David Bosco

Governments and academics alike have struggled to define terrorism.

... It's not clear that other states will ever cough up enough forces to make ISAF more than the local Kabul militia.

Does It Have to Be Genocide for the World to Act?

Hamid Karzai's halfhearted jihad

Most people don't support the war because it's not seen as the grave humanitarian crisis that it is.

The Elegant Second Acts of European Politicians

As the United States careens toward a new Iraq policy, human rights experts must bring their insight to bear.

Nation-building in Bosnia -- one-fifth the size of Iraq -- is really just beginning. It's a convoluted process, and the absence of blood keeps the camera crews away. Yet the thankless diplomatic slog is making a unified state possible.

By cynically and recklessly blending military and humanitarian missions, the charge goes, the United States has blurred the line that once kept aid workers safe and has made them attractive targets for extremists seeking to attack American interests.

...When the world's most technologically advanced military is battling a criminal regime, the simplest fight legally may not be the best fight morally.