Diplomacy

Trump's General Assembly speech could have been worse, but it also showed that if countries want to make the U.N. system work, they can't bank on U.S. leadership.

Reports required under Article 51 are crucial for the UNSC to assess disputed self-defense claims and ensure accountability and maintain peace.

The West must cut off Russia's energy revenues, target its enablers, and enforce sanctions with vigor to constrain its war economy.

"Starmer’s government likely knows a proper interpretation of the law would require a change of policy."

The president’s many overseas peacemaking initiatives are more likely to succeed with a more collaborative approach drawing on research.

Israel's Doha strikes could heighten regional instability, intensify Arab unity against Israel, and chill normalization efforts.

U.S. state and local leaders can fill voids left as the Trump administration cuts and even exits multilateral organizations.

An examination of proposed sanctions against Israel, the legal framework for sanctions, and States’ obligation to prevent genocide.

This year's General Assembly meeting may do more to spotlight the U.N.’s current weaknesses than help find solutions to them.

Leading legal expert analyzes the Israeli airstrike on Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar.

Applying a new label to an old problem does not transform the problem. Nor does it grant the U.S. president or the U.S. military expanded legal authority to kill civilians.

In the U.S.-China contest for global leadership, Congress can determine whether the DFC remains on the sidelines or becomes a central player.