Woodrow Wilson left behind a legacy of would-be idealism most aptly characterized by his Fourteen Points speech he delivered before the United States Congress on January 8th, 1918. The end of World War One would arrive ten months later. The armistice signed on November 11th, 1918 signified the "war to end all wars." Euphemisms of [...]
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Expanding on the Need for an International Anti-Corruption Court
In the law of the jungle, kleptocracies are shielded by plutocracies. The latter keeps the former in power. A reality all too familiar in a world dominated by the black & white absolutisms of realpolitik. It is for this reason why geopolitical power alliances currently assume complete precedence over the rule of international law. Dictatorial [...]
Burdens & Double Standards of Free Speech
On average, how much thought does the everyday American give to their First Amendment Rights? For the majority of Americans, censorship is seen as something inherently alien most associable with repressive autocratic regimens abroad. The freedom of speech is considered to be inseparable to the very meaning of being an American or as a citizen [...]
Bots for a Demining Peace Initiative, a World Free of Landmines?
One of the greatest escapes for children growing up against the backdrop of war & famine is had in their creative imaginations. The power of pretend is brilliantly articulated by children in games where they explore & adventure in the unforgiving rubble & debris of their war-torn communities. Imagine, a child wanders to the outskirts [...]
US Army Corps of Engineers, Inspiration for a Corps of UN Peacekeeping Engineers
Civilization cannot be achieved without modern infrastructure. In one way or another, there will always be infrastructural failures impacting the development of nations. Can one nation have too much infrastructure? How do nations overbuild themselves to points of sprawling ostentation? The image of the United Nations peacekeeper is routinely overshadowed with powerlessness & melancholic despair. [...]