On the eve of the 20th anniversary of its establishment, the International Criminal Court needs to up its game.
It’s on Us to Stop the War in Yemen
American taxpayers are helping to fight someone else’s war in Yemen, and the blood is on our hands.
Oversimplifying Conflicts Doesn’t Help Protect Civilians
Conflicts don’t have to include “genocide” to demand intervention. And “intervention” doesn’t have to mean military action.
Yugoslavia’s War Crimes Tribunal Showed the Promise – and Limits – of International Justice
The groundbreaking court brought many of the war’s worst criminals to justice, but more is needed to heal the region’s deep divisions.
If Aleppo Was a Crime Against Humanity, Isn’t Mosul?
When U.S. rivals committed atrocities in Aleppo, Western talking heads were appalled. But when the U.S. supports them in Mosul? Silence.
Counting the Crimes of the War on Terror
Maybe we’ll never see America’s torturers behind bars. They should still have to tell the truth about what they did.
The Term “War Crime “ Is Obsolete
If war crimes are defined as military actions that, intentionally or not, harm great numbers of civilians, then either all wars today are crimes, or the term has become meaningless.
One Last Chance for Peace in Yemen
Absent much stronger U.S. and European pressure on their Saudi allies, Yemen’s latest ceasefire threatens to collapse — which could mean a return to massive civilian bombardments.
The Pentagon Shouldn’t Get to Absolve Itself for Bombing a Hospital
We need an independent investigation of the brutal U.S. attack on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan, which killed 42 people.
Hillary Clinton’s State Department Armed Saudi Arabia to the Teeth
While Saudi Arabia and Boeing poured cash into the Clinton Foundation, Hillary Clinton’s State Department approved enormous sales of Boeing fighter jets to the kingdom.