Did Biden have the authority to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen? Andrew Rudalevige - January 30, 2024 Let’s look at the Constitution, the War Powers Resolution, and what might authorize or constrain military action.
Good to Know: Collective security Stacie Goddard - January 9, 2024 An explainer on collective security agreements like NATO.
How can international law protect civilians in the Israel-Hamas war? Stacie Goddard and Tanisha Fazal - October 30, 2023 An expert explains the laws of war.
Global citizens want a stronger and more democratic United Nations Mathias Koenig-Archibugi, Luis Cabrera, and Farsan Ghassim - November 4, 2022 We surveyed people in Argentina, China, India, Russia, Spain and the U.S. to gauge public support for changes to the U.N. system
How the cyberwar between Iran and Israel has intensified Gil Baram - July 24, 2022 Three things to know about the not-so-covert cyber-operations between these two adversaries
What are the rules of war and how do they apply in Ukraine? Michael John Williams - May 8, 2022 Investigating alleged Russian war crimes is a painstaking process
Calling Ukrainian refugees more ‘civilized’ than Syrians requires willful amnesia Oumar Ba, Lina Benabdallah, and Elif Kalaycioglu - March 21, 2022 The history of the West suggests something else entirely
Russia believes tanks trump international law. Smaller countries like Kenya are using the U.N. to push back. Anjali Dayal - February 26, 2022 Here’s what we learned from the U.N. Security Council emergency meetings on Ukraine
Putin is breaking 70 years of norms by invading Ukraine. What comes next? Tanisha Fazal - February 25, 2022 Up until now, Russia tried to look like it was playing by the rules.
In words and deeds, Putin shows he’s rejecting even Soviet-era borders Daniel Treisman - February 25, 2022 His speech this week makes it clear he’s out to restore “historic Russia”
There’s a reason that America and Russia are slinging mud at each other at the Security Council Susan Allen and Amy Yuen - February 6, 2022 No other international forum commands the same level of attention.
Biden may be getting rid of the Authorizations for the Use of Military Force. That deserves a ‘Whoa.’ Andrew Rudalevige - March 6, 2021 The possibility of addressing the legal framework for the war on terror is big news.
Northern Syria depends on U.N. aid. Its delivery could end tomorrow. Jesse Marks - January 8, 2020 That includes aid to Idlib, which is under attack.
The U.N. has a cash crunch. Almost a third of members have yet to pay their 2019 dues. David Bosco - October 15, 2019 This isn’t the first time the U.S. has been slow to chip in
Trump’s Golan Heights tweet will have global consequences on territorial expansion Stacie Goddard - March 23, 2019 As if undercutting efforts to build a lasting peace with the Palestinians and the region weren’t enough.
Trump’s missile attack on Syria might be satisfying. But it’s not legal. Andrew Rudalevige - April 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56578" align="aligncenter" width="960"] This image released on April 7
5 things to know about the new U.N. secretary general Michael Schroeder - October 13, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47703" align="aligncenter" width="960"] U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António
Putin and Obama clash over international relations theory Erik Voeten - September 29, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30111" align="aligncenter" width="656"] Differences between words used by Russian
How might sanctions affect Russia? Joshua Tucker - March 4, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special="POOL PHOTO"] Secretary of State John
That Op-Ed by Putin: Where Is He Right, and Where Is He Wrong? Erica Chenoweth - September 12, 2013 Here’s my quick and dirty run-down of Putin’s op-ed published in
Is UN Approval on Syria Imperative? Erik Voeten - September 4, 2013 Yale law professors Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro argue that