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TEHRAN, IRAN - JUNE 15: Military soldiers are seen walking on a street in Tehran on June 15, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

International Affairs Using Military Force in Iran: Domestic and International Law Questions

July 14, 2026

A tanker truck of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA drives in Caracas on January 27, 2026.

International Affairs Managing Venezuela’s Oil Revenue, Sovereign Debt, and Economic Rehabilitation

July 14, 2026

In this handout image provided by NASA, as the Artemis II crew came close to passing behind the Moon and experiencing a planned loss of signal, they captured this image of a crescent Earth setting on the Moon’s limb on April 6, 2026. In this photo, the dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime, while Australia and Oceania are in daylight. In the foreground, the Ohm crater is visible, with terraced edges and a flat floor interrupted by central peaks. Peaks such as these form in complex craters when the lunar surface is liquified on impact, and the liquefied surface splashes upward during the crater’s formation.

Space Exploration ‘Due Regard’ and the Evolving Law of Outer Space Operations

July 14, 2026

TOPSHOT - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (C-R) and France's President Emmanuel Macron (C-L) take part in the Integrated Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition meeting ahead of a summit of the Coalition of the Willing to support Ukraine at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris on July 13, 2026.

International Affairs Security Guarantees for Ukraine: Models, Issues, and Questions

July 14, 2026

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Yun Sun Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center, Africa Growth Initiative

Witney Schneidman Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative

Julie McCarthy Nonresident Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development

Benjamin Wittes Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Editor-in-Chief - Lawfare

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