The latest Review Conference of the Non-Proliferation Treaty ended without agreement. But that doesn’t mean it didn’t accomplish anything.

Toby Kiers’ work not only has important implications for tackling climate change but also provides insights for mobilizing action to do so.

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Lower-level perpetrators will be the most vulnerable to prosecution for war crimes committed in the Iran war.

A closer look at the legal reality and political rhetoric suggests that Iran’s use of cluster munitions won’t necessarily weaken the norm against them.

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An overarching question is whether the laws of war even matter when powerful states seem able to do as they please with little consequence.

The webinar, “War with Iran: International and Domestic Implications,” will take place at 4 p.m. on Zoom and is free and open to the public.

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The public is invited to attend the Jan. 20 webinar which will feature faculty members from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

In claiming its attack on Venezuela was a law enforcement operation, the Trump administration actually raised the bar on harms to civilians.

Far from collapsing, the nuclear taboo remains strong and by some indicators is getting stronger as a result of developments in international law.

Fears of proliferation and the crumbling of an earlier nuclear order could actually be accelerating international norm-building.

As National Guard troops head to DC, a new survey reveals service members’ understanding of the distinction between legal and illegal orders.

Israel loosened restrictions on aid entering Gaza, suggesting it is more vulnerable to political pressure than it has been in recent months.

A recent study discovered something unexpected: The US military's confidence in the president having sole authority to launch a nuclear weapon went down when Trump authorized missile strikes on Iran. ...

The U.S. under Trump is undercutting U.N. peacekeeping while saying it values those missions. It should step up its involvement instead.

The nature of the U.S.-El Salvador deportation scheme means that Trump could be indicted by the International Criminal Court.

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A leaked memo suggests the U.S. military’s Civilian Protection Center could be the victim of budget cuts. If anything, the center should be expanded.

Biden often failed to uphold the rules-based order he vowed to protect. But that order doesn’t operate merely at the whim of the great powers.

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Ukrainian women are particularly opposed to continuing the travel ban, according to the latest Human Security Lab survey.

Women are particularly unlikely to support continued restrictions on men, and especially likely to suggest alternative policy options.

Ukraine’s allies can help ensure Kyiv avoids committing human rights abuses in resisting Russia’s illegal war.

Dan Yoder is leaving Facebook, and implores us to “join him.” He has almost a dozen reasons why. Some of them are even good reasons. He’s not alone. And more and more of us, disenchanted, disenf...