International and Foreign

The ceasefire may stop the bombs, but it will not reverse the repression that has long defined Islamic Republic’s internal trajectory.

The Trump administration’s approach to human rights ignores the real-world downsides and missed opportunities of setting aside human rights as a U.S. foreign policy interest.

As the Trump administration plans to weaken the CDC, Americans and the world will become more vulnerable to biological threats.

The UN80 reform process, done well, offers a chance to streamline sprawling -- and too often harmful -- structures to focus on the U.N.’s core purpose.

Part of our ongoing series on the Israel-Iran war.

The U.N. Human Rights Council's current session offers a critical opening for leaders to address the health crisis spurred by U.S. funding cuts.

Digital open source data can be ethically deployed to strengthen investigations and prosecutions on gender crimes in Iran and elsewhere.

The constellation of forces in Israel, the United States, and beyond complicates efforts to find an off-ramp to the war.

Alongside its democratic commitments, France should also reckon with the human rights consequences of its Libya foreign policy and interference in the post-Sarkozy era.

Europe must accept that continued dependence on the United States is not viable and build a fully self-sufficient European defense.

"Another legal framework – the ongoing armed conflict framework – is more factually and legally viable than the anticipatory or preventive self-defense frameworks."

Strategic implications of Israel’s strikes on Iran and key questions policymakers should ask to navigate what comes next.