Diplomacy
Just Security’s expert authors offer analysis of diplomacy and its role in addressing global challenges, from armed conflicts to international crises and more. Our coverage includes U.S. foreign policy, international organizations, and multilateral diplomacy related to critical global issues.
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Colombia’s `Second Independence?’ Likely Left Victory Marks Historic Shift
Pending a runoff, a ticket led by a former insurgent and Bogotá mayor with a Black feminist activist may seek new regional, global alliances.

Toward a Better Accounting of the Human Toll in Putin’s War of Aggression
With the war entering its fourth month, the United Nations and others should address the killing of Ukrainian soldiers as well as Russian conscripts who Putin has effectively sent…

Using the 1933 Soviet Definition of Aggression to Condemn Russia Today
Putin has tried to reinterpret or delegitimize "aggression" to permit his attack on Ukraine – but the very definition of aggression, and its prohibition, can be traced to a pre-WWII…

Human Rights Challenges Highlight Taiwan’s Ongoing Democratic Transition
An independent international review cited outstanding issues that point to the island's legacy of colonial and authoritarian rule.

Створення міжнародної спеціальної комісії для України
«Україна та її міжнародні партнери мають невідкладно домовитися про найкращий спосіб притягнути…

Launching an International Claims Commission for Ukraine
Legal experts of a new group advising government of Ukraine explain President Zelenskyy's new initiative to forge an international treaty to create a Fund from Russian assets and…

Збірка заяв країн, які називають дії Росії в Україні «геноцидом»
Для того, щоб пролити світло на глобальний погляд на проблему визнання геноциду в Україні, ми зібрали…

Compilation of Countries’ Statements Calling Russian Actions in Ukraine “Genocide”
A comprehensive guides to which states have called Russia's actions genocide.

With New Global Fragility Act, US Must Avoid Past Mistakes and Let Haitians Control Their Own Democracy
The GFA "can be an opportunity for the United States to have a better Haiti policy...but seizing this opportunity requires more than rhetoric."
Biden’s New Counterterrorism Policy in Somalia: Cautions and Unknowns
More information is needed to assess the strategic and legal basis for redeploying U.S. troops to Somalia.
Review of Preparing for War: The Making of the Geneva Conventions
Reviewing Boyd van Dijk, Preparing for War: The Making of the Geneva Conventions (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022). Boyd van Dijk has written a superb political and legal…

On New Cross-Border Cybercrime Policing Protocol, a Call for Caution
The treaty creates a range of new policing powers with weak privacy and human rights standards and fails to include sufficient oversight.