Link to April 5th Presentation

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwrZvLBJBLhwaUZHaFhGVnJPYjg/view?usp=sharing

Second Short Paper Assignment: Due Monday April 24th

You have been given a large grant of 20 Million to start a non-governmental organization by George Soros.  The stipulation of the grant is that you use it to launch an initiative to address global wealth inequality or wealth inequality among people in majority world (i.e. developing) nations.

Write a two page proposal as to the organization you will create outlining your objectives, what you will do to address those objectives and three references that support the need/relevance of your objectives and two resources that justify the strategy you are using to meet those objectives. 

Notes on the Book Review

Dear Class,

Please note that your book review is due on April 12th.

As you know the Book Review is due on April 12th.

You will need to submit your assignment through the SSU class page.

Here is the description that appears in the Syllabus:

Book Review (5-7 pages, double-spaced)--- 15%

This assignment is designed to increase the student’s ability to read a complicated text, summarize that text in writing, and provide a critical analysis of the text.  The student will choose one of the books at the end of the “Course Schedule”, acquire the book either by purchasing the book (online or at a bookstore) or getting the book through the library services, read the book, and write a critical book review of the book.  Approximately 75% of the review should be a concise summary of the contents of the book (focusing on the thesis and the evidence and arguments to support the thesis) and the other 25% should be a critique of the book.

Here is the book list that appears in the Syllabus:

Book Review options:

War—The Assassin’s Gate by George Packer

Justice and the Rule of Law—The Locust Effect by Gary Haugen and Victor Boutros

Foreign Aid—Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo

Pro Poor Capitalism—The Mystery of Capital by Hernando DeSoto

Globalization—The Word is Flat; Expanded and Updated (2007 ed.) by Thomas Friedman

Food—The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan

What I am especially looking for:

What am I looking for?  First, please do not plagiarize.  Note that when you submit your paper to me through the SSU system it goes through a plagiarism check.  So please do not just cut and paste what others have said about the book you read.  Note that none of the books you are reading are very obscure.  Thus people have written a great deal about these books.

The best way you can help yourself is to relate the book to your own experiences, to current events or to class content so that I know that you actually read the books and have your own thoughts and ideas about it. 

Links to readings for Friday, April 7th

Read: http://www.lincolninst.edu/sites/default/files/pubfiles/lla020103.pdf

Explore: http://www.land-in-uganda.org

Explore:  https://namati.org

If you are really ambitious:

http://claudiawilliamson.com/Claudia_Williamson/Research_files/Williamson%20Kerekes%20JoIE%202008.pdf

Reading for Class on Wednesday April 5th

Here is your assigned reading item for the Quiz on Wednesday:

https://www.un.org/ruleoflaw/files/Making_the_Law_Work_for_Everyone.pdf

You need not read in detail, but you do need to skim through and get an understanding of the basic premises of the paper and the four pillars of legal empowerment.

Repost of TPP Blog for Quiz on Friday March 31st

Web Materials on the Trans Pacific Partnership for Friday, March 31

“The Economist Explains: The Collapse of the Trans-Pacific Partnership” The Economist November 23, 2016 available at http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2016/11/economist-explains-14

“TPP: What it is and why does it matter” BBC News November 22, 2016 available at http://www.bbc.com/news/business-32498715

Doug Bandow “Donald Trump Is Wrong: Chinese Trade And Investment Benefits U.S.” Huffington Post November 29, 2016 available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-bandow/donald-trump-is-wrong-chi_b_13295216.html

Philippe Ligrain “Welcome to Trump’s New World Disorder” Huffington Post November 9, 2016 available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/welcome-to-trumps-new-world-disorder_us_58233ebfe4b0aac624889405

Repost: Here is the ICC material that you will be "pop" quizzed on for Friday March 24th.

ICC Forum on Africa Question http://iccforum.com/africa

Thierry Cruvellier “The ICC, Out of Africa” New York Times November 6, 2016 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/07/opinion/the-icc-out-of-africa.html?_r=0

Solomon Dersso “Africa's challenge to the ICC” November 12, 2116 http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/11/africa-challenge-icc-161109120331097.html

Power Point for February 22nd

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwrZvLBJBLhwcEY3YWVtbVczdWM/view?usp=sharing

Mid-Term Announcement

The Mid-Term will take place on Wednesday, March 1st from 8:00 AM to 8:50 AM

There will be no class on Friday, February 24th and Monday, February 27th.

