In the lead up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its allies attempted a delicate balancing act of diplomacy and deterrence.... MORE
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfolded, many countries condemned Russia's actions as unlawful violations of Ukraine's sovereignty and of the UN... MORE
The United States and allied countries have responded to Russia's invasion of Ukraine with a host of sanctions and other economic measures. According... MORE
Ukraine has turned to international institutions to hold Russia and Russian officials accountable for violations of international law. In the month... MORE
The invasion of Ukraine has unleashed massive humanitarian consequences, including displacement of a significant portion of Ukraine's population,... MORE
In response to Russia's invasion, the United States and numerous other countries have provided Ukraine with both lethal and non-lethal military aid,... MORE
The US Treasury might have made a mistake in its eagerness to trigger a Russian default
Some countries are unable to pay their debts because they don... MORE
Machine learning algorithms hold out the promise of making sense of vast quantities of information, detecting patterns, and identifying anomalies... MORE
My colleague Philip Zelikow has written a thoughtful response to my recent post on this site. I endorse much of what he says. In that post, I had... MORE
Although constitutions establish countries’ fundamental laws, identifying which legal materials are constitutional is not a straightforward task.... MORE
Pundits have reveled in the prospect of using the Russian central bank funds currently frozen by the U.S. Department of Treasury to make reparations... MORE
On November 30, 2021, the Biden administration announced that it would remove the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) from the Foreign... MORE
Since the outbreak of conflict in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray in November 2020, the international community has attempted to pressure... MORE
In November 2021, following numerous reports of misuse, the Biden administration placed surveillance technology companies—including the Israeli firm... MORE
The United States has taken legislative and executive actions to address human rights violations committed by the People's Republic of China (PRC),... MORE
On October 14, 2021, the United States was elected to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), fulfilling a pledge President Joseph R. Biden Jr. made... MORE
Since April 4, when President Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being a war criminal, many commentators have focused on how Russian... MORE
