This post is something new for me, an autobiographical fragment written at the request of an online listserv as a suggestive model for academics at the start of their careers as diplomatic historians. I publish it here.
The Decline of International Law: Reflections of a True Believer
by Richard Falk This piece is crossposted from the personal blog of JWE Board member Richard Falk. [Prefatory Note from R. Falk: This post was initially published on January 27, …
Facing the Global Crisis
by Richard Falk This piece is crossposted from a portion of the interview as published on the personal blog of JWE Board member Richard Falk. [Prefatory Note by R. Falk: …
Amb. Chas Freeman warns of global consequences of any US war on Iran
Washington DC, May 18– Any U.S. military attack against Iran could very well trigger Iranian retaliation using such means as bombings and cyber attacks, and if these in turn should …
Richard Falk on implications of Pres. Erdogan’s new term for Turkey and the Middle East
On July 9, Recep Tayyip Erdogan started a new term as Turkey’s president– and his first with the enhanced powers that came from constitutional changes that he had sought and …
Zohra Drif memoir spurs discussion on political violence and anti-colonialism
In recent weeks, the NYC-based Nation magazine has hosted an intriguing discussion about the use of political violence in one of the great anti-colonial movements of the twentieth century: the …
More preparations for the #WarHurtsEarth campaign, for Earth Day!
We’ve been refining our thinking for the #WarHurtsEarth campaign that we’re planning for Earth Day 2018 (April 22.) As you can read here, we’re planning for this campaign to have …
Ian Williams explores UN-US ties with DC’s World Affairs Council, and with Helena Cobban
In late January, Just World Educational brought veteran UN watcher Ian Williams to Washington DC, to discuss US-UN ties (in general) with members of the city’s World Affairs Council. We …
Ian Williams and cartoonist Krishna launch new, US-wide discussion of UN’s values
On November 30, veteran UN watcher Ian Williams and cartoonist “Krishna” headlined two events at the United Nation’s mid-town Manhattan HQ. At noon-time, in the UN’s bookstore, they launched their …
Ian Williams to launch speaking tour on US-UN relations
Just World Educational is delighted to announce that veteran global-affairs specialist Ian Williams will shortly be launching a multi-month, multi-city speaker series on the theme: “The US, the United Nations, …