Diplomacy

Former State Department attorney analyzes U.S. letter to UN Security Council that presented legal arguments for U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

The ICC might still play a role in walking humanity back from the brink, if States can find the political will to respect and strengthen the work of the Court.

Experts analyze critical dimensions of Israel’s strikes relevant responses, covering nuclear diplomacy; strategic, security, and regional implications; and international law.

Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko discusses the NATO Summit and the war with Washington Senior Editor Viola Gienger and guest host Lauren Van Metre.

Whether newly announced ceasefire actually leads to end hostilities will not change the new reality: a comprehensive agreement is less likely now than before the bombing

The Trump administration’s approach to human rights ignores the real-world downsides and missed opportunities of setting aside human rights as a U.S. foreign policy interest.

An expert policy and legal assessment of the U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and what comes next.

The UN80 reform process, done well, offers a chance to streamline sprawling -- and too often harmful -- structures to focus on the U.N.’s core purpose.

Europe must accept that continued dependence on the United States is not viable and build a fully self-sufficient European defense.

The Israel-Iran crisis will be a key test for how the Trump administration handles national security crises and its ability to respond.

To establish peace in the Red Sea region, the Trump administration must invest in Yemeni pro-democracy groups & move away from military force.

A catalog of articles analyzing the diplomatic, political, legal, security, and humanitarian consequences of the international climate crisis.