Armed Conflicts

Washington cannot afford to neglect the lessons of past Sahelian counterinsurgency efforts as it contemplates what form a partnership with Mali’s military should take.

The most consequential drivers of the war in Sudan are foreign states, private military contractors, and transnational criminal networks.

"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.

Congress should demand transparency and require the U.S. government to publicly release third-country deportation agreements, including with the Central African Republic. 

The tribunal will be judged not only by the verdicts it produces, but by the institutional model of accountability it leaves behind.

Russia’s drone incursions into E.U. territory raise important questions about how unintended engagements are regulated under international law.

The NBA’s partnership with the United Arab Emirates is laundering the reputation of a regime that supports a militia responsible for ​committing genocide in Sudan.

The tribunal to prosecute Russia's crime of aggression seeks to close one of the most enduring gaps in international criminal law and strengthen the U.N. Charter.

The first criminal trial against a senior Assad regime official comes at a time when Syria’s legal framework remains fragile.

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

Experts argue ICESCR applies in armed conflict and caution against broad claims of international humanitarian law as lex specialis.