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Chatter: Why Foreign Policy Elites Matter with Elizabeth Saunders
What influence does the "blob" actually have on foreign policy making? -
The Lawfare Podcast: Paul Beckett on the Evan Gershkovich Case
Discussing Evan Gershkovish's year long detention in Russia -
Ukraine’s Artillery Shell Shortfall
The price of peace and how Ukraine’s allies have failed to deliver munitions. -
A President and His Justices
A review of Cliff Sloan, “The Court at War: FDR, His Justices, and the World They Made” (PublicAffairs, 2023) -
The ICJ’s Modified Provisional Measures Order in South Africa v. Israel
The Court’s March 28 order finds that the exponentially deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza constitute a change in the situation and warrant additional measures. -
Nuremberg's Regrettable Sibling: The Contradictions of the Tokyo Tribunal
A review of Gary Bass, "Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia" (Knopf, 2023) -
The Lawfare Podcast: Asylum-Seekers and the EU Migration Pact
How is asylum and migration law evolving globally? -
The False Promise of Nuclear Deterrence for Postwar Ukrainian Security
Postwar Ukraine should avoid tying its security to nuclear weapons—its own or NATO’s—instead ensuring its conventional forces are robust and defensively oriented. -
Has New START Reached a Dead End?
Russia’s New START violations have raised the risk of breaching its central limits. The political conflict underlying them could bring about the treaty’s end. -
ICJ Orders Additional Provisional Measures in South Africa v. Israel
Referencing the worsening conditions and imminent famine in Gaza, the Court ordered Israel to ensure the provision of humanitarian assistance, among other measures. -
UN Security Council Adopts Gaza Ceasefire Resolution
After several failed attempts, on March 25, the United Nations Security Council adopted the first ceasefire resolution of the Israel-Hamas war since Oct. 7. -
Nuclear War: A Scenario with Annie Jacobsen
How would the U.S. react to a nuclear attack?
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