Treaties

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The U.N. Human Rights Council's current session offers a critical opening for leaders to address the health crisis spurred by U.S. funding cuts.

A thorough survey of tools that can be used to bridge divides in negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution.

U.S. Military intervention in Panama would violate fundamental international norms and find no justification in the Neutrality Treaty.

Coercion leveraged by the U.S. to secure Ukrainian mineral resources could be deemed use of force, rendering any resulting treaty void.

A war survivor says the response to Dodik's separatism must be firm and unequivocal for the sake of regional and European security.

The President should understand that bellicose threats and unreliability as an ally may leave the United States poorer and more vulnerable on his watch and will frustrate his nuclear…

US and international law prohibit transferring or removing any person when there are substantial grounds for believing that the person would be at risk of certain serious human…

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

The fifth anniversary of the Doha Agreement highlights its profound impact on Afghanistan's trajectory.

Beginning a national security reform process is not just necessary, but urgently demanded to break inertia and launch a new dynamic.

Beyond suing the Taliban and awaiting a potential ICJ case, the international community should meaningfully act on women's rights now.