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(From L) Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut of France, Presiding judge Cuno Tarfusser of Italy and judge Chang-ho Chung of Korea run the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, on July 6, 2017.

Time to Revisit the ICC’s Position on Head-of-State Immunity?

With major powers increasingly skeptical of international institutions, strengthening the Court's legal coherence is necessary for preserving its legitimacy
National flags of USA and Russia waving in the wind on a clear day.

Intelligence Sharing Is a True Measure of U.S. Strategic Realignment with Russia

Shifts in intelligence sharing practice with Russia would reliably signal that the United States is instituting a deep strategic realignment.
Two women and a young girl walk past an archway.

No Way Home: How an ISIS-era Law Prevents Yazidi Women and Their Children Born of Conflict from Returning to Sinjar, Iraq

Yazidi women, who survived acts of sexual violence and bore children from ISIS militants, face an Iraqi law that designates their children Muslim.
A police officer shows a gun

What A Corrupt Police Network in the Dominican Republic Reveals About Arms Trafficking

How do arms trafficking and state corruption networks in Latin America operate, and how they can be disrupted?
Palestinians flee with their belongings Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip

“In the Event of Extreme Urgency”: The International Court of Justice Must Indicate New Provisional Measures to Protect Civilians in Gaza

Authors argue the ICJ must direct Israel to halt the current course of the military campaign in Gaza before too late.
The blue flag of the International Criminal Court flies outside of the organization's headquarters.

Who Will Join Duterte at the ICC? A Plea for Realism

For the International Criminal Court, the question after Duterte’s arrest should not be whether it can now move on to confront more powerful leaders, but rather how it can become…
Palestinian kid adds fuel to a fire amidst rubble.

Gaza and Israel’s Renewed Policy of Deprivation

Israel’s decision to cut Gaza off from essential goods violates IHL and reactivates crimes charged in the ICC’s arrest warrant for Netanyahu, writes Dannenbaum.
Signage for US broadcaster Voice of America with the subheading "A Free Press Matters"

Trump Move to Eliminate VOA, RFE/RL Ignores Lessons of Global Power

The world needs Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) broadcast and online outlets now more than ever.
The blue flag of the International Criminal Court flies outside of the organization's headquarters.

Why the ICC Should Respect Immunities of Heads of Third States

International courts must respect international law, also in dire times. The International Criminal Court’s denial of immunity to heads of third States does not.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's current headquarters in Prague in March 2020.

Journalists Who Took Risks for US-Funded Broadcasters Threatened Anew by Trump Shutdown

The political and human risks of shutting down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Voice of America and their fellow US-funded media outlets.
Alsu Kurmasheva at a trial at the Sovetski court.

The US Government’s Self-Harm in Killing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

RFE/RL's decades-long record of success demands something other than summary termination based on unsupported accusations.
Women walk along a dyke protecting Internally Displaced Persons

A Matter Of Global Security: Why Action on Climate Displacement Cannot Wait

It is time to build a more resilient, sustainable future — one that anticipates and mitigates the climate drivers of displacement and accommodates the movement of displaced people…
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