Latest in Foreign Relations & International Law
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Greater Than the Sum of the Parts: Cumulative Charging of Islamic State Fighters in Domestic Trials
A new report recommends that European courts should charge alleged Islamic State fighters with “core international crimes,” such as crimes against humanity or war crimes. -
Senate Judiciary Committee Examines the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and Coronavirus-Related Suits Against China
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on “the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Coronavirus, and Addressing China’s Culpability”—and the proceedings demonstrated that this corner of foreign relat... -
ChinaTalk: The H1B Ban and National Security
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The United Nations and the Accidental Rise of Covert Intervention
The signing of the U.N. Charter 75 years ago has changed not only the number of wars between states, but how they have been fought. -
ChinaTalk: Hong Kong's Protests One Year On
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The Case Against EU Cyber Sanctions for the Bundestag Hack
Germany’s request for sanctions against Russia would mark the first time the EU cyber sanctions regime has been invoked. But is it wise for the EU to use that regime in the current case? -
ChinaTalk: China-India Clashes: What Happens Next?
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The U.S. Should Communicate in the Jus ad Bellum Lexicon to Strengthen Its Deterrence Posturing
Strategic messages that incorporate credible threats under jus ad bellum are often the best option to enhance deterrence signaling. -
What's in the Many Coronavirus-Related Lawsuits Against China?
Several individuals, small businesses and states have filed a total of at least 14 different suits against China (and affiliated entities and officials) based on its perceived culpability in causing the ... -
Water Wars: The Pandemic’s Great Power Competition at Sea
Chinese aggression and a ubiquitous U.S. military are becoming the new normal for the pandemic’s “great power competition” in the Indo-Pacific. -
Did Twitter Violate U.S. Sanctions Law?
In arguing that the social media platform is breaking the law by allowing Iranian officials to tweet, Sen. Ted Cruz ignores crucial speech protections etched into U.S. sanctions law. -
What’s Going on With France’s Online Hate Speech Law?
France’s constitutional court struck down the main components of a new online hate speech law. What was in the original bill, and what’s left after the ruling?



