by Michael Friedl | Sep 30, 2021 | All, Arms Control, Disarmament, National Security, Public International Law, Space Law, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Kingdom, United Nations
The United Nations (UN) may rightfully be described as a universal and global international organization, with comprehensive subject-matter and geographic competency. Nevertheless, the scope of its activities even goes beyond the Member States’ territories. In fact,...
by Katherine Dolgenos | Sep 13, 2021 | All, Iran, Middle East & North Africa, Public International Law, U.S. Foreign Policy
Celebrated Iran expert and political scientist Kaveh Afrasiabi was arrested at his home in Watertown, Massachusetts, on January 18, 2021. Law enforcement seized computers, a USB flash drive, CDs, DVDs, videotapes, physical documents in both Farsi and English, and...
by Michael Friedl | Mar 29, 2021 | All, Human Rights, Law of War, Public International Law
The aspects and characteristics of wargaming as a way of training military decision-makers and gaining insights into potential future developments relating to armed conflicts has already been much discussed. A recent post on War on the Rocks has recently featured the...
by Akhilesh Pillalamarri | Mar 1, 2021 | Africa, All, Middle East & North Africa, Peacekeeping, Public International Law, U.S. Foreign Policy, Western Sahara
The Kingdom of Morocco has long claimed the territory to its south—the erstwhile Spanish colony of Spanish Sahara, now known as Western Sahara—in its entirety. While many countries have expressed support for Moroccan rule over Western Sahara, often in the framework of...
by Sarah Kenny Werner | Feb 22, 2021 | All, Comparative Law, Environment, Human Rights, Public International Law
Though international law is traditionally viewed as a means of regulating sovereign states, cities are drawing increasing (albeit careful) attention as objects of international legal concern. Cities should not be ignored. In a global context characterized by...
by Michael Friedl | Jan 15, 2021 | All, Arms Control, Disarmament, National Security, Nuclear Weapons, Public International Law, Russia, U.S. Foreign Policy
Tweet How long does it take to negotiate and conclude a major international arms control and/or disarmament treaty? Apparently the 2021 answer to this question could be “15 days.” That is how much time is left after President Joe Biden’s inauguration to conclude a new...
