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Federal courts possess a number of tools to ensure the U.S. government is held responsible for failing to enforce or execute court orders.

Despite efforts for transparency, the minerals trade still fuels conflict and corruption; only joint action and accountability can ensure resources benefit communities.

Negotiations to achieve some kind of end to Russia’s war on Ukraine have reached an intensive phase. Moments of truth lie immediately ahead.

Sudan marks two years of war this week. Where does the country and the international community trying to support it go from here?

As Sudan marks two years of brutal war between the Sudanese army and the RSF, the country stands at a dangerous crossroads.

The web of factors for the diamond industry in any lifting of sanctions could be instructive for other sectors too.

Russia is a financially, morally, and politically risky place to do business — and American companies should think twice before doing so.

Today, ribs of gold and other essential treasures are a major driver of one of the deadliest conflicts in the world.

For the International Criminal Court, the question after Duterte’s arrest should not be whether it can now move on to confront more powerful leaders, but rather how it can become…

International courts must respect international law, also in dire times. The International Criminal Court’s denial of immunity to heads of third States does not.

The surprising US response to Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik's provocations has spurred European leaders to take more decisive action.