The inability to show whether specific emissions from one nation were the cause of specific harms endured by another has been among the major sticking points for climate liability and for loss and damage...

International rivalries can draw powerful states into local political disputes—sometimes with disastrous consequences—but the United States and China can avoid the mistakes of the Cold War.

Reading the National Security Strategy on its own provides insights into an administration’s values and priorities, but comparing it to a previous strategy yields even more. How does Biden’s strategy com...

Xi secures third presidential term following 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party; Chinese military rehearses large-scale amphibious landings and headhunts Western pilots; U.S. releases ...

In our assessment, targeted sanctions on Iran are more likely to have an impact than is designating the IRGC as a terrorist entity.

The new NSS is right to recognize that climate change is not a “soft” security issue; it is not less important than direct threats from states but is at the heart of keeping the U.S. safe.

The new National Defense Strategy calls for working closely with partners and allies, but the convoluted and slow disclosure process makes cooperation difficult.

Solar geoengineering is a growing part of the climate policy conversation, although its utility remains highly uncertain and its development extremely contentious.  

Given the unprecedented levels of attention and resources that the ICC is receiving for its Ukraine investigation, as well as potential indictments in the near future, it’s worth considering how the cour...

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s prudent navigation of nascent legal concepts to diminish his force’s reliance on supply lines and forage for provisions enabled battlefield success. Today, Grant’s actions provide...