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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No, Trump Was Not Good for US Alliances. And Without Changes, Trump 2.0 Will Be Worse.
His supporters' endorsements of his record belie his flouting of the ties of trust required for a rules-based international order.
The Case for Admitting Kosovo to the Council of Europe
Some European democracies, including France and Italy, are imposing conditions, in essence siding with backsliding Serbia.
The Kremlin’s Hand: How Russia Fuels Srebrenica Genocide Denial and Balkan Instability
The hardline backlash to a UN resolution to commemorate the 1995 atrocities highlights the need for a US and EU deterrence strategy.
Refuting Srebrenica Genocide Denial Yet Again, as UN Debates Draft Resolution
The prospect of a UN commemoration of the 1995 massacres in Bosnia as genocide has revived denials of the motives behind the killings.
The Just Security Podcast: Harm to Women in War Goes Beyond Sexual Violence: `Obstetric Violence’ Neglected
Around the world `obstetric violence' remains entirely at the sidelines of global political conversations.
Report of the Independent Task Force on National Security Memorandum-20 Regarding Israel
It is our hope the Task Force's work facilitates drafting efforts currently under way within the administration to meet the reporting requirements of NSM-20, resulting in the overdue…
America’s Sanctions Habit is Hurting Peacemaking
Without reforms to blunt sanctions’ negative consequences for peacemaking, their effectiveness will be limited. Far greater effort is needed to ensure that this instrument of…
The U.N. Security Council Must Treat All Victims of Sexual Violence Equally
When it comes to addressing Conflict Related Sexual Violence, States must commit to the equality of all victims.
Sanctions Against Russia: The Coalition Can Do Better – for Ukraine and Global Order
The international community must strengthen and expand its sanctions on Russia to achieve the intended aims of curbing its assault on Ukraine and on the international order.
Critical UN Move: Draft Resolution Confronts Genocide Denial in the Balkans
A pending General Assembly vote on an annual global commemoration of the Srebrenica Genocide is spurring vociferous debate.
Where do States Stand on Official Immunity Under International Law?
There is now a clear majority of support for draft Article 7, at least to the extent that it provides for the inapplicability of functional immunity to the crimes of genocide,…
Arms Transfers to Israel: Knowledge and Risk of Violations of International Law
About the legal assessment States providing material support to Israel in the form of arms must undertake.