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NATO decision on Finland, Sweden strong on paper, future unclear

June 29, 2022

NATO has formally invited Finland and Sweden to join its alliance after Turkey dropped its objections. The decision comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine continues.

International Reach
International
Law and Policy
Foreign Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy

Biden admin rhetoric strengthens Russian propaganda about U.S.

April 25, 2022

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the U.S. wants to see Russia’s military capabilities weakened. The comments come following a trip to Kyiv, where he and Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

International Reach
International
Law, Government & Public Policy
Law and Policy

Protests in Sri Lanka unprecedented, unlikely to fade away

April 28, 2022

Sri Lanka is facing an economic and political crisis, with protesters taking to the streets of the island nation to demand government action and accountability.

International Reach
International

WHO proposals imperfect, but won’t violate U.S. sovereignty

May 26, 2022

Kathy Bergin, professor of disaster law at Cornell Law School, comments on the World Health Assembly meeting in Geneva. 

International Reach
International
Health, Nutrition & Medicine

European leaders show ‘creative diplomacy’ in Russian oil ban

May 4, 2022

The European Union’s top official called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in a sixth package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

International
International Reach
Law, Government & Public Policy

Russian gas threat could force European economy to reform

April 27, 2022

Russia has cut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria after both refused to meet a demand by Moscow to pay in rubles – and is now threatening to do the same to other countries.

International Reach
Economics and Business
International

Military aid to Ukraine comes amid ‘diplomatic dance’ on world stage

April 21, 2022

President Joe Biden is expected to announce an additional $800 million security assistance to Ukraine today following a similarly sized measure earlier this month.

International
International Reach
Foreign Policy
Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy

Finland, Sweden considering NATO not surprising given historical context

May 11, 2022

Key decision-makers in Finland and Sweden are set to announce their positions on NATO membership this week – an expansion would leave Russia surrounded by NATO countries.

International Reach
Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy

U.S. information warfare ‘fundamentally shapes conflict’ in Ukraine

May 5, 2022

Reports suggest the U.S. has provided intelligence that has allowed Ukrainians to target and kill many of the Russian generals who have died in action during the Ukraine war.

International Reach
International
Law, Government & Public Policy

Despite election loss, Marine Le Pen influence in France to continue

April 25, 2022

Emmanuel Macron will retain the French presidency for another five years after defeating Marine Le Pen by 17 percentage points, but she secured the far right's highest share of the vote yet.

International Reach
International
Law and Policy
Law, Government & Public Policy