Targeting Terrorist Leaders After Al-Baghdadi: Legal And Tactical Expectations
“For By Wise Counsel, Thou Shalt Make Thy War.”-Proverbs, 24 (6)
Under the protective tutelage of an
American president, any American president, "We the People" should...
The law of war and its Uncertainties
International Humanitarian law (IHL)
is designed to be universal, the two Additional Protocols of the four Geneva
Conventions do not enjoy the same support as the...
Understanding Crimes Against Humanity: Genocide, Memory And The Future
In the
aftermath of US President Donald Trump's recent carte blanche to Turkey to destroy with impunity fragile Kurdish populations
in Syria, the "civilized" world stands...
Climate Risks: Wildfires, Glacier Melt, Coastal Flooding … A Beautiful Antelope
California
wildfires are again in the news as the Kincade Fire now raging risks 50,000
people, who have been evacuated. It might come as a surprise...
Kashmir & The Conundrums of war
The concept
of Justice seem to turn its
head holding different meaning depending on whether you
are a adversary or a ally . This is what has
happened ...
The talented scribe: Everybody has to grow up sometime
Whenever disaster strikes me in my world,
I think of home (home as sanctuary, soft place to fall in flight, and
adrenaline rush), or I go...
Pushcart Nominated Wash Away My Sins
We never did get around to building the
swimming pool in our backyard that my wife and I often spoke about. We said it
would be...
Orpheus
It is the worst feeling in the world when
you are rejected by a man, any man, but when it is the love of your...
Wake up call for the United Nations
The biggest
criticism against the United Nations (UN) is that it has failed to reflect the
present day international political order. The traditional importance of
Western countries...
What they say about first impressions
In my family, the men are in a league of their own. They are
authoritative, speak their mind, they’re elders in the church, patriarchal.
Politics has...