only-slightly-mad scientist, int’l law prof, author of books on civilians & war. fears tyrants & nukes; welcomes spiders & refugee children. loves whitewater.
Amherst, MA, USA
Joined June 2009
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My student-faculty team at @SBS_UMass @umasspolsci @HSecurityLab has done some pathbreaking work on the strength of the cluster munitions treaty of late. Excited to see this work in print soon humansecuritylab.net/news/st…
It's always great to explore new perspectives. I shared why I'm still optimistic about the power of international law, despite how it often gets violated, with @DohaDebates. What’s your take?
This week's episode of the Doha Debates Podcast asks: What’s left of international law?
Featuring @charlicarpenter, Victor Gao,@rajonlaw and @curtis_yarvin.
00:00 Does international law still matter?
05:32 How has international law evolved over time?
10:57 How does the UN charter aim to prevent another world war?
19:44 Is international law effective in lower-level conflicts?
30:03 Who is challenging the 1945 international order?
59:20 How deep are international law's colonial roots?
01:07:06 Can international law help solve modern global crises?
01:17:13 Cultural imperialism examined
01:43:19 Analyzing Trump's “Board of Peace” and forms of imperialism
01:57:51 Power vs. justice in conflict
02:06:39 Natural law vs. positive law
02:21:34 Is international law an unfinished project for the next generation?
Charli Carpenter retweeted
The first reported battlefield deaths caused by autonomous weapons could give new momentum to a long-stalled effort to ban killer robots, @charlicarpenter writes.
worldpoliticsreview.com/kill…
Even while under attack by Israel, Lebanon just signed onto the Landmine Ban Treaty foreswearing the use of these indiscriminate weapons of war. In my @WPReview column this week (and at a great workshop with @Article36 @minefreeworld & @LexIntl_org last week) I explain why that matters, and why the rules of war are surviving and thriving despite the lawlessness of great power politics.
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My somewhat more optimistic take on the @UN #NPT Review Conference is out at @WPReview. Champions of the @nuclearban and of peaceful nuclear use may in fact take heart worldpoliticsreview.com/non-…
Joined the @DohaDebates team this week to chat about the future of international law w/ Chinese foreign policy commentator @VictorGaoZK, UN Special Rapporteur BeloKrishnan Rajagopal and American influencer @curtis_yarvin. Great convos, fascinating thinkers. My thoughts here @WPReview.
worldpoliticsreview.com/inte…
It was a great honor to meet @TylerPrize laureate @KiersToby at the award gala. At @WPReview, I write about Kiers' fungi research & pathbreaking advocacy - and show how symbioses among social & natural sciences can spur global governance for hidden issues. worldpoliticsreview.com/kier…
This "Future of War" @DohaDebates roundtable, in which I participated, was recorded last November - still relevant?
Give it a listen and tell me what you think:
youtube.com/watch?v=tXSqDFxw…
Trump's latest tweet which appears to call not just for war crimes but for all out genocide against the entire Iranian people. Anyone in a position to participate in such crimes should refuse. Here's why and how: please share widely.
worldpoliticsreview.com/trum…
Charli Carpenter retweeted
Iran’s use of cluster munitions against Israel looks like evidence of international law’s irrelevance.
But as WPR columnist @charlicarpenter writes, a closer look suggests the opposite may be true.
worldpoliticsreview.com/isra…
If you missed my webinar on international law and Iran today, you can read my key points here at @WPReview Politics Review: worldpoliticsreview.com/us-i…
what do antipersonnel landmines and gorgeous mountaintops have in common? the international law experts at @LexIntl_org are here to tell you! check out their latest video below
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Interested in the US/Israel/Iran war? I'll be speaking on a webinar at @UMass @SBS_UMass with some great colleagues next Tuesday March 10 at 4pm. Register here: umass.edu/news/article/sbs-a…