As an old millennial having experienced childhood in the nineties, my generation grew up with the quintessential strongmen movies personified in big name characters like Rocky Balboa, Ivan Drago, & Apollo Creed as seen in the Rocky franchise. In Rocky 4, Dolph Lundgren portrayed a rather intimidating antihero; an opponent more machine than man. My [...]
Tag: International
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 [...]
Nagorno-Karabakh, the International Criminal Court, & New Supranational Horizons…
As an American, I maintain with full confidence that I live in the United States of Amnesia. Our 2020 presidential elections stand as a case-in-point. For most Americans, we forsake history for the arbitrary conveniences that make its dismal oversimplifications possible. This makes cookie cutter dismissals of history conscionable which ignores its vast diversity & [...]