Western Promises
Marc Perelman : Balkans
A new book by a former ICTY official offers a vivid insider's account of realpolitik at the Milosevic trial.
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With Friends Like Turkey...
Nicole Vartanian : Turkey
As Turkey ramps up its outrage against a House committee vote to affirm the Armenian genocide, is anyone applauding our lawmakers' act of moral courage?
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Whose Genocide Counts?
Nicholas von Hoffman : Iraq
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 catastrophe?
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Had She Lived
Byron Dobell : France
A painter explores love and loss in the iconic settings of postwar Paris.
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Justice and Peace in Darfur
Salih Mahmoud Osman : Sudan
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 must be done.
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The Things They Carried
Maria Margaronis : Turkey
The Bastard of Istanbul, a saga of two interwoven families, bravely violates Turkish taboo with its description of the Armenian genocide.
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The Wars of Sudan
Alex de Waal : Sudan
Any solution to the slaughter in Darfur will need to address Sudan's crumbling North-South peace agreement.
2006
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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 facing a daunting challenge.
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'Why Can't We?'
Samantha Power : Higher Education
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, change its priorities and save lives.
2005
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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.
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The Perils of UN Reform
Stephen Schlesinger : United Nations
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.
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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.
2004
2003
This week: Political shifts in the U.K.; Roberto Lovato and Jeanvieve Williams talk about "Juan Crow," a matrix of anti-immigration laws; and Ross Tuttle and Scott Horton look at the chaos in Guantanamo, as the first detainees head to trial. (13mb mp3)
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