Latest in Foreign Relations & International Law
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A Political History of the Internet
A review of Fiona M. Alexander, Laura DeNardis, Nanette S. Levinson, and Francesca Musiani, “Geopolitics at the Internet’s Core” (Palgrave MacMillan, 2025). -
Exxon v. CIMEX and the Erosion of Foreign Sovereign Immunity
What Congress giveth, Congress can take away. -
Lawfare Daily: Trump's New Plan for Gaza, with Joel Braunold
Why isn't Israel on board with the Trump administration's new plan for Gaza? -
Pig-Butchering Scams and the Limits and Promise of Civil Forfeiture
The United States has increasingly used civil forfeiture to recover cryptocurrency stolen by transnational scam networks. The strategy has produced important seizures—but it remains structurally fragile ... -
From Promise to Peril: The U.S. Retreat From Civilian Harm Response
Hegseth’s U-turn on decades of CHMR progress has contributed to more civilian casualties and left victims without access to repair and amends. -
‘Defending Taiwan’ and the Limits of Military-Only Deterrence
A Review of Eyck Freymann’s “Defending Taiwan: A Strategy to Prevent War With China” (Oxford University Press, 2026) -
Trafficking in Israel’s War Crimes in a Midtown Manhattan Synagogue
Participation in the promotion of land sales in the occupied Palestinian territories violates the Geneva Conventions and may be a war crime. -
The Case Against the Proposed Chip Security Act in Taiwan
A proposed Taiwanese law would draw lawmakers beyond their representative role and into direct involvement in private investment decisions. -
Sued by the State, Judged by the State
A draft law before China’s legislature would let prosecutors sue foreign firms over an undefined “national interest,” in courts the prosecution itself supervises. -
Lawfare Daily: Dispatches from the 2026 Aspen Security Forum
Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler McBrien hosted a series of conversations from the 2026 Aspen Security Forum. -
The AI Sovereignty Paradox
How shifting strategic interests are reshaping cyber sovereignty in international law. -
Lawfare Daily: Investigating Atrocities in Post-Assad Syria
Commissioner on the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria Fionnuala Ní Aoláin discusses her work.


