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A Right to Spy? The Legality and Morality of Espionage

The Chinese spy balloon incident raises deeper concerns about the legality and morality of espionage.
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Just Security Podcast: Spies, Balloons, and International Law

What does international law say about spying? To answer that question we have Asaf Lubin, an expert on international law and espionage. 
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Rephrasing the “Ethical Checklist”: Grappling with Tough Foreign Policy Choices

How can states pursue more ethical, value-based approaches to foreign policy amidst competing priorities and strategic realities?
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Poland’s Position on International Law and Cyber Operations: Sovereignty and Third-Party Countermeasures

Poland's positions push the discussion forward on contested areas of law.
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On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Reflections on Tribal Sovereignty in Haaland v. Brackeen

"As Indigenous people and allies celebrate and reflect, it is equally imperative to understand and champion both historical and contemporary issues – and to understand the ways…
People attend a rally and a concert in support of annexation referendums in Russian-held regions of Ukraine, in Saint Petersburg on September 23, 2022. - Voting on whether Russia should annex Kremlin-controlled regions of Ukraine opened Friday as the West denounced the referendum that has dramatically raised the stakes of Moscow's seven-month invasion.

Q&A on Russia-Backed Referendums in Eastern Ukraine and International Law

"There is simply no legal route through which a referendum can take place unilaterally without the consent of the territorial state."
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Weaponizing Underwater Archaeology in the Russia-Ukraine War – and Beyond

A growing trend of strategic underwater cultural heritage claims risks undermining international rules of maritime sovereignty.

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Essentially Not About NATO

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

Denezpi v. U.S.: Double Jeopardy, Dual Sovereignty, and Tribal Courts

A Supreme Court case about C.F.R. Courts turns on source of courts' power.
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Penobscot v. Frey: A Chance to Correct Course on Sovereignty Jurisprudence

Native nations' sovereignty and security intersect with U.S. courts' approach to treaty substitutes.
Image: Polish law enforcement officers stand at the frontier at the Bruzgi-Kuznica border crossing where migrants gathered aiming to cross into Poland, in the Grodno region on November 16, 2021. (Photo by MAXIM GUCHEK/BELTA/AFP via Getty Images)

Stirring Trouble at the Border: Is Belarus in Violation of International Law? – Part 1

Belarus has been criticized for using desperate migrants to pressure EU borders. But is it breaking international law by doing so?
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets US President Joe Biden with a handshake during the US - Russia Summit 2021 at the La Grange Villa near the Geneva Lake, on June, 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland.

International Law’s Role in Combating Ransomware?

International law has an important role to play in cyberspace, but with regard to the ostensible rules of sovereignty and cyber due diligence, the United States should continue…
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