Middle East Wars

A collection of syllabus supplements which offer curated articles intended to be combined with traditional course books in a law school or higher education classroom.

This syllabus supplement offers curated articles intended to be combined with traditional casebooks in a law or higher ed classroom.

How to understand the Treasury Department's sanctions relief for Iran's oil sector, its quick reversal, and what to look for going forward.

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran illustrates how thousands of merchant mariners, so desperately needed globally, increasingly are trapped at sea during times of conflict.

Transitional justice approaches in Syria must not isolate periods of oppression from the broader contexts that enabled them.

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

The failure point, at each stage, was not the intelligence community's analysis. It was the president’s decision-making.

There is a widening gap between international humanitarian law and the realities of civilians affected by armed conflicts.

The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act should be repealed or amended. The alternatives are extending a disastrous war of choice or ignoring the law.

"The U.S. military’s enforcement of the ongoing naval blockade of Iran may have now resulted in fresh violations of the U.N. Charter against four entirely different countries."

One of the central questions facing Syria is whether its emerging justice system can earn the trust of those in whose name it is being built.

A Defense Department Inspector General report shows the Pentagon’s failure to prioritize congressionally mandated civilian protection mechanisms amid U.S. military action.