Richard A. Falk

International law in its counter-hegemonic uses is very important in any domain where issues of legitimacy are significant, but is rarely able…

— Richard A. Falk

Our [American] leaders are so socialized as to address militarized threats by acting on the basis of a militarized mentality that the…

— Richard A. Falk

The central task of our time is to evolve a new system of world order based on principles of peace and justice.

— Richard A. Falk

The capitalist priority is efficiency of capital and profitability, which is generally inconsistent with protecting the vulnerabilities of people and nature.

— Richard A. Falk

When I told my mother that I have to give a talk, and was debating what could I possibly say to non-mathematicians,…

— Richard A. Falk

As Gandhi famously responded when asked about "Western civilization," "I wish they had one," the same applies to "international community": "I wish…

— Richard A. Falk

I don't like to end my talk with a 700 million dollar loss, even if it shows the importance of Numerical Analysis.

— Richard A. Falk

The Method of Bisection is a sophisticated version of a tool used in fifth grade called "Guess and Check".

— Richard A. Falk

The main challenge is what to do in the face of double standards. Those who should be rendered accountable under international criminal…

— Richard A. Falk

I can only hope that Trump comes to realize the grave dangers of adopting a policy of confrontation toward Iran. Among these…

— Richard A. Falk

The existing order is breaking down at a very rapid rate, and the main uncertainty is whether mankind can exert a positive…

— Richard A. Falk

American special relationships with Israel and Saudi Arabia blind us to their dreadful encroachments on human rights, as well as confer impunity…

— Richard A. Falk

It should be appreciated that if the arrangement on Iran's nuclear program collapses after being so patiently negotiated, and successfully implemented since…

— Richard A. Falk

What both the state and the capitalist economy oppose is an understanding of what might be called "the true nature of things"…

— Richard A. Falk

When Daniel Gorenstein was chair, he did mathematics from 5am to 12noon, spending the second half of his working day on administration.…

— Richard A. Falk

As matters now stand, the combination of genocide, as conventionally understood, and crimes against humanity, seems sufficient to cover the criminality of…

— Richard A. Falk

There was a deliberate decision after the failure of the League of Nations to make the next attempt to establish a global…

— Richard A. Falk

It would seem to be the case that pressure on Iran to acquire nuclear weapons is almost totally driven by their need…

— Richard A. Falk

Human rights and international criminal law both illustrate the contradictory potential of international law. On one level, the imposition of human rights…

— Richard A. Falk

In the Goldstone Report, Israeli perpetrators of possible crimes against humanity were made subject to prosecution and punishment, although the geopolitical leverage…

— Richard A. Falk

Trump will have to take up juggling if he goes ahead and scraps the agreement with Iran and at the same time,…

— Richard A. Falk

After the Second World War, facilitating the establishment of the UN and aiding the reconstruction of Europe, the United States was widely…

— Richard A. Falk

There is no doubt that this fusion of terrorist and Muslim feeds virulent forms of Islamophobia, which is also encouraged by such…

— Richard A. Falk

To achieve effectiveness and legitimacy it is time to scrap the right of veto given to permanent members of the UN, or…

— Richard A. Falk

Our sense of the free market is variable, shifting from a more welfare-oriented model after the Great Depression to a capital-driven market…

— Richard A. Falk

I once got a call from a bank, asking me to compute a mortgage, since their computers were down. This was a…

— Richard A. Falk

To be a hegemon is inherently ambiguous, usually implying some mixture of dominance and legitimacy, that is, being seen as contributing global…

— Richard A. Falk

America is perhaps best viewed as an 'authoritarian democracy' within its own territory and as 'a global state' of a new kind…

— Richard A. Falk

The atmosphere of fear and security manipulated by the government has converted American citizens into terrorist suspects who are all subject to…

— Richard A. Falk

I think if there is to be a crime of 'political genocide' it needs to be formulated with great care and precision…

— Richard A. Falk

We live in a state-centric world faced with global-scale problems that cannot be met by the actions of single states, no matter…

— Richard A. Falk

As such the meaning of hegemony is subject to varying interpretations depending on how the historical role of the United States is…

— Richard A. Falk

When I told my son that I had to give a talk about my work to non-mathematicians, he warned me that regular…

— Richard A. Falk

Trump's election is generally bad news… In international policy, one can imagine that if Trump were foolish enough to go ahead with…

— Richard A. Falk

Looked at objectively, it is clear that the overwhelming majority of civilian deaths resulting from political violence are produced by what should…

— Richard A. Falk

Hamas retains the right to defend Gaza by the use of the weaponry at its disposal, and is thus not committed to…

— Richard A. Falk

It would not be desirable to include 'terrorism' among international crimes subject to International Criminal Court jurisdiction if defined to apply only…

— Richard A. Falk

I am quite confident that there are numerous discussions going in various "deep states" throughout the world about how to contain Trump's…

— Richard A. Falk

More recently the US has more accurately been viewed as a militarist 'empire' that fights destructive wars and intervenes in a variety…

— Richard A. Falk

The Goldstone Report establishes the credibility of the accusations directed at Israel with respect to its tactics used during the 2008 -…

— Richard A. Falk