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The most striking aspect of the Trump administration’s legal argument for the attack on Iran is that, in practical terms, it simply does not exist. When President Donald Trump announced that the United States was “at war,” he claimed the strikes were intended to eliminate “imminent threats from the Iranian regime,” yet offered no evidence [...]

This interview with Nigel Biggar—Emeritus Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford and an Anglican priest—was conducted in the aftermath of the twelve-day war between Iran and Israel, at a moment when questions of war, restraint, legality, and moral justification had once again forced themselves into global public consciousness. Experiencing [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday released a previously classified memorandum assessing the legality of the Pentagon’s Operation Absolute Resolve, which led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Heavily redacted, it concludes that the president possesses the constitutional authority to order the military operation, which ultimately moved forward on January 3. [...]

Noam Chomsky is one of the most cited living intellectuals, described by The New York Times as “arguably the most important intellectual alive,” and widely regarded as the father of modern linguistics. Author of numerous influential works, including Manufacturing Consent, Hegemony or Survival, and Who Rules the World?, Chomsky has shaped both linguistic theory and [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) welcomed on Thursday the news that significant progress has been achieved globally towards strengthening children’s rights. HRW praised various measures adopted by in several countries to protect children’s right to education. However, it stressed that an international treaty remains necessary to complement the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child [...]

The Republic of Croatia on Friday reintroduced compulsory military service following fears over the escalating Russia-Ukraine war and destabilization in the Balkans. With an 84-to-11 vote, the Croatian parliament, the Sabor, approved changes to the country’s Defense Act and Armed Forces Service Act, reintroducing basic military training. The new system consists of two months of basic [...]

A recent ruling by Kosovo’s Constitutional Court has barred Member of Parliament (MP) Nenad Rashiq from being elected as Deputy Speaker of the Assembly on the grounds that he does not currently represent the Serbian community. While the decision aims to unblock the country’s months-long political paralysis, it has drawn sharp criticism from legal experts [...]

The United States government announced on September 12 that it will suspend the long-anticipated Strategic Dialogue with Kosovo, citing Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s actions as a source of escalating tensions and instability. In a statement posted on X, the US Embassy in Pristina said the decision reflected Washington’s concern that Kurti’s policies are undermining stability [...]

Hundreds of people demonstrated Saturday in the southern Syrian city of Sweida, pressing for the self-determination of the Druze people. Protesters demanded full independence from Syria, dismissing ideas of federalism or autonomy as inadequate. Speakers at the protest argued that statehood would guarantee their security, citing recent episodes of violence as evidence that inter-ethnic coexistence [...]

In addition to its as-yet undetermined consequences for a potential US-Iran nuclear deal, “Operation Midnight Hammer”—the US military operation that involved aerial strikes on three key Iranian nuclear facilities in June—has brought a long-standing legal debate with considerable implications for US foreign policy to the fore: the scope of executive war powers under the US [...]