Diplomacy

Analysis from top intelligence and legal experts on the Teixeira breach and implications for national security.

To explain the M23 conflict, and what the United States can do to pressure Rwanda to withdraw, we have Daniel Levine-Spound and Ari Tolany.

As intelligence leaders assess the damage from the Teixeira leaks, Congress should ask tough questions to hold the executive branch accountable and prevent future leaks.

An ambassador responds to a colleague: release, with appropriate redaction, would support, not inhibit, State Department accountability.

The United States should take immediate steps to halt all security cooperation activities with Rwanda until concrete conditions are met.

Conflict prevention routinely takes a back seat to immediate crises, and will require resources and attention to legal and bureaucratic gaps.

"I advocate ... for a new era of tieless diplomacy. One in which we leave (heavily patriarchal) uniforms behind, we see and recognize each other for who we are, we roll up our…

Forcing release of such material would chill candor, intimidate potential dissenters from speaking up, and inject an element of gamesmanship.

Senior diplomats from Saudi Arabia and Iran are meeting in Beijing tomorrow to discuss the next steps in restoring diplomatic relations following the Chinese-brokered agreement…

"Despite the renewed momentum on the financing of [African Union-led peace support operations], questions surrounding burden sharing, accountability, and peace operations doctrine…

The vote could set the tone for democratic rights in the region, curb the junta’s influence, and return power to the people.

If the Biden administration wants to curb authoritarian trends, it should maintain its heightened attention to civil liberties in Georgia.