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Trump Administration Missed Crucial Opportunity This Summer to Rein In Saudi Arabia
Over the summer, Canada took a stand against Saudi Arabia’s flagrant human rights violations and suffered economic consequences while the Trump administration watched on in silence.

MBS and the Torture Victims Protection Act–His travel to the United States may no longer be an option
As each day brings new developments in the murder of Jamal Kashoggi, one of the questions I’ve been wondering about is what role, if any, US courts might play in helping…

Saudi Arabia Policymakers’ Outlook: How to Convert Financial into Political Clout?
Commentators are now highlighting the Jamal Khashoggi situation as the last in a series of reckless and disruptive activities of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a point…

U.S. Should Condition Saudi Membership in Elite Financial Club on Progress Prosecuting Terrorists and Observing the Rule of Law
"Until such time as Saudi Arabia has demonstrated a serious commitment to investigating all financing of terrorists and a genuine commitment to the rule of law– whether internal…

An Explainer: Senate’s Letter on Khashoggi and the Global Magnitsky Act
Here are answers to a few common questions concerning the Global Magnitsky Act as it relates to the disappearance and alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

What Due Diligence Backs U.S. Denial of Advance Knowledge of the Khashoggi Plot?
State Department spokesperson Robert Palladino's categorical denial that the US government knew of threat to Khashoggi may be a mistake that lasts a long time.

Did the U.S. Fail Its “Duty to Warn” Jamal Khashoggi? How U.S. Directive 191 Applies to Kidnapping Threats
A US executive branch order would have required US intelligence agencies to warn Khashoggi of the threat to kidnap or kill him.

Evidence Unsealed in Colvin v. Syria
Media are reporting another chemical weapon attack in Syria (a summary of prior attacks is here). Notwithstanding these breaches of an indisputable international law rule, there…