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
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
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
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
Since April 4, when President Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being a war criminal, many commentators have focused on how Russian... MORE
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had “disrupt[ed] a two-tiered global botnet of thousands of infected network... MORE
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put to the test theories about how cyberattacks fit into conventional war. Contrary to many expectations, cyber... MORE
The US and other countries are reported to have frozen upwards of $300bn of Russia’s reserves following its invasion of Ukraine. This represents... MORE
National judicial systems within the European Union (EU) face pressures toward alignment under the policy agendas for judicial cooperation connected... MORE
The Islamic Republic of Iran prides itself on being the only country with an entirely codified Islamic legal system, and on being a pioneer in the... MORE