Publications
This paper examines the international legal background to inclusion and transparency in peace processes, and the relevance for peace negotiations on the Ukraine conflict.
Middle East
The Day After might sound like the title of a film or a novel. But for diplomats and policymakers, the phrase has only one meaning and that is what happens ‘the day after’ the fighting stops in Gaza.
Middle East
Sunday’s handover of papers came only two days after the UN’s top court ordered Israel to immediately halt its military offensive in southern Gaza.
Middle East
The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have been pursuing a way out. Can they get Israel on board?
Middle East
The UN’s top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), has issued a dramatic ruling, ordering Israel to “immediately halt its military offensive in Rafah”.
Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion of a ceasefire in Ukraine to freeze the war was rejected by the United States after contacts between intermediaries, three Russian sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters.
Ukraine
A landmark EU decision this week to send Ukraine the interest earned by hundreds of billions of dollars in Russian central bank accounts on its territory is adding urgency to a debate over what will happen to those accounts.
Publications
Prof Marc Weller believes the ICC’s creeping jurisdiction is part of a broader trend
Middle East
Norway, Ireland and Spain said Wednesday they are recognizing a Palestinian state in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians. Israel immediately ordered back its ambassadors from Norway and Ireland.