Who Watches the Watchmen?

  Who Watches the Watchmen?: The Difficulty of Punishing War Criminals Maxwell Feldman The International Criminal Court (the ICC) is unable to prosecute many—if not most—offenders that fall into its jurisdiction because of the difficulty the court faces in… Read More

The Biden Administration’s Middle East Policy 100-Days In

During the campaign trail, President Biden highlighted three matters his administration would immediately pursue in the Middle East: withdrawing American support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, recalibrating the Saudi-American partnership, and re-joining the Joint Comprehensive Plan of… Read More

“Negotiating with Terrorists”

Hezbollah and The United States By Imane Guissé The adoption of a “no-concessions with terrorists” policy by the United States of America in 1973 reflected the fears of the larger international community that any concessions would incentivize and… Read More

Libya: The Progression of a Failed State—From Benghazi to the Rise of ISIS

It has been over three years since the Benghazi terrorist attack took place when Islamic militants attacked the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, killing U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith,… Read More