Latest in Foreign Relations & International Law
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The Prohibition of Annexations and the World on the Brink
The annexations of Golan and territory in Palestine and Ukraine are part of a dangerous trend exacerbated by consolidations of security alliances and other global power shifts. -
Lawfare Daily: The End of U.S. Ambition in the Middle East with Steven Cook
Discussing the United States' long history in the Middle East. -
Tracking the U.S. Position on Gaza Through UN Security Council Resolutions
Though the resolutions did not result in meaningful change on the ground, they nonetheless signaled important U.S. diplomatic messages to Israel and the Security Council. -
Russia’s Weaponization of Ukrainian Prisoner Exchanges
Russia is delaying the exchange of prisoners of war and using it as a tool to destabilize Ukraine. -
Rational Security: The “Reboot the Reboot” Edition
This week, Scott Anderson and Alan Rozenshtein were joined by Eugenia Lostri and Molly Reynolds to discuss the week's big national security news: -
China is Reshaping the Maritime Legal Order
A review of Isaac B. Kardon, “China’s Law of the Sea: The New Rules of Maritime Order” (Yale University Press, 2023) -
What Makes a Pirate? Updating U.S. Piracy Law to Address an Age-Old Scourge
While U.S. piracy law has largely stagnated since 1820, international law has evolved. Now it’s time to catch up. -
Livestream: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Addresses Joint Meeting of Congress
Watch Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak in-person before Congress for the first time since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. -
Another Brick in the Wall? The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Israeli Policies and Practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The judges almost unanimously agreed that Israel’s policies in the territory are illegal, but the court was more divided on other salient factual and legal findings. -
Chatter: Rocky Mountain High with Courtney Kube and Gordon Lubold
What happened at the Aspen Security Forum? -
Climate Misinformation Is About More Than Denialism
Lies, misconceptions, and propaganda about intensifying climate change and policy responses will increasingly shape security and geopolitics. -
Equality of Arms: Due Process in South Africa v. Israel
The second provisional measures hearing in the case was riddled with a number of procedural peculiarities.