Whose Genocide Counts? Whose Genocide Counts?
The House Foreign Affairs Committee bravely declares the 1915 slaughter of Armenians in Turkey genocide. Why not put the same label on themselves, for their role in the Iraq catast...
Oct 11, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Had She Lived Had She Lived
A painter explores love and loss in the iconic settings of postwar Paris.
Sep 20, 2007 / Feature / Byron Dobell
Justice and Peace in Darfur Justice and Peace in Darfur
The International Criminal Court has taken a crucial step in naming two perpetrators of the violence in Darfur. But for survivors and victims of the ongoing catastrophe, much more ...
Mar 7, 2007 / Feature / Salih Mahmoud Osman
The Things They Carried The Things They Carried
The Bastard of Istanbul, a saga of two interwoven families, bravely violates Turkish taboo with its description of the Armenian genocide.
Mar 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Maria Margaronis
The Wars of Sudan The Wars of Sudan
Any solution to the slaughter in Darfur will need to address Sudan's crumbling North-South peace agreement.
Mar 1, 2007 / Feature / Alex de Waal
Seeking Justice Where There Is No Peace Seeking Justice Where There Is No Peace
As conditions worsen in Darfur, the nascent International Criminal Court, whose mandate is to bring genocidaires to justice in a chaotic environment hostile to the rule of law, is ...
May 24, 2006 / Feature / Anja Tranovich
‘Why Can’t We?’ ‘Why Can’t We?’
Confronting the forces of war, genocide and lawlessness begins with the belief that individual citizens have the power--and the responsibility--to focus our government's mind, chan...
May 23, 2006 / Feature / Samantha Power
Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment
A recent surge of novels and memoirs reveals for the first time the ways in which Germans suffered from Allied "total war" strategy during World War II.
Sep 29, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Mark M. Anderson
The Perils of UN Reform The Perils of UN Reform
Long-awaited reform efforts at the United Nations have fallen far short of Kofi Annan's original vision. But despite John Bolton's antagonism, there has been progress.
Sep 22, 2005 / Stephen Schlesinger
Willing Executioners Willing Executioners
Machete Season is an attempt to trace what went on in the minds of the Hutus who helped exterminate their Tutsi fellow citizens in Rwanda.
Jul 14, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Fatin Abbas