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Turkey's Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum (C) speaks next to United Nations Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell (L) and COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago (R) during a conference in Istanbul on February 12, 2026, ahead of United Nations's COP31 climate conference in November.

W(h)ither Climate “Multilateralism”?

A former lead climate lawyer for the U.S. State Department offers her perspective on the future of multilateral initiatives to combat climate change.

What does the Trump Administration Statement on Dismantling the ICC Really Mean?

International law experts respond to the Trump administration's campaign to "dismantle" the International Criminal Court.
A woman in a long skirt and headscarf rests her hand on a white gravestone among rows of memorial headstones at a Potocari cemetery, Srebrenica, under a partly cloudy sky.

Revived Islamophobic Narratives Pose Renewed Danger as Bosnia Commemorates the Srebrenica Genocide

Bosnian Serb leader denies the mass killings, rapes, and ethnic cleansing of Bosniaks while reviving racist, anti-Muslim narratives that preceded the atrocities.
A giant gray rectangular warehouse-like building, with some green-roof areas, is ringed by internal roads and flanked on the left by smaller accessory buildings, all surrounded on at least three sides by forest.

It Takes More Than Two to Tango: Creating Effective Export Controls on Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment

The U.S. needs to lead a new export control regime -- coordinating with its partners and allies -- to constrain China’s ability to produce advanced and foundational chips.
Individuals atop a pile of rubble are outlined in silhouette against a grim gray-toned sky.

To Help Venezuelans After the Quake, End U.S. Sanctions

The single most important move the U.S. could make to aid Venezuela would be to lift all remaining economic sanctions on the country while maintaining some on individuals.
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.

The Handover of AI Standard-Setting

Providers, not regulators, are increasingly setting the standards against which their own AI systems are measured.
Secretary-General António Guterres stands at a podium on a dias, with screens flanking him also showing his address before an arc of desks and chairs in a soaring U.N. chamber.

Will States Address Disability Invisibility in the Crimes Against Humanity Convention?

Only two of 64 proposed amendments submitted by U.N. member States for a draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention enumerate disability as a specific protected category.
3 burgundy color passports of the Russian Federation lie on a table, the covers facing the camera. A hand with rings on the ring and little fingers with bracelets on the arm reaches for the passport on the left.

Where Did All These Passports Come From? Russia’s Manipulation of Citizenship as Hybrid Warfare in Ukraine

Russia’s "passportization" campaign in occupied Ukraine demonstrates how citizenship policy can be manipulated as a modern instrument of hybrid warfare.
Rubio, in a dark suit, talks to al-Otaiba, in a traditional white Arab robe and head covering, as the two walk away from the camera toward what appears to be the arched outlines of a modern building. Rubio has his left hand on al-Otaiba's right shoulder in a friendly manner.

U.S., U.K. Won’t Stop UAE’s Support to Sudan’s RSF by Tiptoeing Around It

Governments and the private sector need to find the courage to apply reputational pressure on the UAE for supporting a force the U.S. cites for genocide in Sudan.
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.
A police officer in a dark blue uniform, his back to the camera, wears a bulletproof vest reading INTERPOL, as he walks through an airy hall with light-colored flooring, a few white counters and a large green plant at the left of the image.

Why Interpol’s Member Nations Should Reject Its New Privileges and Immunities Agreement

The accord would make it easier for autocrats to abuse Interpol’s famous Red Notices and other mechanisms to persecute those seeking refuge abroad from repression at home.
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