Some More About Why We Don’t Think Mineral Regulation Is a Solution to the...
The vital question of our times “conflict minerals legislation: hot or not?” continues to divide the blogosphere. Enough alleges that mean bloggers are misrepresenting their positions. TexasinAfrica...
View ArticleI’m at Congo Siasa Today
Check it out: Peace vs. Justice: Kate Cronin-Furman And Jason’s response.
View Article"It Makes Sense, but Not Science"
That’s a quote from my mother (hi mom!), describing the phenomenon of causal explanations that seem intuitively correct, but upon scientific investigation, turn out to be wrong. I’m bringing it up...
View ArticleIn Which CBlatts Accuses Us of Not Being Bloggers Anymore
Last week our favorite mommy blogger, Chris Blattman, took a break from posting the latest in baby gifts and engagement shoots to designate us a successor. To which we reply (one week later, because,...
View ArticleHow Not to Write About African Elections
From superstar journalist Jina Moore, a crib sheet for covering African elections: “These days, nowhere are crises more predictable than in __________ (poor/recently violent country). And yet, when...
View ArticleWhile I Was Out…
While I was off making my semi-annual offering to the gods of poorly-attended-panel-presentations, the political science blogosphere got interested in the ICC. Over at the Monkey Cage, IR O.G. Jim...
View ArticleDebating Global Human Rights
In case you missed it: openDemocracy is running is running a year-long forum on global rights, edited by James Ron and Leslie Vinjamuri. The current topic under debate is “Emerging Powers and Human...
View ArticlePSA: The Return of Mass Atrocity Monday
Big(ish) news: I’ve joined Justice in Conflict as a regular contributor and I’m bringing Mass Atrocity Monday back. (The 2014 run is compiled here.) So stay tuned for brand new lesser-known atrocities...
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Some International Justice Reading Material
It’s been a big couple of weeks for international criminal justice. Karadzic was convicted. Bemba was convicted. Ongwen’s case will proceed to trial. And most importantly, the ICC is FINALLY getting a...
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On Remembrance
Today is Yom HaShoah, a day of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust. Each year, it falls at a time when we’re also reminded of a litany of other horrors. Dates scattered throughout April and...
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