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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Shaky Hands in the Oval Office
Like another president's illness, Trump's bout with COVID-19 exposes the risks of a personalized foreign policy that dismisses national security structures.
New Financial Sector Sanctions will Eviscerate Humanitarian Trade with Iran
A basic understanding of the legal landscape of U.S. sanctions makes clear that sanctioning the rest of Iran’s financial sector will carry significant consequences for the Iranian…
Why We Are Suing President Trump
Orders by President Donald Trump and his Cabinet make us afraid to continue our lifelong work for justice.
Reengaging on Treaties and Other International Agreements (Part II): A Path Forward
If Biden is elected and becomes president in January 2021, what can he do to rejoin international agreements from which Trump has withdrawn the United States?
Manafort and His Ukraine Patron: “FinCEN Files” Further Illustrate Gaping Holes in Oversight
Leaked documents in a global news investigation reveal suspicious transactions and business practices that undermine US interests.
National Security at the United Nations This Week (Sept. 25 – Oct. 2)
Security Council holds emergency meeting on Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict; tensions flare between China-US; progress and challenges in Sudan peace process; island nations warn, “Climate…
Reengaging on Treaties and Other International Agreements (Part I): President Donald Trump’s Rejection of International Law
If Joe Biden defeats President Donald Trump, he will face the question of how to revive U.S. participation on the international stage, including through rejoining many of the international…
Will COVID-19 Create a Human Rights Crisis in the Middle East and North Africa?
Emergency powers imposed to stop the spread of COVID-19 jeopardize free speech and other fundamental rights-- and they may linger long after the threat to public health recedes.
Global Health Is National Security
The pervasive damage to the global system of commerce, profit, and labor wrought by the coronavirus has proven that we are, indeed, an interdependent world.
The U.S. Bears International Responsibility for Forced Sterilization of Women in ICE Detention
A sterilization performed without the patient’s prior, full, free, and informed consent is a human rights violation.
An Enduring Impasse on Autonomous Weapons
Are existing international laws sufficient or are new legal rules needed to codify the “human element” in the use of force?
Ethiopian Democracy Veers Off Track: What’s at Stake
Meaningful security and economic partnership with the US requires a stability that is authentic, sustainable, consensus-driven, and democratic.