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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Brexit House of Cards

Mark Malloch-Brown

Following British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament, and an appeals court ruling declaring that act unlawful, the United Kingdom finds itself in a state of political frenzy. With rational decision-making having become all but impossible, any new political agreement that emerges is likely to be both temporary and deeply flawed.

Could Ultra-Low Interest Rates Be Contractionary?

Ernest Liu, et al.

Although low interest rates have traditionally been viewed as positive for economic growth because they encourage businesses to invest in enhancing productivity, this may not be the case. Instead, Ernest Liu, Amir Sufi, and Atif Mian contend, extremely low rates may lead to slower growth by increasing market concentration and thus weakening firms' incentive to boost productivity.