Middle East

Expert analysis of how Iran's conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz fit within the strictures of international law.

Experts analyze the US-Israel Iran military conflicts - covering nuclear diplomacy; strategic, security, and regional implications; and domestic and international law.

Transitional justice approaches in Syria must not isolate periods of oppression from the broader contexts that enabled them.

There is a widening gap between international humanitarian law and the realities of civilians affected by armed conflicts.

One of the central questions facing Syria is whether its emerging justice system can earn the trust of those in whose name it is being built.

The economic fallout across Africa from the Iran war will have major impact on the well-being of African citizens and the prospects for democracy on the continent.

How allowing Iran to charge for transit in the Strait of Hormuz could undermine U.S. strategy in the Pacific and beyond

As the Trump administration portrays far-left activists and drug cartels as major terrorist threats, the most dangerous foes are plotting.

U.S. policies of funding rebel groups to achieve shared strategic objectives while turning a blind eye to ideology and international law has proven to be myopic time and again

Quscondy Abdulshafi joins host Viola Gienger to discuss how Sudan got to this point, how the international community has responded, and where to go next. 

The Iran war did not create Sudan’s humanitarian crisis, but it is accelerating it, deepening it, and narrowing the window to stop it.

The U.S. should link Lebanese state-building and Hezbollah disarmament through a political process, not war, to secure a durable Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.