As a collective we cannot argue to rally around the notion of human rights and allow the continued use of the death penalty. Human rights will only prevail if abolition becomes the adopted norm.

Ultimately the odds were never in Mr Blair’s favour. He took on an impossible and thankless task

We should hope these new challenges in Ukraine and in the south with ISIS will strengthen the alliance once more for the future – a future with a potentially bigger challenge involving the economic and military rise of China.

Given the scale that human trafficking has reached, the drive to eliminate the phenomenon will be a long road, but that is never an excuse for complacency.

Recent pleas by then Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal for American “boots on the ground” to prevent Tehran from “taking over Iraq” have fallen on deaf ears in Washington.

. We contend that the incorporation of reciprocity in humanitarian conventions will prove to be a significant step towards legitimizing humanitarian intervention and

The present state of international law is insufficient to effectively tackle terrorists.

All resources should be used to grant protection to people before, during and after they embark on a last-resort journey to survive.

The capability of reaching a final nuclear agreement is in constant jeopardy as long as President Obama continues to implement the Obama Doctrine in spite of sharp opposition from stakeholders both at home and abroad.