Diplomacy & International Relations

Follow the Law, not the Plan: Legal Considerations for Third States in Gaza

(Elvina Pothelet - Just Security) On May 21, the United Nations Security Council convened its monthly briefing on the situation in the Middle East,...

I Was Afghanistan’s Attorney General. Here Is What Justice Looked Like — and What Destroyed It

(Mohammad Farid Hamidi - Just Security) United Nations Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett recently noted to the U.N.’s annual Commission on the Status of Women...

Delegation of Tariff Authority by Other Means

(Gregory Shaffer and Jeremiah May - Just Security) In February 2026, the Supreme Court struck down the Trump administration’s expansive tariff regime, holding in...

Estonia installed first stationery systems for detecting drones on Russian border

(Yuliia Taradiuk - The Kyiv Independent) The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board has installed its first stationary anti-drone detection and surveillance devices along...

Ukraine aligns sanctions with EU’s 20th package against Russia as Zelensky signs decrees

(Yuliia Taradiuk - The Kyiv Independent) President Volodymyr Zelensky signed decrees on May 29 imposing new sanctions that align Ukraine's restrictions with the European...

Zelensky meets top officials, announces preparation for ‘important negotiations’ ahead

(Francis Farrell - The Kyiv Independent) President Volodymyr Zelensky held a special meeting with three of his top officials on May 30 to discuss...

Kataib Hezbollah vows to keep arms as Iraq faces US pressure to disarm groups

(Al Arabiya) The influential Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah pledged on Saturday to keep up its activities, as Baghdad faces mounting US pressure to...

Philippines remains under threat from China despite Trump-Xi summit, minister says

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) The Philippines remains under “severe threat” from China, its defense minister said on Saturday, despite a recent thaw in US-China tensions after...

Oman Maritime Security Centre warns of suspected sea mine in Strait of Hormuz

Oman’s Maritime Security Center on Saturday urged seafarers, fishermen and vessels to exercise utmost caution after a floating object suspected to be a naval...

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