Department of State

Why We Oppose the Pompeo Commission on Unalienable Rights’ Draft Report

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Jul 30th, 2020

Questions the Senate Should Ask State Legal Adviser Nominee CJ Mahoney

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Jul 20th, 2020

Trump Administration’s Women, Peace and Security Plans: Blueprint for Action or Empty Promises?

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Jul 20th, 2020

Suing Foreign States in U.S. Courts

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Jul 16th, 2020

Patriotism and Justice on an Unusual Independence Day

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Jul 3rd, 2020

Trump’s ICC EO Will Undercut All U.S. Sanctions Programs—Is That Why Treasury Isn’t Conspicuously on Board?

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Jun 16th, 2020

Dissecting the Executive Order on Int’l Criminal Court Sanctions: Scope, Effectiveness, and Tradeoffs

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Jun 15th, 2020

The Growing Irrelevance of State’s List of Countries Not Cooperating on Counterterrorism

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Jun 4th, 2020

Pompeo’s Personal Stake in the International Criminal Court’s Afghan Investigation

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Jun 3rd, 2020

A Bipartisan Push in Congress to Fight the ‘Parallel Pandemic’ of Human Rights Abuses Abroad

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Jun 1st, 2020

State’s Selective Cooperation with Congress Raises Legal Questions that Demand Answers

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May 29th, 2020

Lessons From a Torture Advocate’s Failed Bid for a Key Human Rights Position

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May 5th, 2020

Pompeo’s “Rights Commission” Is Worse Than Feared: 7 Concerns to Watch

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Apr 16th, 2020

U.S. Security Aid Is a Faith-Based Policy

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Apr 14th, 2020

Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights Looks to Be a “Win-Win” for China

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Mar 23rd, 2020

Former Officials Challenge Pompeo’s Threats to the International Criminal Court

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Mar 18th, 2020

Pompeo’s “Rights Commission” is Worse Than Feared: Part I

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Mar 13th, 2020

Legacy of Late State Department Human Rights Champion Tex Harris Reverberates Today

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Mar 3rd, 2020

The United States Finally Has a New War Crimes Ambassador

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Jan 10th, 2020

Why the Settlements are a Problem for Benjamin Netanyahu

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Dec 19th, 2019

Trump Ordered a Hold on Ukraine Military Assistance Earlier Than Reported

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Nov 26th, 2019

IG Falls Short of Justice in Investigating Political Retaliation at the State Department

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Nov 22nd, 2019

A Dozen Questions for Mike Pompeo

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Oct 22nd, 2019

Know Your Rights: Conversations with Congress

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Oct 4th, 2019

Pompeo’s Letter Is the Trump Administration’s Opening Salvo of Obstruction

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Oct 2nd, 2019

What’s the New Terror Financing Executive Order All About?

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Sep 17th, 2019

Protections Fall for Vietnamese Immigrants as Trump Pushes Deportations

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Aug 29th, 2019

The Missing State Department Memo on US Officials’ Possible Aiding and Abetting Saudi War Crimes

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Jul 24th, 2019

Trump’s “Unalienable Rights” Commission Likely to Promote Anti-Rights Agenda 

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Jul 9th, 2019

Self-Defense in International Law: What Level of Evidence?

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Jul 8th, 2019

Marik String Appointment as State Department’s Top Lawyer Raises Questions

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Jun 13th, 2019

An “Emergency” Arms Deal: Will Congress Acquiesce in Another Blow to Its Authority?

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Jun 6th, 2019