U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejoined his former colleagues in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) on Jan. 28 to testify on the Trump administration’s military
operations in and around Venezuela. As far back as September, when the administration began striking alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, lawmakers had called for [...]
Students demand the decolonization of curricula. Civil society debates the presentation of Non-Western artefacts and entangled histories in museums across the world. European
governments apologize for slavery and genocidal killings, while former colonies request reparations, and the Indian legislature decolonizes the Indian Penal Code. [...]
With the risks of new nuclear-armed States on the rise, the nuclear non-profileration regime is in danger of collapse. In 2026, Iran will continue to dominate the headlines
as the most likely country to exit the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) or develop nuclear weapons in violation of its treaty obligations. [...]
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White House Border Czar Tom Homan said yesterday that 700 immigration and border agents are departing the Minneapolis area. [...]
It is with the greatest sadness that wish to inform you that our comrade, colleague, friend and amazing intellectual, Emilios Christodoulides, passed away yesterday. After
a long illness that tormented him for the last two years, he passed away peacefully in Edinburgh, surrounded by his partner and three children. [...]
[Ben Gerstein (JD, BA) is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Sarajevo Institute for the Research of Crimes against Humanity and International Law] What is the difference
between pursuing the violent ethnic homogenization of a territory and the physical destruction of the group living on that land? And further, when does ethnic cleansing [...]
[Carl Emilio Lewis and Jonathan Kwik are researchers in international law at the TMC Asser Institute] The authors thank Flora Bensadon for her research assistance and support
leading up to the publication of this post. The ‘application of neurotechnology raises [various] ethical, legal and societal issues and questions related to human [...]
Laura Savarese, The Origins of Family Rights and Regulations: A Dual Legal History, 78 Stan. L. Rev. 63 (2026). Elizabeth D. Katz Elizabeth D. Katz Family law scholars, activists,
and practitioners have devoted increasing attention to state actions that separate hundreds of thousands of children from their parents every year in the United States. [...]
