My article on the horrific situation in Ghouta, Syria, published in The Hill

The Syrian conflict is about to enter its eighth year. On March 6, the world’s supervillain, Russia, was accused of committing war crimes in Syria. A new report by the Commission of Inquiry on Syria makes adverse findings against Russia. Although the commission is not a judicial tribunal, its report carries significant weight. It was established under the aegis of the United Nations Human Rights Council, and charged with making authoritative findings of fact based on evidence.

Crucially, the commission identified a party as a violator only if there was evidence that the legal standard of proof was met. In other words, there was “a reliable body of information to conclude that there were reasonable grounds” for belief that Russia may have committed war crimes. The solidity of the commission’s methodology and investigatory processes will make it hard for Russia to dismiss this as a political attack.

Read more at this link.