Diplomacy

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Biden and Putin sit in chairs in front of the American and Russian flags in a library. June 16, 2021

Three International Law Rules for Responding Effectively to Hostile Cyber Operations

Express endorsement of three legal policy positions would go far in ensuring the door to effective cyber responses is open.
An Afghan woman trader is interviewed in her shop at the Kabul International AgFair in Kabul on November 1, 2013. Clothes hang behind her and jewelry sits on the table in front of them.

With No Choice But to Continue, Women’s Entrepreneurship Presses Ahead in Afghanistan

Afghan women entrepreneurs continue to launch businesses even in the face of dire security and economic conditions.
to demand justice and expedite investigations,

Mexico’s Invisible Human Rights Crisis Intensifies

Standard US policy tropes drown out spiraling systemic abuses, including recent killings of activists and paramilitary violence.
Police run through the streets with large guns, covered faces, helmets, and camouflage gear near the police station of Petion Ville after Haitian president Jovenel Moïse was murdered on July 08, 2021 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Bystanders take video or pictures with phones. Small fires burn in the street.

An Appeal to President Biden: Change Course on Haiti Now

The brazen assassination of serving President Moïse reinforces the need for the US to back Haitians in crafting their own future.
Israeli Prime Minster Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid speak to each other across an empty chair as they attend a traditional group photo with minsters of the new Israeli government on June 14, 2021 in Jerusalem, Israel.

After Netanyahu’s Departure, a Quieter Israel Abroad?

Even in the wake of Iran’s rigged presidential election, won by the hardline conservative Ebrahim Raisi, negotiations to resuscitate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Agreement…
Iranian President-Elect Ebrahim Raisi holds a press conference at Shahid Beheshti conference hall on June 21, 2021 in Tehran, Iran.

Will Iran’s New President be Held Accountable?

Raisi was directly involved in the summary execution of thousands of political prisoners in 1988. Is there a path to justice today?
A statue of a Kuomintang soldier points a gun through a fence on February 04, 2021 in Lieyu, an outlying island of Kinmen that is the closest point between Taiwan and China. Across the water is seen the skyline of the Chinese city of Xiamen.

Taiwan vs. Tyranny: The US Must Redouble Its Commitment to Secure this Shining Hill of Democracy in East Asia

US backing for Taiwan can stymie China’s relentless creep in East Asia, and preserve a democratic beacon in the global march of illiberalism.
Onlookers, including children, stand next to the backpacks and books of victims following yesterday's multiple blasts outside a girls' school in Dasht-e-Barchi on the outskirts of Kabul on May 9, 2021.

As Troops Withdraw from Afghanistan, the UN Needs to Act

It is time for the U.N. Human Rights Council to establish an independent international investigation into human rights atrocities in Afghanistan.
Journalists’ hands with recording equipment point in a circle.

Failing in Words and Deeds: Reflections on Afghanistan from an American Spokesman

Since my time in Kabul, I have watched with anguish and sadness at what could be considered “the great lie” being repeatedly told.
Egypt's interim prime minister Hazem Beblawi gives an interview to a journalist from the Agence France-Presse at his office in Cairo on November 24, 2013 as Egypt's interim president approved a controversial law regulating demonstrations. The Egyptian flag stands behind his chair.

Parsing an Immunity Decision at the Heart of U.S.-Egypt Relations  

A suit between a US citizen and the former PM of Egypt raises sticky questions of diplomatic immunity - and tees up a potential constitutional clash between the executive and judiciary.…
A police officer carrying zip ties.

The Méndez Principles: The Case for US Legislation on Law Enforcement Interviews

Americans are increasingly interested not only in reallocating police resources, but also making policing more effective and more ethical.

The Méndez Principles: Beware Crossing the Line to Psychological Torture

As the UN marks the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a reminder of the many forms of such abuse that are prohibited.
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