Diplomacy

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The Trump Administration Must Make Quantum Technology a Priority in the First 100 Days

The world is on the brink of a quantum revolution and the U.S. lead is narrowing rapidly.
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Assessing Amnesties and Re-assimilation in Northeast Syria

Using amnesties, trials, and “parole boards” for detainees in northeast Syria would be consistent with the requirements of international law.

Journalist in Exile Laments Kyrgyzstan Crackdown, Now Extending to His 12-Year-Old Son

Bolot Temirov on the personal cost of the country's repression of media and civil society, as democracy gives way to authoritarianism.
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Don’t Ignore the Security Risks of Climate Change Because of “Uncertainty”

Taking action on climate change requires moving beyond double standards about uncertainty and treating it in the same way as other security risks.
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The Just Security Podcast: Could Ecocide Become a New International Crime?

What does the proposal from Vanuatu, Fiji, and Samoa to add ecocide as a new international crime mean in practice?
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A Historic Day for Older People and Human Rights Across Africa

A new protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights obligates governments to ensure the fundamental rights of older people.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the United Nations Signing Ceremony for the Paris Agreement.

Withdrawal from International Agreements: Toward a “Tailored Out”

The practical and political stakes of this admittedly esoteric question of constitutional law are high, implicating as it does the effectiveness of the United States’ engagement…
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Presidential Power to Exit Treaties: Reflecting on the Mirror Principle

On balance, a mirroring concept serves better as part of an aspiration for greater inter-branch cooperation in making and unmaking international agreements, rather than as a legally-enforceable…
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As Interpol Gets New Secretary General, What are the Risks of Abuses Over Reforms?

Interpol's General Assembly will formally elect a new operational head from Brazil amid growing political and legal challenges.
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Congress Should Protect Americans from Transnational Repression

U.S. Congress should support the Transnational Repression Reporting Act to make clear that cross-border authoritarian repression will not be tolerated in the United States.
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Frictionless Government and the National Security Constitution

Layering different kinds of friction is crucial. Checks that may restrain a unilateralist Executive, such as empowering Congress structurally to push back effectively, can still…
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Making Sense of International Law in Light of Israel and Iran’s Latest Round of “Retaliation”

The current round of retaliatory strikes between Israel and Iran casts light on Israel's and Iran’s opposing political strategies, which also have significant legal implications…
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