More: International Law
The 180-Day Clock: Why the ICC’s Fate Now Rests in European Capitals
On 9 October, hours after the Nobel Committee awarded its Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, one of the International Criminal Court’s founding judges, the...
Who Is Navi Pillay? Former ICC Judge Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
Navi Pillay, an 85-year-old former judge with the International Criminal Court (ICC), won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in promoting peace and...
Milei’s Falklands Ultimatum: $100 Oil Thaws a Frozen Dispute
Two Weeks, One Oilfield
On 29 September, Javier Milei gave Britain two weeks to halt the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falkland Islands,...
UN Expands Blacklist of Companies Linked to Israeli Settlements
The United Nations human rights office has added 61 more companies to a list of those operating in Israeli settlements in the West Bank,...
Deconstructing Turkey’s Revisionism in the Aegean and Broad Regions
Turkey escalated tensions with Greece sharply in September 2026, as denoted by a return to hardline rhetoric and friction over regional alliances in the...
Amnesty, States, and the Argument Both Sides Keep Missing
Every few months, somewhere in the world, a state expels or threatens to expel a category of foreign nationals, and the exchange that follows...
Arms Trade Treaty: Prohibitions, Risk Assessment and What States Must Consider
Last month the state parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) met in Geneva for the 12th Conference of the State Parties (CSP). The...
BBNJ Information Exchange Mechanism: Why Capacity Matters More Than Data
The discussion concerning the future Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) of the BBNJ Agreement—in simpler terms, the High Seas Treaty—has now reached an important phase. The...
Military Ambitions Challenge Paracel Islands Sovereignty
The eerie silence of the ocean
When people think of the South China Sea, they usually picture deep blue waters, peaceful waves over beautiful coral...
Turkey’s Marine Parks in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean Provoke Regional Turbulence
Turkey declared mid-August by presidential decree the establishment of two marine parks beyond its territorial waters. The first marine park lies in the northeastern...