I think Obama is right when he talks about the rule of law as a cornerstone of what the United States should stand for.

International institutions are composed of governments. Governments control their own military forces and police.

Historical hypocrites have themselves carried out the very human rights abuses that they suddenly decide warrant intervention elsewhere.

'Acting as if...' I decided, ridiculously in retrospect, that my experience covering women's volleyball for my college newspaper was sufficient for me to at least try to become a war correspondent.

Without investing in the rule of law for the poor, none of the other investments we make will be sustainable.

My basic feeling about military intervention is that it should be a last resort, undertaken only to stave off large-scale bloodshed.

There's something beautiful about working in the one place in the world where the world is present, like United Nations. Otherwise, one would have to go to each of these countries to negotiate.