The last century has seen the emergence of several humanitarian norms and laws that were arduous, even frustrating, to implement and often ignored by governments, but which were the result of important lessons learned from the destruction that the world wars brought to civilian populations. Historical attempts to limit organized brutality had existed before the world wars, as the Peace of Westphalia of 1648 – which brought the system of modern states into existence – epitomizes. Though these efforts should not be trivialized, the world wars catalyzed efforts to devise legal mechanisms to protect civilians and combatants on a global…

L'ambassadeur Américain Kevin Reynolds apprécia le respect de l'horaire et il fut introduit dans le bureau de la présidente à l'heure convenue  le lendemain. L'ambassadeur Algérien à Washington présent par satellite, était sûr qu'il allait assister à une entretien d'une haute importance et d'une intensité certaine. -Ravie de vous recevoir votre honneur, commença la jeune femme. -Tout l'honneur est pour moi madame, cet instant est historique, c'est mon premier contact…

Il y a plus de 20 ans durant un contact professionnel, une jeune femme Algérienne m'a posée cette question: -Pourquoi l'Islam nous contraint à porter des vêtements longs et à cacher notre cou et nos cheveux sous un voile, n'est-ce pas que c'est contraignant pour la femme de se vêtir ainsi ? Franchement, et d'emblée j'ai souri à cette question puis je lui ai répondue : -Où voyez-vous la contrainte…

I don’t think the Democratic Party should be surprised so many Americans believe yada yada yada.” That was indeed one of the lines thrown out during Tuesday’s second round of Democratic debates, and came from none other than spiritual writer Marianne Williamson who manifested a surprising amount of love from the Detroit audience (speaking of love, Williamson again used her closing speech to advocate for spreading more love around the country…). The Seinfeld reference, intended or not, was also a tidy summation of the evening, which gave candidates the time to really debate with—and yell over—one another but still kind of…

The Democrats’ 2020 theme is that you are terrible and the party’s slogan will be “Americans suck, vote for us.” The precise candidate who will employ it is not important because they all embrace the notion that punishing the essential moral failure of you and me and every other Normal American is the key goal of the Donkey Party. That goes equally for the Handsey Old Prospector, the Socialist Squaw, Crusty the Commie, Spartacus Sharpton, Starchild, the Furry, Not Ms. Willie Brown, the Unfabulous Gay Guy, and the many Unfabulous Ungay Guys. They all agree that you are terrible because…