Pretoria to The Hague: South Africa’s Legal Challenge, China’s Backing
The political developments of the international system are increasingly being transformed not only by military strength and economic resources but also by the clever...
Indus Waters Treaty at Crossroads: Pakistan’s Legal Response and India’s Position
One year after tensions escalated over the Indus Waters Treaty, the evolving dynamic between Pakistan and India presents a significant case study in the...
The Case Against False Symmetry
Brahma Chellaney's recent essay in The Hill raises a legitimate and important concern. The United States applies nuclear non-proliferation norms with troubling inconsistency. On...
Iran, Trump, and the Imperial Licence to Break the Law
Donald Trump’s war on Iran has done what imperial wars often do. It has stripped the familiar vocabulary to the bone. The old words...
From Order to Disorder: A World in Transition
“The beginning of wisdom in human as well as international affairs was knowing when to stop.” Surely, the United States ignored this very saying...
US – Israel War against International Law
After three weeks of effective war, the hostilities have caused severe regional spillovers, thousands of deaths, displacements of millions and a massive global energy...
The Slow Death of International Law: A Return to the 1930s
After the Second World War and the loss of millions of lives, the victorious powers decided to establish rules and mechanisms to preserve international...
Unraveling the Paradox: Gender-Based Violence, Militarization, and the Role of the UN in Conflict Zones
Violence against girls and women was accepted as an inevitable aspect of violence and warfare before a critical examination into how sexual assault and...
Pursuing Reparations for Africa: From African Union to United Nations
Noticeably, African political elites and intellectuals, academics, and researchers have navigated reparations with little progress and tangible results until today. Political and diplomatic engagements...
The UN at 80: A relic of the past, or a blueprint for tomorrow?
The U.N. is currently facing an imminent financial collapse exacerbated by unpaid fees, as articulated by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. In a letter to ambassadors...