Latest in Foreign Relations & International Law
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The Wrong Way to Compete With China
The CHIPS and Science Act is a major, bipartisan plan to compete more effectively with China. But it places too much emphasis on subsidies and state direction. -
Were Facebook and Twitter Consistent in Labeling Misleading Posts During the 2020 Election?
There's room to improve in the upcoming midterm elections. -
The Supreme Court's Own Goal on Climate Change
The Supreme Court’s June decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency drastically limits the agency’s regulatory authority to curtail the effects of the climate crisis and stands in jarri... -
ChinaTalk: Bo Xilai: Ten Years On
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Zawahiri’s Legacy and the Prospects for an al-Qaeda Revival
Bin Laden's successor steered the organization through a tumultuous decade and left it stagnated, but the next leader will have new opportunities for growth. -
The War in Ukraine: A New Paradigm of Sanctions Practice
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered an unprecedented rollout of sanctions from the international community. What does it mean for the future of sanctions practice? -
Air Defense and the Limits of Drone Technology
The hype about medium-altitude long-endurance drones pays too little attention to their vulnerability. -
SIGAR Releases Audit Report on Defense Department Payments to Afghan Ministry of Defense Personnel
SIGAR finds that the Pentagon disbursed questionable Afghan Ministry of Defense salary payments. -
Moving Toward Blanket Immunity: Israeli Supreme Court Blocks Gaza Tort Cases
A new Israeli Supreme Court judgment applies a 2012 amendment to civil tort immunity legislation to effectively block tort claims arising from incidents in Gaza. -
Limits in the Seas No. 150 and the U.S.’s Misinterpretation of ‘Historic Rights’
Past and present law of the sea jurisprudence suggests that the State Department’s most recent analysis of South China Sea entitlements is legally flawed. -
The United States Learned From Iraq and Afghanistan. Russia Didn’t.
The U.S. military would probably fare better in a conventional conflict like Russia's war in Ukraine, but not all the lessons it learned in the war on terror would serve it well. -
ICJ Asserts Jurisdiction in Myanmar Genocide Case
The long-awaited decision paves the way for the court to hear The Gambia's case alleging that Myanmar's actions against the Rohingya in 2017 violate the Genocide Convention.



