The debate over the status of customary international law is dominated by two positions: the modern position view and the revisionist view. This working paper demonstrates that Sosa endorsed the revisionist perspective.

For America and her allies, dealing with the North Korean regime (to borrow a phrase from the current administration’s own Samantha Power) is a “problem from hell.”

Let’s play "Jeopardy." Round One: Science Literacy. Category: Evolution. For $500: Which is the largest demographic group to reject Darwin’s theory of evolution?”

According to Chris Mooney’s best selling new book, The Republican Brain, a follow up to his 2007 polemic The Republican War on Science, the answer is easy:...

John Patrick Diggins, one of America’s premier intellectual historians, lays out a boldly revisionist view of Ronald Reagan in his new book, Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, and the Making of History (W. W. Norton & Company, 2007). While agreeing with the conservative view that Reagan deserves to be understood as...

Seven years into the George W. Bush presidency, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea can point to a number of important domestic and international successes, despite the highly unfavorable environment that has confronted its leadership.

Throughout this period, Pyongyang has been able to suppress all internal dissent and remain the...

Against the backdrop of a stalling economy and worldwide security challenges, President-elect Barack Obama will soon deliver his first State of the Union or budget message to Congress. The annual address represents an early opportunity for the new administration to chart its course in the face of numerous challenges. At...

We must recognize North Korea for what it is, instead of what we want it to be.

For years, the threat of instability in North Korea and Pakistan has haunted US foreign policy, challenging the United States to develop an effective plan for confronting and reforming these unstable regimes. And until the US changes course, North Korea and Pakistan--kindred spirits in diplomatic deception--will be happy to continue business as usual.