More: International Law
Shifting Centers of Power: Toward a Post-Westphalian World Order
Authors: Griffin Thompson and Morgan D. Bazilian*
As the Russian-Ukraine war stretches into prolonged conflict and the Israeli-Hamas war viciously spirals into cross-border conflicts, a...
Recognizing Palestine as a Sovereign State and Ending Israeli Aggression
In a long-overdue but morally compelling shift in global sentiment, the recognition of the State of Palestine as a sovereign and independent entity is...
Interstellar: Freedom of Exploration vs. Common Heritage of Mankind on Space Resources
Space exploration has now developed into an area of global economic growth, with the involvement of superpower states and various private companies. The rapid...
Israel’s Actions and the Paradoxical Possibility of a Palestinian State
Historically, nation-states have often been created following disasters. The State of Israel, for example, emerged not only from Zionism's internal motivation but also from...
Recognizing “Palestine”: A Disregard for Authoritative International Law
The long-simmering issue of Palestinian statehood is back on the front burner. Recently, over one-third of British Parliament members signed a letter urging Prime...
Genocide Justice in a Multipolar World
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) track record in the past two decades suggests a substantial gap between its broad mandate and very limited resources...
How International Law Became a Political Instrument in Post-War Bosnia
Unity in diversity is a noble cause, but that does not reflect the realities of the ethnically divided societies in what is now Bosnia...
When Silence Speaks Volumes: Europe and the Legal Fallout of Iran Strikes
In June 2025, the coordinated strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran’s nuclear facilities did more than ratchet up tensions across the...
Sovereignty vs. Solidarity: Hungary and the 2015 Refugee Crisis Fallout
Hungary, as part of the EU countries, signed the Geneva Convention in 1951 regarding international refugee law. In addition, as an EU country, they...
The greatest threat to Israel and the U.S. is not that displacement fails—but that it succeeds
In a closed-door meeting during his recent visit to Washington, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to sell a final, desperate vision: that Israel...