Policy

I’ve spent enough years sitting in humid, makeshift offices in Goma to know that people love to talk about the “sanctity” of international treaties. They …

I once spent three weeks in a humid warehouse outside Goma, staring at a stack of “capacity building” manuals that were never going to leave …

People love to talk about universal jurisdiction as if it’s some grand, sweeping moral triumph, a legal magic wand that cleans up the world’s messes. …

People love to talk about the International Criminal Court in terms of grand moral victories and the lofty pursuit of global justice, but that’s just …

Forget the glossy brochures from the Hague or the high-level briefings about “systemic procedural frameworks.” When people ask me how war crimes are investigated, they …

I remember sitting in a humid, corrugated iron office in Goma, staring at a stack of legal briefs that cost more than my entire annual …

I remember sitting in a humid, windowless office in Goma, staring at a stack of UN resolutions that promised everything and delivered nothing. Everyone in …

I remember sitting in a humid, makeshift warehouse outside Goma, staring at a stack of medical crates that were officially “authorized” but practically useless. We …

I spent most of my decade in East Africa watching diplomats in Geneva trade high-minded rhetoric while I was staring at a broken axle in …