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The Houthi-Yemen Special Agreement and International Humanitarian Law
Special agreements could play a role in ending humanitarian violations, but questions of validity—and enforcement—remain. -
The Illegality of Israeli Settlement Real Estate Sales
Buying and selling real estate in the Occupied Palestinian Territories violates international law and various UN resolutions, and may constitute a war crime under the Rome Statute. -
Chatter: What Putin Wants, with Peter Clement
Discussing Vladimir Putin's rise in Russia. -
ChinaTalk: AI and the Rise and Fall of Great Powers
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The U.S.-Ukraine Security Agreement Is What the Parties Will Make of It
It is a crucial step in developing a strong U.S.-Ukraine security cooperation that, if further improved and properly implemented, has the potential to deter Russia. -
A Global Treaty to Fight Cybercrime—Without Combating Mercenary Spyware
The UN’s new cybercrime treaty is poised to become a vehicle for complicity in the global mercenary spy trade. -
Technology Controls to Contain China’s Quantum Ambitions Are Here
They are neither effective nor desirable. -
The Limits of the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Israel’s Occupation and the West Bank
By not fully engaging with history, geopolitics, and the charge of apartheid, the court failed to fully engage with the complexity of the situation. -
Lawfare Daily: The New Outbound Investment Regime with Assistant Treasury Secretary Paul Rosen
What concerns motived the new outbound investment regime? -
ChinaTalk: History and Future of Global Patent Policy
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Six Observations—and Open Questions—on Ukraine’s Kursk Operation
Here’s what we know and don’t know about Ukraine’s invasion of Russia. -
The United States Should Not Ignore Kuwait’s Democratic Backslide
How Kuwait’s leader suspended the Gulf’s most powerful legislature—and why it must be revived.