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David Scheffer

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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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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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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

May 28, 2013 David Scheffer

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Fanning the Flames of Justice in Syria

Mar 1, 2012 David Scheffer

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Is Hothouse Earth Avoidable?

Oct 17, 2018 Johan Rockström, et al. insist that there is only one way to protect our economies and societies in the long term.

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The End of Scandinavian Non-Alignment

Oct 17, 2018 Carl Bildt explains why participation by Sweden and Finland in NATO defense drills in Norway this fall is so significant.

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Will Italy Sink Europe?

Oct 17, 2018 Jim O'Neill thinks the EU has a strong interest in not opposing the Italian government's budget plans too aggressively.

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PS [In Depth]: Deconstructing the Urbanization Challenge

Oct 17, 2018 PS editors take a closer look at the multi-faceted – and inexorable – global migration from rural areas to cities.

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The “No-Growth” Prescription for Misery

Oct 17, 2018 Bjørn Lomborg calls hypocrisy on a new movement promoting economic stasis in the name of saving the planet.

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The Case Against National AI Strategies

Oct 17, 2018 Mark Esposito, et al. argue that countries have more to gain from cooperation and data-sharing than from zero-sum competition.

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America’s Ongoing Civil War

Oct 16, 2018 Jeffrey D. Sachs traces today's deep political divide to the legacy of slavery and its aftermath in the former Confederacy

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PS. Explain This: The Animal Spirits of Women Entrepreneurs

Oct 16, 2018 PS editors examine the challenges confronting female business owners in developing countries.

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