Richard Falk

Richard Falk, professor emeritus of international law and practice at Princeton University, is the former United Nations Human Rights Rapporteur in the Occupied Territories and a member of the Nation editorial board. He is the author of many books, including Chaos and Counterrevolution: After the Arab Spring.

Turkey’s Finest Hour? Turkey’s Finest Hour?

The sick man of Europe gets a jolt of life, but will it last?

Oct 11, 2007 / Feature / Richard Falk

Questionable Verdict Questionable Verdict

Even the most naive American voter cannot be expected to see the morally, legally and politically questionable death sentence given to Saddam Hussein a milestone in the Bush Admin...

Nov 6, 2006 / Richard Falk

Gone Nuclear: How the World Lost Its Way Gone Nuclear: How the World Lost Its Way

As the world reacts to news of North Korea's underground nuclear test, a crucial anniversary is observed: Twenty years ago at the Reykjavik Summit, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorb...

Oct 10, 2006 / Feature / Richard Falk, Mary Kaldor, Randall Caroline Forsberg, and George Perkovich

The UN After Lebanon The UN After Lebanon

The UN's mixed record on the war in Lebanon proves we should lower our expectations of what it can meaningfully achieve.

Sep 18, 2006 / Richard Falk

The Circle of Responsibility The Circle of Responsibility

If certain acts in violation of treaties are crimes, they are crimes whether the United States does them or whether Germany does them, and we are not prepared to lay down a rul

Jun 13, 2006 / Feature / Richard Falk

Storm Clouds Over Iran Storm Clouds Over Iran

The confrontation with Iran is a wake-up call to states that possess nuclear weapons: in a world of nuclear apartheid, multilateral disarmament is the only course of action that ca...

Jan 26, 2006 / Richard Falk

Gaza Illusions Gaza Illusions

Disengagement represents a dangerous step backward in the struggle to find a just peace for Israelis and Palestinians and leaves many core issues unresolved.

Aug 25, 2005 / Richard Falk

The World Speaks on Iraq The World Speaks on Iraq

Never before has a war aroused this level of protest on a global scale--first to prevent it, then to condemn its conduct.

Jul 14, 2005 / Richard Falk

Letters Letters

PRISON FAMILIES Easthampton, Mass.

Oct 16, 2003 / Richard Falk, Our Readers, and Andrew Strauss

Toward a Global Parliament Toward a Global Parliament

An institution representing citizens, not states, would advance world democracy.

Sep 4, 2003 / Feature / Richard Falk and Andrew Strauss

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