The Hoover Institution has just published a monograph of mine entitled, “A Helsinki Conference for Asia.” It can be accessed here or read below. This monograph proposes a comprehensive set of agreements ...

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This Tuesday, the Supreme Court held in Jesner et al. v. Arab Bank, PLC that the federal courts are not available to aliens in actions against foreign corporations. In a 5-4 vote, with Justice Anthony K...

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.

That’s the remarkable claim purveyed this morning in a New York Times editorial. Here is the relevant passage:

By now, most Lawfare readers will be aware of the issues before the Supreme Court in Jesner v. Arab Bank, which was decided yesterday. The plaintiffs/petitioners—foreign victims of overseas terrorist att...

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France and Germany Apply Diplomatic Pressure ahead of Trump’s Iran Deal Decision

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