Monthly Archives: September 2013

The U.S. also Violates an International Norm Against Chemical Weapons

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Ryan Scoville

Lost in the ongoing debate about Syria is a rather startling irony: while the Administration argues that intervention is necessary to enforce global norms against chemical weapons, the United States stands in material breach of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the … Continue reading →

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Evidentiary Problems in Congressional Foreign Policymaking

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Ryan Scoville

Here’s an interesting news item: The Administration is reportedly preparing to bring military and political leaders of the Syrian rebels to Washington so that they can lobby Congress to approve U.S. military intervention against Assad. I mention this because it … Continue reading →

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