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/