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Reinforcing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime
The increasing frequency of counterproliferation attacks demonstrates the importance of bolstering international nonproliferation efforts. -
U.S. and U.K. Submit Article 51 Letters to the U.N. Security Council on Middle East Operations
The letters shed light on the states’ views of the legality of their military actions as self-defense operations. -
Biden Administration Issues Executive Order on West Bank Instability
The order cites “intolerable levels” of violence in the West Bank by Israeli settlers as threatening U.S. interests in the region. -
Rational Security: The “Meatlovers” Edition
This week, Quinta Jurecic and Scott Anderson were joined by Lawfare Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Wittes to talk over the meaty week of national security news. -
Chatter: The Long History of U.S. Foreign Disaster Aid, with Julia Irwin
What was the genesis of USAID and other governmental entities? -
Law and the Biden Administration’s Response to the Attack in Jordan
Despite adopting a new and more flexible legal theory, international legal and policy considerations are likely to constrain how it can respond. -
Water Wars: The Philippines Calls for a South China Sea Paradigm Shift
The Philippines continues to resist China’s territorial claims; Presidents Biden and Xi meet in California; China and the U.S. reopen stalled military communications; and more. -
ChinaTalk: Taiwan Election Results and Implications for Beijing
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The International Court of Justice's Interim Measures to Prevent Genocide in Gaza
The court has in effect ordered what the U.S. has been pushing for all along. The U.S. should now support compliance. -
Making Sense of the ICJ's Provisional Measures in South Africa v. Israel
What the court ordered of Israel, where the judges came down, and what’s next for South Africa’s case alleging Israel’s violation of the Genocide Convention in Gaza -
ICJ Issues Provisional Measures in South Africa v. Israel
The court ordered Israel to take all measures to prevent genocide in Gaza, but stopped short of calling on Israel to suspend its military operations. -
Wealth on the Shelf: The U.S. Extended Continental Shelf Clarification
Why the United States announced its exclusive right over the resources in a region twice the size of California, and its implications.