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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The UN Guidelines on “Battlefield” Evidence and Terrorist Offences: A Frame, a Monet, or a Patchwork?
In December 2019 the United Nations Counter Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED), with the support of the traditional alphabet soup of other U.N. organizations focused…
The UN Security Council Is About to Dangerously Undermine Fair Trial Guarantees
Dangerous flaws in a current draft U.N. Security Council resolution on foreign fighters need to be addressed, if the Security Council is to live up to its responsibility to respect…
How the US and the EU Can Support Belarus Amid Its Historic Protests
The US should work with the EU to isolate Lukashenko and his lieutenants with targeted sanctions, and facilitate a peaceful transition with new elections.
How China is Violating Human Rights Treaties and its own Constitution in Xinjiang
China’s “Strike Hard” campaign against Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, ... questionably framed by the Chinese government as a counterterrorism operation,…
Exclusive: Obstruction At All Costs: The State Department’s Petty Document Fight with Congress
The State Department is refusing to comply with a House subpoena for documents that it's already shared with Senate Republicans.
The Challenges of a New UN Security Council Resolution on Foreign Fighters
The United Nations Security Council is actively negotiating a new Chapter VII resolution directed at the regulation of so-called “foreign terrorist fighters” this month. The…
Special Tribunal for Lebanon is Set to Issue Historic Ruling on the Assassination of PM Hariri
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon will release its long-awaited judgment in the case involving the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. The verdict, set to…
National Security at the United Nations This Week (August 7-14)
(Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…
Political Attacks on Eastern Europe Watchdogs Compound Threats to Democracy
Ombudspersons face similar risks across the region, as autocratic ruling parties seek to remove independent checks on their control.
A Conflict of Interest Raises Questions for State Department’s Top Lawyer
Did Marik String successfully stymy inspector general investigation into his own actions?
The OSCE: A Bulwark Against Authoritarianism
On the 45th anniversary of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, don't abandon it by leaving its crucial institutions without leadership.
Lebanon’s Peace Cartel is Irredeemable – How Donors Choose to Help Can Tip the Scales
Who controls aid matters for the immediate disaster response and for the leverage of those who have suffered the disaster against those who enabled it.