Category: Foreign Policy
International Law and the Small Boat Strikes
by WS Editors | Dec 17, 2025 | Foreign Policy, National SecurityEarlier this month, Reed Brody—an international war crimes prosecutor and member of the International Commission of Jurists—sat down with the BBC to discuss the legal issues that have been raised by the US strikes against small boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. BBC: Reed Brody, thank you very much for joining us. As you […]
The Great Rewiring
by Robert Muggah and Mark Medish | Oct 31, 2025 | Foreign PolicyThe world is sliding into an age of managed disorder, and Ukraine is where the new geometry comes into view. What began as Russia’s bid to subdue a neighbor is now a stress test of the international system from its deterrents to its supply chains. The longer the war grinds on, the clearer a pattern […]
The Danger of “Preventive” War in Iran
by David Cortright | Jun 23, 2025 | Foreign PolicyJune 23, 2025 To the Editor: White House claims about the supposed success of US bombing in Iran are highly uncertain, but there is no doubt that unprovoked US and Israeli military strikes against Iran are a direct violation of international law. Article 2, (4) of the UN Charter prohibits states from using military force […]
America’s Darkest Turn
by Dave Troy | Mar 1, 2025 | Current Archives, Foreign PolicyWhen it comes to raw betrayal of American values, one may struggle to name a day in history worse than yesterday. There are contenders to be sure, but this day had a lot to offer: bringing in an ally to berate him on the world stage, peppering him with Kremlin talking points, leaving Europe gasping, asking — […]
The Leopard and the Mouse
by Carne Ross | Feb 21, 2025 | Foreign PolicyAmong the many striking features of Trump’s appalling betrayal of Ukraine has been the gaucheness and utter naïveté of the Trump ‘team’s’ diplomacy. Perhaps Trump thinks it’s clever to break basic rules of effective negotiation, who knows. Watching the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, meet the new US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio in Saudi Arabia […]
Bad Faith Documentary
