by Avery Morrow | Nov 30, 2022 | All, Europe, Germany, National Security, Russia
Introduction On September 26th, 2022, in the middle of the night, an unknown actor blew up the underwater Nord Stream 1 and 2 Pipelines in the Baltic Sea, causing one of the largest releases of methane gas ever. Investigations began immediately, but findings and...
by Austin Newman | Nov 7, 2022 | All, Climate Change, Environment, Europe, European Union, Germany, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom
After decades of investing in renewable energy sectors while decreasing investment in fossil fuels and relying on Russian gas instead, the European Union now finds itself in an energy crisis. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe responded by banning the...
by Meredith Gusky | Apr 14, 2022 | Europe, Foreign Tribunal, Germany, Human Rights, Law of War, Middle East & North Africa
In January 2022 the first war crimes trial for atrocities committed in Syria concluded with a guilty verdict for Anwar Raslan. Raslan was a Syrian intelligence officer charged with committing the crimes of rape, murder, and sexual assault while working at a prison...
by Akhilesh Pillalamarri and Cody Stanley | Dec 8, 2021 | All, China, Comparative Law, Democracy, European Union, France, Germany, Human Rights, India, Internet Law, Pakistan, Special Features, United Kingdom
Introduction Countries around the world have varying definitions of harmful online content, and different models for regulating those harms. The United States (US) and China occupy opposite ends of the spectrum of online content regulation, with most other countries...