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Middle East Ticker: Turkish Assassin Kills Russian Ambassador, Trump Taps Pro-Settlement Ambassador, Libyan Smuggling Ring Arrested, Kuwait Jails Political Activists
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A View from Jerusalem of a Trump Ambassadorial Appointment
JERUSALEM — The news that President-elect Donald Trump has named as his ambassador to Israel a far-right bankrupcy lawyer named named David Friedman came to us while we were in—of all places—Jerusalem, w... -
China’s Capture of U.S. Underwater Drone Violates Law of the Sea
On December 16 a Chinese warship snatched a U.S. underwater drone literally from under the eyes of the crew of a U.S. survey ship. The USNS Bowditch is an unarmed naval oceanographic vessel that was reco... -
The Nonexistent Legal Basis for China’s Seizure of the U.S. Navy’s Drone in the South China Sea
In many disputes arising out of the South China Sea, China and the U.S. have different good-faith interpretations of international law. But China’s seizure of a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater vehicle (UU... -
Water Wars: South China Sea Arms Race Escalates
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International Meetings Aren’t Enough to Save Libya
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared in Order from Chaos. -
Hot Commodities: Energy Diplomacy Takes on New Meaning
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Want to renegotiate the Iran deal? Much harder than it looks
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Markaz. Donald Trump’s election places in immediate peril the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached by Iran and the P5+1 (China, France, Ger... -
Explaining the Proposed Israeli Settlement Regularization Law
The Israeli government’s deadline to comply with a court-imposed order to demolish Amona, an illegal Israeli outpost in the West Bank, has spurred proposed legislation that aims to “legalize” many other ... -
Water Wars: Donald Trump Stirs Pot in South China Sea
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Expanding Congressional Oversight of Kill/Capture Ops Conducted by the Military: Section 1036 of the NDAA
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ("NDAA") is likely to complete its journey into law this week, and so the time has come to spotlight some of the nuggets in it that might matte... -
John Kerry’s Final Job is Not to Whitewash Obama’s Legacy on Syria
On Sunday, Secretary of State John Kerry told the audience at the Brookings Institution’s Saban Forum that the events of August 2013—when Obama reneged on his intent to bomb Syrian military sites in resp...