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In Beah novel, prosaic present & hoped-for radiance, for former child...
Times of war are marked by yearnings for peace. The landmark 1863 Lieber Code regulating combat thus said, with reference to “nations and great governments”: ‘Peace is their normal condition; war is...
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In passing: Hans-Peter Kaul, ICC judge, German diplomat, antiwar activist
Saddened to read that Judge Hans-Peter Kaul, a pivotal member of the International Criminal Court’s founding generation, has passed away. The in memoriam notice at the ICC website reports that he died...
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“Ferguson”: Caitlyn Clark’s poem to America, at John Legend concert
Stunned to listen to this poem by Caitlyn Clark, recited on stage at a John Legend’s Hollywood Bowl concert 2 days ago. It’s moving, heartfelt, raw, and real. She wants to make revolution not with the...
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“We must either love each other, or…”: “Daisy,” LBJ’s antinuke ad, turns 50
Today’s the 50th anniversary of “Daisy.” That’s the 60-minute TV advertisement in which a toddler‘s miscount to 10 morphs into a military backcount to 1; simultaneously, her right eye shapeshifts into...
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And a happy New Year Let’s hope it’s a good one Without any fear John Lennon & Yoko Ono released in 1971, but timeless
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Far cry from President Truman’s vision: today’s speech to UN General Assembly
The U.S. President’s speech to the U.N. General Assembly today sought to draw support from the example of a predecessor, Harry S Truman, who encouraged the founding in 1945 of the United Nations...
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Recalling, half a century after his assassination, what Dr. King did
It is hard to believe that 50 years have passed since the assassination, on this day in Memphis, of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His life – and his death – have framed much of my own life, as a...
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Jane Addams and Belva Ann Lockwood, et al., the newest members of ASIL
A warm welcoming of new members highlighted the recent annual meeting of the American Society of International Law. Those welcomed included two luminaries – a Nobel Peace Prizewinner and a U.S....
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“Challenges and Prospects for International Peace and Security: UN...
Delighted to be back in Washington for the 113th Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law, and to have the honor of leading a roundtable aimed at exploring contemporary security...
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Honored to discuss “Children and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda,” at...
It was an honor to speak today on “Children and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda,” my contribution to a year-long “WPS@20” seminar series hosted by the Transitional Justice Institute at the...
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