For Friday the 3rd of February - Watch this Movie on your own

On Friday, February 3rd I will be in Washington D.C.

So in lieu of attending class I am requiring you to watch this movie (a portion of the film "Half the Sky") instead:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT1gNfEa2hc 

This the slide show for Chapter 4 (Sorry the last one that was for Chapter 3 was mislabeled as 4)

Here is the link for the Chapter 4 Power Point:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwrZvLBJBLhwOWhTSFUxLWVzcVU/view?usp=sharing

Slideshow for Chapter 3 from Payne:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwrZvLBJBLhwcmgxM08xdDJlUFk/view?usp=sharing

First Short Paper Topic: Due February 6

Please discuss three likely global implications of an “America First” foreign policy under President Trump.

Power Point for Class #5 on Chapter 2 in Payne

Here is the link to Power Point for Class #5 covering Chapter 5 in Payne

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwrZvLBJBLhwUGJWeEJwRFc3aTg

Slide Show for January 20th Class

Here are links to the slide presentation for class on Friday, January 20th.

In Excel:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwrZvLBJBLhwaTRRTG5UUlVXVGs

and in Google Slides:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HGcg-GGK4GPGUFSU2dEDAmNU95HyHAF9li3Hp6qcuoU

OPTIONAL CONTNENT: Dear Class you might find this offering from ASIL interesting

Join the American Society of International Law for a new webcast series on international law and the first 100 days of the Trump administration.

Part I:
The Future of International Agreements
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
11:30am-12:30pm ET

Speakers:

• Catherine Amirfar, former counselor on international law to the U.S. State Department legal adviser, currently a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
• John Bellinger, former U.S. State Department legal adviser, currently a partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Michael Goldhaber, who served for 16 years as senior international correspondent for The American Lawyer, will moderate the discussion.

This free, live, online briefing will examine such issues as the status of treaties and other international agreements under both international and U.S. domestic law; the obligation of nations to comply with the agreements into which they have entered; and the procedures under which they are permitted to withdraw from such agreements or repudiate their obligations under them. 

To receive the streaming link, sign up at www.asil.org/100Days.

About the series:

Although President-elect Donald Trump has not yet announced any formal policy proposals, statements he made during the 2016 electoral campaign and during the transition have raised questions about the continuity of U.S. commitments to various treaties and international agreements now in place, including the Iran nuclear agreement (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the North Atlantic (NATO) Treaty, and the Paris Agreement on global climate change, and, more broadly, about what role the United States will play over the next four years in advancing and maintaining the international legal architecture that successive administrations put in place.

The policy choices made by the U.S. government over the coming months will have major implications for a range of vital international legal issues.  This webcast series will take place over the course of the first 100 days of the Trump administration.  It will bring together international law experts to provide concise, nonpartisan background and perspectives on these issues, and the content will be geared to the general public. 

The sessions will be streamed live, free of charge, to policymakers, members of the press, and the public. The series webpage is www.asil.org/100Days.

Founded in 1906 and chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1950, the American Society of International Law (ASIL) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational membership organization whose mission is to foster the study of international law and to promote the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice. The Society has long been recognized as a respected convener of the international legal community and a trusted resource on international legal issues.

Kony 2012

In case you would like to watch the entire Kony 2012 video here is the link:

https://invisiblechildren.com/kony-2012/

Link to Syllabus

Here is a sharable link to the syllabus for the course:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Npm5FOnPqVbufYH63cKtG63SYYstkE9FpFEAC03wP_c/edit?usp=sharing

Web Materials on Brexit for Friday, April 28

Alex Hunt & Brian Wheeler “Brexit: All You Need to Know about the UK leaving the EU” BBC News January 12, 2017 available at http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32810887

Articles on the Economist’s Brexit Portal: http://www.economist.com/brexit

Web Materials on Russian Cyber Attacks for Wednesday. April 26

The Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S.” New York Times December 13, 2016 available at https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/us/politics/russia-hack-election-dnc.html

