If left unchallenged or simply modified by ad hoc reforms, world politics will experience increasingly catastrophic breakdowns. Augmenting these “advances,” some major states are shifting from an essentially deterrence-based strategic doctrine to one based on strategies of nuclear war fighting. denied, 470 U.S. 1003 (1985) (“concept of extraordinary judicial jurisdiction over acts in violation of significant international standards…embodied in the principle of `universal violations of international law.'”). LOUIS RENÉ BERES was educated at Princeton (Ph.D., 1971) and is Professor Emeritus of International Law at Purdue University. Born in Zürich at the end of World War II, he is the author of many major books and articles dealing with world politics, law, literature and philosophy.

Source: International New York Times April 01, 2026 01:19 UTC