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Lifting Russia Sanctions – What Can a President Do Unilaterally?
Congress has imposed significant constraints on the president's ability to unilaterally lift sanctions imposed on Russia for its aggression in Ukraine in increasingly specific…

Ukraine’s Approach to Russian ‘Passportization’ Requires Balancing National Security and Individual Rights
Ukraine must balance its security interests while ensuring respect for international obligation in responding to Russia's "passportization."

Rights of National Minorities in Armed Conflict: A Ukrainian Perspective
Russia's aggression against Ukraine underscores the critical challenges in safeguarding the rights of national minorities in conflict zones.

A Reply to Chris O’Meara: Necessity and Proportionality in International Law on the Use of Force
In his thought-provoking essay in Just Security, Chris O’Meara provides an insightful analysis of Ukraine’s recent incursion into Kursk Oblast under the law governing the use…

Ukraine’s Incursion into Kursk Oblast: A Lawful Case of Defensive Invasion?
The UN Charter, the law on the use of force, and the conditions that body of law places on Ukraine's military operation in Russia's Kursk Oblast.

Unforced Error: Article 124 and the Regrettable Caveat to Ukraine’s Proposed Ratification of the ICC Statute
Invoking an exception to the ICC's jurisdiction would not only be a regression from Ukraine's otherwise commendable engagement with international law, it would also contradict…

Lithuania Leaving Cluster Munition Ban Undermines Agreement, Threatens Crucial Norms
All Parties to the Convention need to publicly and vocally reaffirm the value and importance of this instrument.

Toward an International Register of Damage for the Occupation of Palestinian Territory
The International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, finding Israel’s…

Making Russia Pay to Strengthen Ukraine
Collective countermeasures are the effective legal mechanism for Ukraine to restore some balance vis-à-vis Russia.

After the NATO Summit, Allies Need to Step Up Their Game on Ukraine, Russia, and China
The Alliance made significant progress in some areas, but has lots of work to do going forward to meet the challenges on its doorstep.

The Just Security Podcast NATO’s Washington Summit: Russia’s War on Ukraine Tests Alliance
Joining the show to discuss this year’s NATO summit and unpack its implications is Ambassador Daniel Fried.

At the NATO Summit, Strategy and Politics in Play
The agenda has more than the usual weight attached to it while war rages in Europe and amid the US political dynamic.