Robert Windrem “Timeline: Ten Years of Russian Cyber Attacks on Other Nations” NBC News available at http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/timeline-ten-years-russian-cyber-attacks-other-nations-n697111

P.W. Singer “How America Can Beat Russian in a Cyber War Despite Trump” Wired Magazine January 14, 2017 available at https://www.wired.com/2017/01/america-can-beat-russia-cyber-war-despite-trump/

Web Materials on Ebola and Zika for Monday, April 24

Please watch the Film: “Spillover—Zika, Ebola & Beyond” available at http://www.pbs.org/spillover-zika-ebola-beyond/home/

Bin Kampmark “The Virus of Terror and Prejudice: Using Ebola to Close Borders and Foment Racial Discrimination” Global Research November 23, 2014 available at http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-virus-of-prejudice-using-ebola-to-close-borders-and-foment-racial-discrimination/5415720

Web Materials on Carbon Credits for Wednesday, April 19th

Duncan Clark “A Complete Guide to Carbon Offsetting” The guardian.com available at https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/sep/16/carbon-offset-projects-carbon-emissions

Mirriam Schroeder “How Things Work: Carbon Trading” from the “Our World” series from United Nations University February 26, 2010 available at https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/the-pros-and-cons-of-carbon-trading

Web Materials on Disappearing Islands for Friday, April 17th

“Five Pacific Islands Lost to Rising Seas as Climate Change Hits” The Guardian May 10, 2016

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/10/five-pacific-islands-lost-rising-seas-climate-change

Georgios Kostakos, Ting Zhang & Wouter Veening “Climate Security and Justice for Small Island Developing State: An Agenda for Action” The Hague Institute for Global Justice, March 2014 available at http://www.thehagueinstituteforglobaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/PB9-Climate-security.pdf

Web Materials on the Trans Pacific Partnership for Friday, March 31

“The Economist Explains: The Collapse of the Trans-Pacific Partnership” The Economist November 23, 2016 available at http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2016/11/economist-explains-14

“TPP: What it is and why does it matter” BBC News November 22, 2016 available at http://www.bbc.com/news/business-32498715

Doug Bandow “Donald Trump Is Wrong: Chinese Trade And Investment Benefits U.S.” Huffington Post November 29, 2016 available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-bandow/donald-trump-is-wrong-chi_b_13295216.html

Philippe Ligrain “Welcome to Trump’s New World Disorder” Huffington Post November 9, 2016 available at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/welcome-to-trumps-new-world-disorder_us_58233ebfe4b0aac624889405

Web Materials on Guantanamo Bay for Friday, March 24th

Laura Pitter “The Dangers of Guantanamo” Foreign Affairs August 23, 2016 available at https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2016-08-23/dangers-guant-namo

Morris D. Davis “In Defense of Guantanamo” from The Yale Law Journal Forum available at http://www.yalelawjournal.org/forum/in-defense-of-guantanamo-bay

Guantanamo Bay Naval Station Fast Facts from CNN Library available at http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/09/world/guantanamo-bay-naval-station-fast-facts/

Web Materials on Global Politics and the ICC for class on Wednesday, March 22nd

Here is the material that you will be "pop" quizzed on for Friday March 24th.

ICC Forum on Africa Question http://iccforum.com/africa

Thierry Cruvellier “The ICC, Out of Africa” New York Times November 6, 2016 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/07/opinion/the-icc-out-of-africa.html?_r=0

Solomon Dersso “Africa's challenge to the ICC” November 12, 2116 http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/11/africa-challenge-icc-161109120331097.html

Web Materials on Modern Slavery for Monday, March 20th Class

The Problem of Human Slavery

Ethan B. Kapstein “The New Global Slave Trade” Foreign Affairs November/December 2006 https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/2006-11-01/new-global-slave-trade

International Justice Mission Casework Page: Forced Labor Slavery https://www.ijm.org/casework/forced-labor-slavery

Web Materials for Wednesday, March 15: UNHRC Website

For class please explore this website from the UN's Refugee Agency:

http://www.unhcr.org

Web Materials for Class on Drone Warfare on Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Drone Warfare Articles

