Stories from Hilary Stauffer
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Twitter: The unreliable narrator
Twitter has revolutionised the profession of journalism, assuring the public easy access to different points of view.
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It’s too early to count the ICC out
The ICC can only step in when a member state is unwilling or unable to prosecute the crimes within its jurisdiction.
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Patiently waiting for peace prize dividends
It is impossible to know if OPCW will live up to Nobel prize expectations, but it deserves the benefit of the doubt.
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In need of independent thinking
In recent decades Qatar has used its unimaginable wealth to forge an independent sovereign identity.
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Mourning the world’s short attention span
We can’t let ourselves be overwhelmed by voracious appetite and cultivate carelessness of the 24-hour news cycle.
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The tangled web of international relations
There's an old maxim that ‘all politics is local’ and this proves true even in cases like the use of chemical weapons.
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A case for intervention in Syria
Intervention fatigue is understandable, but policymakers should not let it be decisive.
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The importance of term limits
The mechanisms of democracy don’t have to follow a set example.
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The Guantanamo conundrum
Population of Guantanamo can be cut by one-third if all Yemenis who have been ‘cleared for transfer’ are repatriated.
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In support of openness and transparency
We should be wary any time a government insists it needs more secrecy to effectively govern.