Much of my adult working life was spent in and around the Balkans helping (I hope) mitigate or clean up after the misery caused by the Balkan Wars of the 1990's. Evil men on all sides of the conflict murdered innocents in the name of their own ambitions. When the international community decided to bring the force of law (rather than mere force) to bear on the crimes committed in those awful years, I was glad. I am not sure that either I or the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was always successful but I am sure that I am proud of the work the US did to help the ICTY. For Allen, Jessica, Cliff, David, Ray, Laura and all of the hard working investigators and lawyers at the ICTY, today is a very good day.
If you don't know what I am talking about see this Times Online story and this reaction piece.
Monday, July 21, 2008
A Very Good Day, Indeed
Friday, February 22, 2008
Effectively Deploying US Peacekeeping Forces, The Transformation Of Southeastern Europe And A New Strategy For Middle East Peace (Fora.tv)
A few more from Fora:
Effective Deployments of US Peacekeeping Forces
Stephen Hadley offers the examples of Liberia and Sierra Leone as effective deployments of U.S. peacekeeping forces.
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=2887
The Transformation of Southeastern Europe
The Transformation of Southeastern Europe: A Challenge for Smart Power with Dora Bakoyannis.
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=2871
A New Strategy for Middle East Peace
Daniel Levy, President of Prospects for Peace, explains that Israel’s main strategies for peace have been unsuccessful and achieving peace in the Middle East will require a comprehensive agreement between the entire region – including Iran.
Program and discussion: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=2823
