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India’s February 2019 Strike in Pakistani Territory: A Jus ad Bellum Analysis
On Feb. 14, a suicide bombing in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir killed more than 40 members of Indian paramilitary forces—the deadliest terrorist attack in Kashmir’s history. -
SinoTech: U.S.-China Trade Talks Continue with an Emphasis on Tech
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer concluded another round of trade talks with their Chinese counterparts last week in Beijing. Much of this round cent... -
China's Pivot on Climate Change and National Security
For decades, China was reluctant to deem climate change a national security issue, preferring instead to view it through the lens of development. The driving concern behind China’s reticence was sovereig... -
Brexit Endgame: Will It Ever End?
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The Limits of British Citizenship
Editor’s Note: What to do with captured foreign volunteers for terrorist organizations is one of the toughest issues facing Western governments today. (See my views on a current U.S. case here.) Human ri... -
Want to Know What’s Next in Russian Election Interference? Pay Attention to Ukraine’s Elections
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Gaza Border Events Revisited—Has the U.N. Commission of Inquiry Sharpened the Picture?
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Document: Judge in Abu Ghraib Case Denies U.S. Sovereign Immunity for Jus Cogens Norms
On Friday, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted government motions to dismiss and for summary judgment in Al Shimari v. CACI, a case brought by... -
Fitna, a Failed Coup and a Squandered Opportunity to Undermine the Islamic State’s ‘Intangible Power’
Editor’s Note: The Islamic State seeks to project an image of strength, and that image has attracted many followers. In the past few years, the above-ground caliphate has collapsed and infighting is grow... -
Recognizing Israel’s Claims to the Golan Heights: Trump’s Decision in Perspective
On Thursday, March 21, President Trump introduced yet another sea change to U.S. policy towards the Arab-Israeli conflict—this time by tweet. “After 52 years,” Trump wrote, “it is time for the United Sta... -
Brexit Endgame: European Union Takes Back Control
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A Post-Human Rights Era? A Reappraisal and a Response to Critics
The growing challenges both to international human rights law and to the international legal system as a whole count as old news by now. The sources of these threats are many: the rise in populism and na...