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The Known Unknowns: A New Set of Trade Relations for a Post-Brexit World
Brexit minister David Davis’s address in Parliament last Monday on the state of Brexecution met mixed reviews. -
President Obama Should Veto JASTA
Steve Vladeck and I disagreed about the virtues and vices of the original JASTA bill. But we agree that the version of JASTA now on its way to the President’s desk—which reflects dramatic changes introd... -
Middle East Ticker: A New Syrian Ceasefire and a Saudi-Iran Oil Spat
What to expect from the new ceasefire in Syria. -
Russia and Libya: A Brief History of an On-Again-Off-Again Friendship
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Order from Chaos. *** -
Whether the South China Sea Arbitral Award Matters Will Depend Almost Entirely On the U.S.
It has been two months since the UN Convention for the Law of the Sea arbitral tribunal issued its blockbuster award ruling against China’s maritime claims and activities in the South China Sea. Given al... -
Libya's Implosion and What it Means for the West
Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on Markaz. *** -
Tamil Political Prisoners in Sri Lanka: A Road to Nowhere?
Editor's Note: Sri Lanka represents that rare turnaround in counterinsurgency, where a beleaguered government fighting one of the world’s most formidable insurgencies—the Tamil Tigers—gained momentum and... -
The Other Forever War Anniversary
We have an essay at Time.com that begins: Tomorrow is the fifteenth anniversary of the beginning of the longest armed conflict in American history. But another significant anniversary in the “Forever ... -
Water Wars: Series of Summits Highlights Persistent Divisions in the South China Sea
Much Ado About the Same Things at G-20 Summit -
Sokolow v. PLO : Another Blow Against Recovery for Foreign Wrongs
Last week, the courts once again restricted the ability of terrorism victims to collect compensation, this time on grounds of personal jurisdiction. Recap -
What’s in a Brexit?: What Happens After the U.K. Invokes Article 50
“Brexit Means Brexit,” said British Prime Minister Theresa May in a famously ambiguous phrase from the speech launching her bid for Conservative leadership in June. -
Popular Support for Suicide Terrorism in Bangladesh: Worse Than You Think
Editor's Note: Bangladesh, one of the world's largest Muslim countries, is usually considered a success story: slowly but steadily, this secular democracy is climbing out of poverty. This perceived succe...