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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Saudi Arabia and Iran: The Politics of Détente
Senior diplomats from Saudi Arabia and Iran are meeting in Beijing tomorrow to discuss the next steps in restoring diplomatic relations following the Chinese-brokered agreement…

Transnational Repression Increasingly Reaches Into the United States
In countering transnational repression, "[c]ivil litigation provides a pathway for holding ... authoritarian regimes directly accountable, not just their hired guns, if significant…

Does Russia Exercise Overall Control over the Wagner Group? Expert Q&A from Stockton Center’s Russia-Ukraine Conference
Use of the “overall control” test to attribute Wagner Group conduct to Russia is appealing, but considering the test’s application to other factual scenarios, there is some…

Запитання та відповіді експертів щодо конфіскації активів у війні Росії проти України
As a matter of both law and fairness, resources to rebuild Ukraine should come from Russia. Effectuating this redistribution is, however, much more complicated than it might at…

Expert Q&A on Asset Seizure in Russia’s War in Ukraine
As a matter of both law and fairness, resources to rebuild Ukraine should come from Russia. Effectuating this redistribution is, however, much more complicated than it might at…

How Lawmakers Hope to Sidestep Existing National Security Reviews to Target Foreign Investment
Though regulatory efforts have worked to monitor the app’s potential national security threats so far, politicians growing impatient.

The United Nations in Hindsight: Financing African Union-Led Peace Support Operations
"Despite the renewed momentum on the financing of [African Union-led peace support operations], questions surrounding burden sharing, accountability, and peace operations doctrine…

Universal Rights to Water and Sanitation in the Global North is a Myth
Recognizing that universal access to water is a myth is the first step toward ensuring water and sanitation rights for all.

To Strengthen US National Security, Diverse Teams Should Be a Given
The field shows important signs of critical gains but also more work to do to elevate women, particularly women of color.

An Assessment of the United States’ New Position on An Aggression Tribunal for Ukraine
Praise but also a critique of the new U.S. position.

A Long-Forgotten Law Could Force the U.S. to Re-Evaluate its Relationship with Saudi Arabia
Section 502B(c) is a potent tool to accelerate congressional oversight of support to countries with concerning human rights records.

Shut Out of Democracy Summit , Thailand Prepares for May Elections as Restrictive Laws Aim to Silence Youth Activists
The vote could set the tone for democratic rights in the region, curb the junta’s influence, and return power to the people.