David L. Bosco is an American journalist, author and academic who writes on the subject of international relations with a focus on the United Nations. Currently, he is a contributing editor at ''Foreign Policy'' magazine and associate professor at

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Early life

He was born and grew up in

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, where he attended St. Albans School. In 1995, Bosco received an A.B. (

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), magna cum laude, from

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, where he was also the associate editorial chair of ''

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''. He earned an M.Phil (

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) in international relations from

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in 1996. In 2001, Bosco earned a J.D (Juris Doctor), magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School.

Career

Bosco worked on refugee issues in post-war Bosnia. He began as a volunteer with the American Refugee Committee and then became head of its

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office. He later served as deputy director of a joint

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project on repatriating refugees in Sarajevo. After returning to the United States and while enrolled in Harvard Law School, Bosco interned at NATO Military Headquarters in

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. In 2000, he served as a law clerk in the legal advisor’s office of the U.S. State Department. After graduating from law school, Bosco was a Fulbright Scholar in Santiago, Chile from 2001-2002. He conducted research on criminal justice reform and published a feature article in ''

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''. From 2002-2004 he was an attorney at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. There, he specialized in international arbitration, litigation and antitrust law. From 2004 to 2006, he was senior editor at ''Foreign Policy'' magazine. He remains a contributing editor with the magazine and writes its Multilateralist Blog. In his current position at Indiana University, Bosco teaches courses on world politics, international organization, and international law. He has also designed and taught courses on the

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and the United Nations at American University's

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Major awards

* 2023: Fulbright Research Scholar, Spain * 2008: Next Generation Fellow in the study of international organizations, American Assembly * 2001: Fulbright Scholar, Chile * 2001: Frederick Sheldon Prize * 2000: Derek Bok Teaching Prize at Harvard University

Books

* ''The Poseidon Project: The Struggle to Govern the World's Oceans'' * ''Rough Justice'', David Bosco (

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, 2014). * ''Five to Rule Them All'', (Oxford University Press, 2009).

Major published articles

*
Course Corrections: The Obama Administration at the United Nations
" ''Hague Journal of Diplomacy'' 6 (2011), 335-349. *
The International Criminal Court and Crime Prevention: Byproduct or Conscious Goal?
19 ''Michigan State Journal of International Law'' 163 (2010). *

" ''The Washington Post'', Outlook Section, April 4, 2010. *
Military Necessity vs. Moral Principle
" ''The American Scholar'', Vol. 77, No. 1, Winter 2008. *
The Debt Frenzy
" rticle on sovereign debt lawsuits''Foreign Policy'', July/August 2007.

TV appearances and radio broadcasts

Bosco has provided commentary and analysis for

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, and the

Voice of America Voice of America (VOA or VoA) is the state-owned news network and international radio broadcaster of the United States of America. It is the largest and oldest U.S.-funded international broadcaster. VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bosco, David Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male journalists St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.) alumni American foreign policy writers American male non-fiction writers American magazine editors International relations scholars Harvard Law School alumni The Harvard Crimson people Alumni of the University of Cambridge Harvard College alumni