Genocide

When delegates from 50 states signed the founding charter of the United Nations, the world was still grappling with the ravages of WWII. Today, the ideals they signed up to are undergoing an unprecedented stress test. It was a controversial speech with an unmistakable message to the international community. "The…

1. A Definition of Sovereignty In his classic, The King’s Two Bodies (1957), medievalist Ernst Kantorowicz describes a profound transformation in the concept of political authority over the course of the Middle Ages. The change began when the concept of the body of Christ evolved into a notion of two…

Voting has started in Serbia's parliamentary elections in which President Aleksandar Vucic's Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) is expected to emerge as the winner. More than 6.5 million people are eligible to vote in the parliamentary, provincial and local elections that were postponed from the scheduled April 26 date due to the…

I have never believed much in the notion of journalistic “objectivity.” We all bring our individual sensibilities to bear on what we write. Great journalism involves the head and the heart, the lucidity to think and the passion to feel, the two in balance. If you have lived a privileged…

A vulgar message directed at "Serbian women and children" prompted Croatian police to detain several fans of Dinamo Zagreb football club. The fans also displayed symbols of the pro-Nazi Ustasha militia. Croatian officials slammed an anti-Serb incident that saw a group of youths display a banner in the capital Zagreb reading:…

Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat  Thank You R.B.from AirUniversity AU  By Dr. Hayat Alvi Jihadists have their nasheeds, and the Islamic State (IS) became popular for its nasheed compositions used in propaganda videos. Nasheed is an a cappella song praising the Prophet Muhammad and reciting Quranic verses glorifying jihad. Similarly, drug cartels…

opinionWendy R. Sherman Opinion columnistPublished 11:16 AM EDT Jun 11, 2020I was privileged to be a diplomat for the United States in two administrations, traveling the world to protect and advance our interests. The moral authority of America, the beacon on the hill that President Ronald Reagan spoke of, was an…

In tackling the myriad global challenges posed by COVID-19, the world must not ignore the perils of endemic hatred and division, and instead, “stand strong” in the face of those who favour impunity over justice, a senior UN judge told the Security Council on Monday.  Carmel Agius, President of the International Residual…

Merci Madame la Presidente. I will start by offering my condolences on behalf of the United Kingdom for the deaths of the two security guards at the Arusha branch of the Residual Mechanism. Madame President, Thank you to the President, Judge Carmel Agius, and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings to…

The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals — the successor to two dedicated courts for war crimes committed in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia — saw major strides forward in recent months, including capturing a high-profile fugitive sought for more than 20 years, its senior officials told the Security Council during…