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Water Wars: Mr. Yang Goes to Washington
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi Visits Washington as the White House Announces Proposal to Increase Military Spending Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with State Councilor Yang Jiechi (Photo: X... -
Fufi's Story: An Israeli General's Lone Mission in the West Bank
“We did not achieve the goal,” Fufi says. I am sitting in a lounge in an upscale Jerusalem hotel in December with an Israeli reserve general named Dov Sedaka, listening as he tells me the story of his t... -
A “Qualified SPOC” Approach for India and Mutual Legal Assistance
There has been growing legal, policy, and academic attention to the topic of Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA), the mechanisms for evidence held in one country to be provided to a different country for law e... -
What’s Behind Saudi Arabia’s New Diplomatic Offensives?
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz. Saudi Arabia has sent both its king and his foreign minister on important foreign trips recently, as a key part of a significant diplomatic offen... -
Evaluating Trump’s Options in Syria
U.S. policy in Syria has failed, but it’s not clear if the new Trump administration can make things better—and some of the options officials are considering would clearly make things worse. -
Rebels and Regime Clash in Syria While Fighting Islamic State, Iraqi Forces Enter Mosul, and Washington Prepares for Sisi’s Visit
Russia Tries to Balance Turkey and Assad Regime in al-Bab and Geneva -
Putin in Syria, 2017
Now that he has established a firm foothold in Syria following 18 months of direct military intervention, Russia’s strongman, Vladimir Putin, has to politically safeguard his gains in order to ensure the... -
Indefinite War
We just entered the second year of a purported “era of persistent conflict” forecasted to extend to 2028. In that context, does it really matter if we can tell that a particular war has definitively conc... -
President Trump’s Anti-Secular Foreign Policy?
Editor’s Note: The Trump administration is turning many things on their heads, not least the role religion is playing in society. But what is happening is also shaping U.S. policy overseas. Jacques Berli... -
Water Wars: Military Muscle Moves In
Chinese, US Militaries Take Positions as ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meet Caption: ASEAN Foreign Ministers (Photo: Myanmar Ministry of Information) -
The North Korean Missile Launch, the Assassination of Kim Jong-nam, and the U.S.-China Relationship
Kim Jong-un has had a busy two weeks. On February 12th, North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the United States, prompting an... -
Does President Trump Control Head-of-State Immunity Determinations in US Courts?
If Vladimir Putin is prosecuted or sued in the United States, is he entitled to head-of-state immunity? In the past, the U.S. government has maintained that the executive branch has the constitutional po...
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