Diplomacy

Compliance with international humanitarian law must be about fulfilling its humanitarian purpose, not skirting its limits.

The agenda has more than the usual weight attached to it while war rages in Europe and amid the US political dynamic.

The shocking attack should spur a stock-taking by Slovaks and the EU to reverse the country's rapid slide toward autocracy.

The Taliban appear set to attend, in a UN capitulation to their demands to exclude Afghan women and civil society.

MSC members recognize the difficulties in reactivating their role as envisioned in the U.N. Charter, aware that pushing boundaries may face resistance.

Increased mining investment in the Western Balkans can either support crucial political and economic reforms, or further reward illiberal regimes.

A checklist to clarify and expand exemptions when needed could lead to a broad agreement on how to use these measures for peace and security.

A successful counter-gang strategy must rebuild community trust, protect human rights, and lay the groundwork for long-term peace and stability.

The head of the Ukrainian Bar Association outlines progress and challenges in this parallel fight to the military battle against Russia.

The international community needs unity to press the group on its draconian repression of women and on rising terrorism risks such as ISIS-K.

Public and formal education will be needed to fulfill the resolution's purpose of ending genocide denial and preventing future atrocities.

The ITLOS decision is a major victory for the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law.