Latest in Foreign Relations & International Law
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Special Inspector General Publishes Afghanistan Audit
The report highlights “serious systemic issues” and characterizes the reconstruction mission as a failure. -
Evaluating the ICJ’s UNRWA Advisory Opinion
The opinion is correct that Israel violated international law by cutting ties with UNRWA, but some broader observations are questionable. -
F5, SolarWinds, and the Lethargy of the FAR Council
Stopping procurement regulation vaporware is key for the U.S. government to see meaningful gains from security-by-demand. -
Lawfare Daily: The End of New START? With John Drennan and Matthew Sharpe
What would the end of New START mean for U.S.-Russia relations? -
China’s Turn to National Security Lawfare
The U.S.-China rivalry is fueling a legal arms race. -
Rational Security: The “Living La Vida Off Camera” Edition
Scott Anderson, Benjamin Wittes, Natalie Orpett and Eric Ciaramella talked through the week’s big national security news. -
Lawfare Daily: America's Defense Industrial Base
How do the U.S and Chinese industrial bases compare? -
The Situation: Things You Might Have Missed Over Thanksgiving
The Situation continued while you were eating turkey. -
Due Process in Third Country Removals
The administration’s use of ad hoc procedures to send migrants to countries with which they have no connection likely violates due process. -
The Subsea Sputnik Moment
China’s XLUUV exposes decades of policy negligence, demanding Congress reject bureaucratic inertia and secure the undersea cable system. -
Lawfare Daily: Anastasiia Lapatina and Eric Ciaramella Talk Russia, Ukraine, and Trump
Is the United States abandoning Ukraine? -
Macronism: Fin?
France’s president is losing his electorate’s confidence. What does that mean for Paris’s role in the EU and NATO?


