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Andrew Bell

Assistant Professor of International Studies, Indiana University

Andrew Bell is an assistant professor of international studies at Indiana University. 

A boy stands next to the remains of a missile as people line up for aid in the city of Douma in Damascus, Syria, on April 16, 2018.

Syria, chemical weapons and the limits of international law

Commentary

Before the next horrific round of attacks on civilians begins – in Syria or elsewhere – it is important to improve the UN’s flawed legal framework for authorizing the use of force in response to chemical weapons attacks on civilians.