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Close Enough: The Quiet Conclusion of the Combat-Equipped Deployment to Uganda
A few weeks ago, AFRICOM quietly brought to an end a five-year-old combat-equipped deployment that for a time had raised some very interesting War Powers Resolution questions. -
The Enigma Sanctions Tracker: A New Tool to Visualize US Sanctions Programs
Motivated by recent front-page news on the future of U.S. sanctions programs concerning Russia, North Korea and Iran, Enigma has brought together data from the Specially Designated Nationals and the Sect... -
Turkey’s Referendum Pushes Country Toward Authoritarianism, Attack Targets Civilians in Syrian Ceasefire Deal, New U.S. Escalation in Yemen Takes Shape
Erdogan Strengthens His Authority with Passage of Constitutional Reforms Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan achieved a major victory on Sunday in his years-long effort to apportion his executive off... -
China's New Guidance Further Restricts the Transfer of Digital Information
Beijing has published a bevy of laws, regulations, and policy statements over the past six months on cyber governance (here, here, and here). -
After the Airstrike, What Washington Should Do Next in Syria
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Donald Trump’s Surprising Defense of International Norms
Editor’s Note: The United States in general, and the Trump administration in particular, is often accused of not matching its deeds to its rhetoric. When the Trump administration decided to use force aga... -
As the U.S. Considers a North Korea Strike, Let’s Not Forget that China Has Promised to Defend North Korea from an Armed Attack
The only thing more alarming than a military confrontation between the U.S. and North Korea (the DPRK) would be a military confrontation between the U.S. and China. Yet as tensions between the United St... -
Remaining Faithful to “the Basic Principles of Human Rights Found in the Original ECHR”?
PDF version A review of Marco Duranti, The Conservative Human Rights Revolution: European Identity, Transnational Politics, and the Origins of the European Convention (Oxford University Press, 2016). -
Water Wars: The “Tremendous” and Underwhelming Trump-Xi Summit
Trump and Xi Strike a Cordial Tone, but Produce No Substantive Agreements -
Trump’s Syria Conundrum, Part II
Despite the wag-the-dog appearance of President Trump’s about-face on Syria—that is, the possibility that his primary motivation has more to do with his desire to distract attention from his growing dome... -
He’s Back! Ahmadinejad (Re)enters the Electoral Fray
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Using International Law to Prevent Interstate War: How Syrian Airstrikes Make the World Less Safe
War is in the air: figuratively and literally. Even before the air strikes in Syria and the Russian veto of U.N.
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