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STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Aug. 6, 2023) An L3 Harris Arabian Fox MAST-13 unmanned surface vessel, front, the U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141), the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) transit the Strait of Hormuz, Aug. 6, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo)

Renewed Tensions in the Persian Gulf: Further War Powers Lessons from the Tanker War

The possibility of unilateral use of force spiraling into conflict in the Middle East should generate a sense of urgency on Capitol Hill for tackling war powers reform.
(From L to R) Former Serbian Minister of Defence Zoran Djordjevic, then-Serbian Minister of Defence Aleksandar Vulin, Serbian Ambassador in Bosnia and Herzegovina Stanimir Vukicevic and President of the Serbian entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republika Srpska) Milorad Dodik attend an event to promote Slavic - Serbian ties on July 7, 2017 in Bratunac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The gathering aimed to highlight Bosnian Serb victims of the Bosnian 1992-1995 war. Bratunac is located near Srebrenica, where the genocide against Muslim Bosnian civilians by Bosnian Serbs forces took place in 1995. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)

US Sanctions Against Serbia’s Intel Boss Should Signal a More Holistic Policy Redo

The commendable action will only have an impact as part of a broader change in the Biden administration’s posture on the Western Balkans.
Women in blue burqas hold up signs on white paper.

The Taliban’s Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan Is Part Of – Not Separate From – Its Terrorist Links

The international community must recognize the links between the repression of women and the Taliban's support for violent extremism.
Over the shoulder shot of an individual gaming

How Russia is Using Online Video Games to Promote the War in Ukraine

Russia's exploitation of online gaming demonstrates that virtual battlefields have a bearing on real ones.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, flanked by Air Force personnel, checks a Hermes 900 drone

The Legal Takeover of the Manifestly Unlawful Order Doctrine in Israel

The involvement of lawyers allows combatants to absolve themselves from thinking about human rights considerations as long as they believe the military functions as part of a democratic…
Capitol Building

The House Tackles Zombie War Authorizations: Possibilities and Perils

Congress is trying to reassert itself after more than two decades of acquiescence to executive branch overreach on matters of war and peace.
A European Union observer, seen from behind and wearing a blue helmet and blue vest with the EU's circle of stars on it, looks in the direction of the Lachin corridor, the Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region's only land link with Armenia, on July 30, 2023. Karabakh has been at the centre of a decades-long dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which have fought two wars over the mountainous territory. (Photo by KAREN MINASYAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Starvation as a Means of Genocide: Azerbaijan’s Blockade of the Lachin Corridor Between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh

The US, Russia, and other world powers have avenues both to halt the current situation and to pursue justice and accountability.
A woman carrying a baby in a sling on her back casts a ballot at a polling station on March 26, 2022 in Mbizo township, Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, during parliamentary and local authority by-elections that were seen as a yardstick of what is to come in the 2023 general polls. (Photo by ZINYANGE AUNTONY/AFP via Getty Images)

Zimbabwe’s Impending Elections: A Challenge for International Observers

Even in the short time left before the Aug. 23 vote, there are steps the government can take to enhance the quality of the elections.
3D render of the raid on Al-Baghdadi compound in Barisha, Syria.

Baghdadi Raid Documents Suggest New US Standards for Assessing Civilian Harm

If the U.S. government requires metadata to prove evidence of civilian harm, it essentially means researchers will have to find the exact person who took the original image, speak…
An interior shot of the Peace Palace, the seat of the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial body of the United Nations.

Why Terrorism Exceptions to State Immunity Do Not Violate International Law

If the International Court of Justice approaches Iran’s claims against Canada the same way it approached Germany’s claims against Italy, Canada should prevail.
Statue of Yahya

International Criminal Accountability for Yahya Jammeh’s Administration: The Gambia-ECOWAS Court

The government of The Gambia, ECOWAS, and the AU have a responsibility to action the decades-long justice and accountability demands of the victims and survivors of the Jammeh-era…
A line of flags fly under a line of palm trees, all against a background of clouds tinged with red.

Friends Don’t Let Friends Succumb to Climate Change: Competing With China by Helping Our Partners and Allies Adapt

In the Indo-Pacific, climate funding can help combat China's influence - boosting allies' climate resilience and U.S. national security.
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