Featured articles by staff, students, guests, professors, and any posts that are not “daily news digest”
Last week, U.S. intel leaks made headlines after an article in the New York Times quoted numerous anonymous sources, including current and former U.S. officials, alleging that President Obama ordered the Stuxnet attack against Iran’s Natanz uranium enrichment facility. The story comes in the wake of a two-week period of national security leaks in the … Read more
As the dust from the armed intervention in Libya settles, the dangers of outright regime change are laid bare. This has brought about a certain amount of what might be called buyer’s remorse on the part of organizations and governments previously supportive of the humanitarian intervention in Libya. One of the main problems of regime … Read more
As the world market continues to struggle, Spanish Officials refuse aid for a possible bank bailout. Spain’s Economy Minister, Luis de Guindos, spoke in Brussels regarding Spain’s economic position. In responding to recent reports that Spain would be seeking a bailout for its banks, Mr. de Guindos stated, “I have absolutely not discussed any intervention … Read more
On June 2nd, an Egyptian court sentenced deposed leader Hosni Mubarak to life in prison over the killing of innocent protesters in the Egyptian uprising of 2011. Mubarak is the first former leader in the region to be tried in person in the aftermath of the Arab Spring, marking an ignominious end to a thirty-year … Read more
The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA locate Osama bin Laden will face 33 years in prison for what the Pakistani government calls involvement with an Islamic militant group. Shakil Afridi was tried in Pakistan’s tribal court system for colluding with an Islamist warlord to whom he allegedly donated more than $22,000. Afridi was recruited … Read more
Back in middle of April, the Argentine government announced its re-nationalization of YPF (the company was initially founded in 1922 by the Argentine state), a major Argentine energy player and subsidiary of Spain’s Repsol, with a 51% takeover of the company (taking over 51% of Repsol’s 57% ownership stake). Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner … Read more
May 23 and 24 marked Egypt’s first free presidential election since the 2011 Arab Spring revolution ousted Hosni Mubarak from over 30 years as Egypt’s unchallenged leader. The mood in Egypt was excited, as many waited hours to cast the first meaningful vote of their lives. There were eleven challengers (two of the 13 candidates … Read more
Having weathered the global recession with surprisingly few troubles, China is looking for ways to sustainably grow its economy. This goal is reflected in China’s Twelfth Five-Year Plan – the intended economic course charted by the central government. Unlike the Five-Year plans of the Soviet Union, China blends central planning with a healthy acceptance of … Read more
On April 20, 2012, the U.S. Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced the posting of a revised Model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). The new document, 42 pages in length, updates the 2004 Model BIT. Additional background materials can be found here and here. A BIT provides binding legal … Read more
Somalia has no trouble producing pirates. Between a central government that controls little beyond the capitol city of Mogadishu, an utter lack of economic opportunity for young men, and a 3,025 mile long coastline with access to the world’s busiest shipping corridors, for every Somali pirate captured at sea, there are many more waiting to … Read more
The Denver Journal of International Law & Policy is one of the oldest international law journals in the United States and is ranked internationally. It is managed and edited by students at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
