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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Pentagon Deployment of New, “More Usable” Nuclear Weapon Is a Grave Mistake
DoD now acknowledges it has deployed a new, sea-based nuclear warhead capability. But the administration’s stated rationale for the new weapon is deeply flawed, and the decision…
The “Virtual Wall”: Mexico, Part 1
The Trump administration has established its wall on the U.S.- Mexico border without putting one brick in place.
The Draft General Comment on Freedom of Assembly: Might Less Be More?
Former member of the UN Human Rights Committee, Harvard's Gerald Neuman, critically analyzes the Committee's draft document on peaceful assembly.
National Security at the United Nations This Past Week
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,…
The Right of Peaceful Assembly: UN Committee Weighs in on the ‘Age of Protest’
The second in our series published on the UN draft document, with opportunity for public comments.
Behind Myanmar’s Military Alibi: A Path for Compliance with the ICJ’s Order to Protect Rohingya
It will be important to identify the pathways for Myanmar to comply within a governmental system that gives its military extensive autonomy, while not allowing it to hide behind…
Myanmar’s Commission Report Delivers Genocide Denial Playbook
Ignoring such propaganda only risks undermining efforts to stop atrocities.
United Nations Sets Standards on Peaceful Assemblies and the Use of Less Lethal Weapons
Just Security is publishing a mini-forum on a significant document being drafted by the United Nations Human Rights Committee. We are honored to launch the series with this article…
Sudan’s Push for Removal from U.S. Terror List: Not a Panacea
There are ways to achieve the goals Sudan’s pro-democracy forces have set for their country, but it will require multiple, methodical steps by both Sudan and the United States.
Saudi Crackdown on Dissent Violates Kingdom’s International Legal Obligations
The prosecution of Salman Alodah, a reform-minded Saudi scholar, is particularly emblematic of Saudi Arabia's worrisome pattern of suppressing dissent.
ICJ Orders Preliminary Relief in Myanmar Genocide Case
Only time will tell whether the provisional measures now issued are sufficient to prevent future genocide in Myanmar.
U.S. Counterterrorism Rule Hampers Vital Humanitarian Aid in Nigeria
The requirement significantly complicates the situation for aid workers in northeastern Nigeria, one of the world’s gravest humanitarian crises.