Latest in Foreign Relations & International Law
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Lawfare Daily: Scott Anderson on How Social Media Platforms Should Handle Unrecognized Regimes
How should social media platforms handle unrecognized regimes like the Taliban? -
Platforms, Sanctions, and Unrecognized Regimes
A novel strategy for social media platforms dealing with local de facto authorities like the Taliban. -
The Administration’s Drug Boat Strikes Are Crimes Against Humanity
Members of Congress are wrong to call the strikes war crimes in the absence of an armed conflict, but the strikes are serious crimes under international law. -
How to Tell a National Security Story
A review of two books from Peter Roady and Andrew Preston. -
Students, Spies, and Self-Inflicted Wounds
The short-sightedness of limiting foreign students in the name of national security. -
Lawfare Daily: The Duty to Disobey Unlawful Orders
What is the duty to disobey unlawful orders? -
Rational Security: The “Adverse Possession” Edition
Scott Anderson, Tyler McBrien and Alex Zerden talked through a few of the week’s big national security news stories. -
Regulating Commercial Spyware Through Export Controls
The Wassenaar export controls offer insights into the regulation of commercial spyware, making them instructive for current initiatives. -
Unexpected Questions in Learning Resources v. Trump
Are IEEPA tariffs permitted as either a lesser form of an embargo or the equivalent of a license fee? In short: no. -
The Situation: Why Did the White House Write This National Security Strategy?
A very strange document. -
The Troubling Defense of the Second Strike
Even absent an order to “kill everybody,” the Trump administration’s actions—like its broader military campaign—raise serious legal concerns that demand further scrutiny. -
Embracing Climate Realities: The Climate Security Implications of COP30
The optimistic era of climate diplomacy, epitomized by the 2015 Paris Agreement, has given way to a more fragmented world in which climate change has taken a back seat.


