by Meredith Gusky | Jun 28, 2021 | All, Covid-19, Western Balkans
In late March, when global demand for COVID-19 vaccines far outpaced supply, Serbia opened its borders to citizens from neighboring countries to be vaccinated in their capital city of Belgrade. Thousands of people from North Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,...
by Jaimee Salgado | Jun 21, 2021 | § 1782, All, Discovery, Foreign Tribunal, International Commercial Arbitration
On March 22, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case of Servotronics, Inc. v. Rolls Royce PLC and Boeing to address a circuit split over 28 U.S.C. § 1782. Under § 1782, a district court can order U.S. style discovery for “a proceeding in a foreign...
by Heather Zimmerman | Jun 16, 2021 | Africa, All, Democracy, Elections, Human Rights
The world has been watching the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since its presidential election in 2018. That election and inauguration of President Felix Tshisekedi marked the country’s first peaceful transition of power since independence in 1960. Observers...
by Akhilesh Pillalamarri | Jun 11, 2021 | All, Asia, China, Comparative Law, India, Law of the Sea, Law of War, Middle East & North Africa, National Security, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, Trade, U.S. Foreign Policy
The 21st century is called the “Asian Century” and not without reason. The image below shows the Valeriepieris circle, a hypothetical circle in Asia that contains more than half of the world’s population. In other words, more people live inside the circle than outside...
by Christina Revilla Chacon | Jun 6, 2021 | All, China, Democracy, Elections, Europe, National Security, U.S. Foreign Policy
Democracy in Crisis: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, authoritarianism was on the rise globally; democracies were in decline for the 15th consecutive year. Since then, much like all other aspects of our daily lives, the pandemic exacerbated those ailments. In fact, the...
