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How Saudi Arabia Pushed Iraq Into the Arms of Iran
There was an opportunity for a more productive relationship between Riyadh and Baghdad. -
A Survey of Recent Developments and Trends in Universal Jurisdiction
The legal principle of universal jurisdiction is increasingly being used to bring accountability for atrocity crimes across the world. An overview of recent developments sheds light on certain patterns t... -
War Powers and State Sovereign Immunity in Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Public Safety
The Torres decision will not only determine if protections are available to hundreds of thousands of veterans against employment discrimination but also could have broader ramifications for the war power... -
ChinaTalk: China's Wolf Warrior Diplomacy, Part 2
Author of "China's Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy" Peter Martin and Schwarzman scholar Jason Zhou return to take us from the young diplomats venturing out of China in the eighties to... -
Water Wars: Japan Focused on Defense Expansion, while U.S. Makes a Soft-Power Push
Japan boosts defense spending and emphasizes defense cooperation with the U.S. and Australia as the possibility of a Taiwan emergency grows, while the U.S. makes an economic push in Southeast Asia, and c... -
What’s ‘Politicizing’ the 2022 Winter Olympics?
Chinese officials claim the U.S. diplomatic boycott is politicizing the games, but the Olympics have always been political. -
Lawfare Live: Current Round of China Legislation.
Join Editor In Chief Bejamin Wittes this Friday at 12:30 for a live taping of The Lawfare Podcast, with guests Susan A. Thornton and Jordan Schneider to talk the latest legislation regarding China. -
U.S. State Department Picks Apart PRC’s South China Sea Customary Law Claim
A recent State Department legal analysis highlights the unique roles that the United States plays in interpreting and enforcing maritime law in the South China Sea. This legal diplomacy also illustrates ... -
Livestream: U.N. Security Council Emergency Session on Russian Military Aggression Toward Ukraine
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session at 10 a.m. on Jan. 31 to discuss threats to international peace and security caused by the buildup of Russian military personnel along the Uk... -
An Important Development in the Law of Diplomatic Appointments
With the Department of State Authorization Act of 2021, President Biden signed into law substantial constraints on ad hoc diplomatic appointments. Here’s an explainer on the new law’s background and key ... -
Germany’s White Supremacist Problem—and What It Means for the United States
Germany is often offered as a model for how a country can reckon with a history of racism, but German leaders' denials about institutional racism demonstrate the limits of its approach. -
What Is the U.S. Government Doing About Uyghur Forced Labor?
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is the latest in a string of U.S. executive and congressional actions aimed to address China’s human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
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