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Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Rt. Hon. Lamberto Dini signs the Rome Statute at the Rome Conference in July 1998.

The ICC Wants Justice But Has No Mandate

The recent escalation in the ongoing conflict between the United States and the International Criminal Court (ICC) is as unfortunate as it is predictable, having come to a head…
Former National Security adviser John Bolton speaks on stage during a public discussion at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina on February 17, 2020.

Notes on John Bolton’s Brief Opposing the Government’s Motion to Enjoin Publication of His Book

Late last night, John Bolton filed his brief in opposition to the government’s motion for a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction. 
National Security Advisor John Bolton and Donald Trump

Questions for the Government in the Bolton Book TRO Hearing(s)

Goldsmith and Lederman deliver up a series of questions that will expose the strengths and weaknesses of the government's claims.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) holds a joint news conference on the International Criminal Court with US Attorney General William Barr, at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2020.

Trump’s ICC EO Will Undercut All U.S. Sanctions Programs—Is That Why Treasury Isn’t Conspicuously on Board?

The risks posed by the new U.S. sanctions program aimed at the ICC extend beyond the Court, its employees, and its supporters.
French soldiers of Operation Barkhane, an anti-terrorist operation in the Sahel, patrol with UN soldiers in armoured vehicles on the road between the nearby French army base and Gao city, northern Mali, on May 30, 2015.

Trump and Duterte Show Why UN Must Reassess Embrace of Counterterrorism

If the Secretary-General and his team were to support realistic, practical steps, the UN could chart a much more responsible way forward.
U.S. Army Fort Benning sign reading, "Welcome to Fort Benning Home of the Maneuver Center"

At Confederate-Named Army Bases, Highlight US Ideals By Renaming Them for Honorable Figures

The facilities should be named after accomplished figures who represent the diversity that makes the country and the Army strong. And there are plenty.
Trump’s tweet from May 29th. Twitter marked the tweet with a banner reading, “This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules about glorifying violence. However, Twitter has determined that it may be in the public’s interest for the Tweet to remain accessible. Learn more” The tweet itself is not shown in this image.

Ignore Trump’s Twitter Tantrum Executive Order and Address Disinformation Instead

The solution is not to give government or platforms more power to make opaque, arbitrary decisions on content, but to help users protect themselves.
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Ten Days that Show Why Trump’s Wrong on Terrorism

Three events in the past 10 days have shown that, for all of his talk about getting tough on terrorists, President Donald Trump lacks any real understanding of how to protect America…
People demonstrate against President Richard Nixon and for the implementation of the impeachment proceedings, 30 January 1974 in Washington.

Recently Released OLC Opinions From 1974 Shed Light on Current Legal Debates

Earlier this month, my colleagues and I at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University secured the release of 96 previously withheld opinions authored by the Justice…
Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping on November 9, 2017 in Beijing, China.

Nixon Went to China. Trump Should Go to Wuhan.

This week the annual meeting of the World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) convenes in virtual format, under the shadow of a dangerous pandemic, and with…
Chief Justice of the US John Roberts and Patrick Strawbridge, an attorney for US President Donald Trump, speak via an audio feed of Supreme Court oral arguments in Trump v. Mazars and Trump v. Deutsche Bank AG.

Oversight and “Undermining”: Reflections on the Supreme Court Oral Arguments About Subpoenas for Trump’s Financial Information

A couple aspects of the congressional subpoena cases—Trump v. Mazars and Trump v. Deutsche Bank—haven’t yet received attention they warrant.
Trump answers questions from the media during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC on April 21, 2020.

From “Enemy of the People” to “Essential”: The Pandemic Creates an Opening for the Press

World Press Freedom Day is a reminder that we need to emerge from this crisis ready to reimagine how to support news media as critical infrastructure.
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