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“The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill one’s heart.” Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus A greatly-improved world order is needed for human survival. In turn, any such transformation would need to rest upon imaginative and systematic “design” processes. Oddly, apart from a tiny handful of esoteric and residual academic programs, there [...]

Russia has been subjecting 314 children to its system of coerced adoption and fostering, according to the investigation released by Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) Tuesday. The HRL began documenting potential violations of international law by Russia in Ukraine as part of an initiative led by the US Department of State [...]

On November 19, President Vladimir Putin announced a revised nuclear strike doctrine that escalated the consequences of the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The Russian nuclear strike has become much more probable than before. The NATO countries, particularly the United States, should not dismiss what Putin says as mere threatening rhetoric but should accept it at its face [...]

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law on Saturday a bill that provides debt relief to recruits who sign up to fight in Ukraine, and their spouses. Federal law No. 391 was previously passed by the State Duma, lower house of the Russian parliament, on Tuesday November 19, and comes into force in December.  The [...]

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday denounced the International Criminal Court’s issuing of an arrest warrant   for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He maintained that the ICC was “interfering in an ongoing conflict for political purposes” and that he would defy it by inviting the Israeli leader to Hungary. In a post on X [...]

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a directive formally lowering the threshold for Russia’s use of nuclear weapons, a move widely seen as a response to the recent policy shift by US President Joe Biden on the missile supply to Ukraine. Under the new policy, Russia’s military could potentially deploy nuclear weapons in response to [...]

Russia on Monday vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution aimed at protecting civilians in Sudan amidst the country’s ongoing conflict. The resolution, which would have called on the warring factions to cease hostilities and engage in dialogue in good faith, was blocked despite widespread international support for its adoption. The draft resolution addressed [...]

The rule of law is the bedrock of international relations and human rights, ensuring that nations adhere to established norms to protect humanity during times of conflict. Within this framework, the laws of armed conflict delineate appropriate conduct in wartime through fundamental principles: military necessity, proportionality, unnecessary suffering, and discrimination. The foundational tenet of the [...]

“A government of laws, and not of men.” John Adams (1774) Incoming US president Donald J. Trump’s obeisance to Russia’s Vladimir Putin is well-documented. Such behavior is sometimes much more serious than a matter of personal dereliction. In consideration of Putin’s ongoing crimes against Ukraine, it represents a time-urgent matter of law and justice. Though [...]

Edited by: James Joseph | Managing Editor for Long-Form Content In this article the author, Mykyta Vorobiov, a Senior Editor for Long Form Content and student at Bard College in Berlin, explores the significant changes made to Russia’s Constitution following the controversial 2020 referendum that allowed President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule. The amendments [...]