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The primary tools have been diplomatic condemnation, sanctions, and weapons shipments to Ukraine. More possibilities exist.

Instead of buying Putin's claimed sense of military threat, theorists of realism should see the driver in his disdain for democracy.

An over-fixation on alliance enlargement in responding to Russia’s buildup will not create lasting stability. The catalysts are more complex.

Electoral deal also offers state land and backtracks on genocide denial, threatening territorial integrity, justice, and peace.

The US, with Europe, should push back against Russia's aggression while looking for ways to address legitimate grievances.

The implicit refutation bolsters an already strengthening opposition without the kind of US interference that tends to generate backlash.

The situation on Belarus's borders sparks a debate on the appropriate path for international legal scholars. The latest from Aurel Sari and Ben Hudson.

Characterizing migrants as “armed bands” shapes the legal vocabulary - with potentially dire consequences. A call for empathy and restraint in legal discourse.

Is Belarus violating its bilateral and human rights commitments at the border?

Belarus has been criticized for using desperate migrants to pressure EU borders. But is it breaking international law by doing so?

President Biden hoped for a more stable and predictable relationship with Russia. Time to deal with reality instead.

In the current security crisis and regional context, such a response may amount to meeting a threat to peace with appeasement and bribery.