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David Scheffer

Writing for PS since 2012
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David Scheffer, Professor of Law at Northwestern University and former US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, is the author of All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals.

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Justice Delayed, Not Denied, in Bosnia
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Justice Delayed, Not Denied, in Bosnia

Mar 25, 2016 David Scheffer celebrates the war-crimes conviction of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić.

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Ending Genocide Denial at Srebrenica
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Ending Genocide Denial at Srebrenica

Jul 6, 2015 David Scheffer urges the UN Security Council to condemn attempts to deny the atrocity crimes of the Bosnian war.

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Leverage Justice for Peace in Syria

Leverage Justice for Peace in Syria

May 28, 2013 David Scheffer

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Fanning the Flames of Justice in Syria

Fanning the Flames of Justice in Syria

Mar 1, 2012 David Scheffer

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The Next Big Development Challenge
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The Next Big Development Challenge

Arvind Subramanian & Josh Felman argue that emerging-market policymakers should not rely on Western approaches to reviving growth.

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How to Prevent the Japanification of East Asia’s Economies
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How to Prevent the Japanification of East Asia’s Economies

Lee Jong-Wha urges governments to enact sweeping structural reforms to avoid long-term economic stagnation.

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Crumbling Infrastructure – or Crumbling Cliché?
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Crumbling Infrastructure – or Crumbling Cliché?

Todd G. Buchholz thinks the right question is whether more goods and services are being delivered on time than in the past.

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Net-Zero at Davos Sustainability Now
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Net-Zero at Davos

Jules Kortenhorst hopes the global business community will heed the World Economic Forum's call to climate action.

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Teaching Old Markets New Tricks PS OnPoint
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Teaching Old Markets New Tricks

Preston McAfee & Simon Wilkie show how applied economics can be used to improve outcomes in everything from school matching to crowd control.

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How a Democratic Counteroffensive Can Win PS OnPoint
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How a Democratic Counteroffensive Can Win

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Open societies have not always needed defending in the determined way that they do today. But the tide turned against them after the 2008 global financial crisis, and, more than a decade later, the threat posed by authoritarian nationalism continues to rise.

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America’s Debilitating Middle-East Obsession
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America’s Debilitating Middle-East Obsession

Brahma Chellaney criticizes US President Donald Trump for perpetuating one of America's most self-defeating habits.

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The War on Talent
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The War on Talent

Anne-Marie Slaughter & Monica Chellam ask why the only function in US corporations where most leaders are women is treated as “office housekeeping.”

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