“Is Obama's Drone War Moral?” The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/08/obama-drone-morality/496433/

Andreas Krieg “Externalizing the Burden of War: The Obama Doctrine and US Foreign Policy in the Middle East” International Affairs 92.1 (2016): 97-113 https://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/files/chathamhouse/publications/ia/INTA92_1_05_Krieg.pdf

Oren Gross "New Way of War: Is There a Duty to Use Drones, The." Florida Law Review 67 (2015) available at http://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1219&context=flr&sei-redir=1&referer=https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fscholar%3Fstart%3D10%26q%3DIs%2BObama%2527s%2BDrone%2BWar%2BMoral%253F%2B-%2BThe%2BAtlantic%26hl%3Den%26as_sdt%3D0%2C11#search=%22Obamas%20Drone%20War%20Moral%3F%20-%20Atlantic%22

Web Materials on North Korea and the Trump Administration for Friday, February 17, 2017

North Korea and Trump: 

Van Jackson “Preventing Nuclear War with North Korea: What to do After the Test” Foreign Affairs September 11, 2016 available at https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/north-korea/2016-09-11/preventing-nuclear-war-north-korea

“Donald Trump, North Korea, and the Threat of Nuclear War” The Atlantic November 7, 2017 available at http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/11/trump-nuclear-north-korea/506750/

Charlie Campbell “China Warns Donald Trump Not to ‘Escalate’ North Korea Situation With Erratic Tweets” Time Magazine Jan. 4, 2017 available at http://time.com/4621475/china-donald-trump-north-korea-twitter/

Web Materials for Friday, February 10 Class on Just War Theory and the ICRC

Explore the ICRC website: https://www.icrc.org/en

François Bugnion “Just War, War of Aggression and International Humanitarian Law”

September 30, 2002 International Review of the Red Cross, No. 847 link to pdf available at https://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/article/other/5flct4.htm

In case you are interested you can also access a paper I wrote for the ICRC entitled “The Resonance of Christian Political Conceptions within International Humanitarian Law” https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2441872

Also please explore the UN’s Responsibility to Protect Page: http://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/adviser/responsibility.shtml

Link to Freedom House "Freedom in the World" 2016 Report Page for Class on Monday, February 6

Here is the link: https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2016


Please explore the site prior to class and try to make sure you understand the methodology and values of Freedom House prior to coming to class. 

Links to International Human Rights Instruments for Class on Monday, January 30th

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/eng.pdf

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: http://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/ccpr.aspx

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CESCR.aspx

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CEDAW.aspx

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/ConventionRightsPersonsWithDisabilities.aspx 

List of Links to All Major International Human Rights Instruments: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CoreInstruments.aspx 

Web Materials for Wednesday, January 25th's Topic: "Trump and the Future of American Hegemony"

Here are links to materials that you should look over or listen to in preparation for January 25th class on "Trump and the Future of American Hegemony":

Ian Bremmer “Is this the End of American Hegemony” from December 21, 2016 episode of WBUR Radio “On Point” available at http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2016/12/21/end-of-american-hegemony

Hugh White “What’s So Great About American World Leadership?” from The Atlantic November 23, 2016 available at  http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/11/trump-world-order-foreign-policy/508547/

James Hohmann “The Daily 202: Donald Trump embraces the risky ‘Madman Theory’ on foreign policy” from The Washington Post December 20, 2016 available at https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/12/20/daily-202-donald-trump-embraces-the-risky-madman-theory-on-foreign-policy/58583391e9b69b36fcfeaf47/?utm_term=.bfd8523006bb

Ian Bremmer Time Magazine December 19, 2016 “The Era of American Global Leadership Is Over. Here’s What Comes Next” available at http://time.com/4606071/american-global-leadership-is-over/

Adam Tooze “Goodbye to the American Century” from Zeit Online http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2017-01/usa-hegemony-donald-trump-rise-leadership-europe

Link to Video by Scott Shapiro on "The Law of the World" shown in class on Friday, January 13th

Here is the link to the video that was shown in class on Friday, January 13, 2017:

https://vimeo.com/60672346