Diplomacy

Resolution 76/262 has prompted more robust General Assembly engagement in one of the three occasions in which it has thus far been used.  

The U.S. goal should not simply be to restrict Chinese access to U.S. technology; rather, the United States should be focused on preventing an arms race that would be unnecessary…

Normalizing ties with the Taliban would come at a high cost for ordinary Afghans.

International actors should press for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and civilian protection in Sudan.

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.