SIXTH ANNUAL GROTIUS LECTURE From: American Society of International Law. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Chua, Amy; Baxi, Upendra | Copyright American Society of International Law 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

by Amy Chua*

I will start by presenting the main thesis of my book, World on Fire,1 illustrating that thesis with examples from specific countries, from Indonesia to Bolivia to Russia to Sierra Leone. 1 will then shift my attention to how the United States fits into the picture. I will conclude with some thoughts about the policy implications for international institutions and international lawyers.

Let me begin, then, by taking you back to 1989 and the fall of the Berlin Wall, ...