarian law...
Global CooperationAn Aging UN in 2015. But How About a New UN in 2020?
The new report from the Commission on Global Security, Justice, and Governance, co-chaired by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, suggests...
Global CooperationInternational Election Monitors: Agents of Free Elections
The violent presidential election in Burundi highlights the need for UN election-monitoring services. On the eve of the July 21 presidential election,...
Global JusticeThe Trial of Hissène Habré: An Advance for World Law
The trial of Hissène Habré, former President of Chad, which opened in Dakar, Senegal, on July 20 marks a new step in...
Global CooperationGamesmanship and the Iran Deal: An Open Letter to Those Objecting
Let’s look at the field positions of the parties in Iran, the United States, and Israel who seem to want to kill...
Global CooperationThe Iran Nuclear Discussion
It’s time for us to act like adults. President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have won an agreement, which has...
Global JusticeThe European “Union”: ‘Til Crisis Do Us Part
Having just crossed the border from Italy to France, my train stops at the next station for longer than the usual five-minute...
Global JusticeRape, Child Marriage and FGM
One in three women will be physically, sexually or otherwise abused during her lifetime, with rates reaching 70 percent in some countries....
Global JusticeA July Holiday for the Whole World
There are two important dates in July for globally minded Americans. The 4th of July is an important date for our country,...
Climate JusticeNot My Pope?
I’ll never forget the time in eighth-grade religion class when one of my classmates asked why our school didn’t participate in neighborhood...
Human RightsThe Slow Process of Reconciliation in Sri Lanka
It has been nearly half a year since Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena was elected to office, and he and his administration...