Foreign Relations & International Law
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Why Is Ukraine Ratifying the Rome Statute With an Article 124 Caveat?
Ukraine seeks a balance between bolstering its justice efforts and managing risk perception by its military and security officials. -
Xi Jinping: The Man, the System, the Icon
A review of Chun Han Wong, “Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China’s Superpower Future” (Simon & Schuster, 2023) -
Western Sahara and a Fraught Path to Peace
Morocco gains further support for its Western Sahara claim, but deep divisions and regional tensions make peace unlikely anytime soon. -
Israel Responds to the ICC Prosecutor's Request for Arrest Warrants
Israel requested an order requiring notice concerning investigations into Israel’s conduct related to the war in Gaza, and challenged the ICC’s jurisdiction over pending arrest warrants. -
Water Wars: Breaking Ice and Building Friendships
China Fires an ICBM; Competition in the Arctic; Bilateral and Multilateral Military Exercises in the Indo-Pacific -
The Week That Was
Your weekly summary of everything on the site. -
ChinaTalk: Imperial Legacy Part 2: 1949 to Xi's Death
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How Ukraine Survived the First Year After Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion
A review of Yaroslav Trofimov, “Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine’s War of Independence” (Penguin Press 2024) -
The Sde Teiman HCJ Judgment: Too Little, Too Late?
A recent judgment of the Israeli Supreme Court held that conditions in a notorious detention center must comply with Israeli law. -
Lawfare Daily: Key Takeaways from the UN General Assembly’s Recent High-Level Meetings with Richard Gowan
What happened at this year's UNGA? -
Reflections on the Lebanon Pager Attack
The explosions—more an assault via supply chain than a cyberattack—raise fears that even low-tech devices can be weaponized. -
The New UN Cybercrime Treaty Is a Bigger Deal Than Even Its Critics Realize
A new treaty endorses a state criminalizing conduct by anyone, anywhere, so long as the conduct harms one of its nationals.