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The United Nations Security Council meets on the Middle East, at UN Headquarters in New York, on June 10, 2026.

A Path For Middle Powers and a Rules-Based International Order: A Functional Perspective

German scholars argue that from a realpolitik perspective, commitment to international law is essential for States whose power is limited.
The Herbert C. Hoover Federal Building which houses the U. S. Department of Commerce is seen from the Washington Monument on June 3, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Vetting Foreign AI Talent: Security Without Exclusion

With risk-based personnel vetting practices, U.S. AI labs can keep recruiting the world’s best researchers while safeguarding national security.
A bank with large Corinthian Greek columns and horses and buggies. 1830s painting titled "Girard's Bank, late the Bank of the United States, in Third Street, Philadelphia" shows the building that housed the First Bank (Image via New York Public Library).

The Federal Reserve Exception to the Slaughter Rule

On the Supreme Court’s latest reasoning about the Federal Reserve and the fault lines that are likely to emerge in the years ahead.
Defaced portraits of Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad (L) and his late father Hafez al-Assad (C) hang on a wall in the capital Damascus on June 2, 2025.

Not Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Historical Commissions Are Crucial for Syria

Transitional justice approaches in Syria must not isolate periods of oppression from the broader contexts that enabled them.
A local resident walks past billboards with the slogans "Key to Peace," "Key to Security," and "Shared Future in Peace", displayed along the boulevard on the protocol route ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara, on 26 June 2026.

Will Trump Take the Win at NATO’s Ankara Summit?

It is an open question whether the Trump administration seeks to rebalance NATO or disengage the U.S. from European security.
A six-panel illustrated comic strip depicting a Fourth of July barbecue.

As American as International Law

A Fourth of July barbecue demonstrates how international law shapes daily life, from weather forecasts to global trade, and where that architecture is under strain.
This aerial view shows the San Bernardo neighborhood, a critical, high-risk zone known for micro-trafficking, insecurity, and social conflict in downtown Bogota on March 26, 2026. Colombian police use an artificial intelligence tool to predict crime hotspots in real time and create security plans based on large amounts of geographic data.

Beyond the Battlefield: Governing Civilian AI in Post-Conflict Settings

In post-conflict settings undergoing digital transformation, the governance of civilian AI systems is a key condition for sustaining peace.
Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman (R) arrives as US President Donald Trump is seen on a screen delivering remarks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC on November 19, 2025.

A New Security Order for the Middle East Must Address the Growing Saudi-UAE Rift

There are steps the United States can take to prevent the Saudi-UAE relationship from deteriorating further.

Combat Experience as a Strategic Resource: Lessons of the Red Army Purges

Implications of Pete Hegseth's forcing out over two dozen senior U.S. military officers, collectively totaling over 900 years of military experience.
A view of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2026. The US Supreme Court on Thursday backed a Trump administration move to strip deportation protections from some 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians living in the United States. The conservative-dominated court, in a 6-3 ruling, said the Department of Homeland Security's decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian immigrants was not subject to judicial review.

Sanitized and Unreviewable: Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Mullin v Doe on Ending Temporary Protected Status for 1.3m Noncitizens

Leading immigration expert unpacks the Supreme Court's ruling on temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian residents in U.S.
Ecuadorean soldiers stand atop an armoured vehicle at the La Ferroviaria command post in Duran, Guayas province, Ecuador on March 15, 2026.

A Dangerous Legal Loophole: Consent is Not Enough for U.S. Military Activities in Latin America

States should not be able to consent to others using force that they cannot use themselves, and intervening states should not blindly rely on host state consent.
Guterres speaks at a podium in the massive General Assembly hall, on a large dais at the base of a gold backdrop stretching to the high ceiling, his image also projected on screens behind him, as member state representatives are seated at long rows of desks arrayed in front of the dais.

As U.N. Secretary-General Candidates Make Pitch to be Mediator-in-Chief, Will Peacebuilding End Up On the Cutting Room Floor?

A U.N. pivot back to conflict mediation, suggested in the secretary-general search, will only reap dividends if peacebuilding is high on the next leader's agenda.
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