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There is much agreement among ‘progressives’ and ‘moderates’ that the modern Republican Party is an existential threat to American democracy. This agreement, I believe, is well-founded. With notable exceptions , Republican officials have either supported or turned a blind eye towards violent efforts – egged on by a Republican president – to overturn an election. […]
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It is axiomatic that States act out of their own self–interest, dictated by political, military and economic considerations. Furthermore, international law lacks the elements one normally associates with a legal system. There is no international sovereign; there is no international legislative body; there is, in most cases, no compulsory adjudication and no enforcement body. It […]
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What does it mean to say that a weapon or a system is autonomous? As simple as this question sounds, the term opens a pandora’s box, because ‘autonomy’ has different meanings according to the field of knowledge we refer to. Does ‘autonomy’ mean the acceptance of a new type of agent parallel to humans? That […]
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The Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overruled Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case recognizing a right to an abortion, and the 1992 Casey decision that reaffirmed Roe. From any human perspective, Dobbs was momentous, but the meaning of a major constitutional law decision reaches beyond its immediate subject. Dobbs thus demands […]
Read MoreThe facts on the ground are grim. War in Ukraine has been grindingly destructive, as days and weeks turn into months. As Ukrainian cities are being levelled, civilian targets range from the theatre in Mariupol, to the streets of Bucha, to the train station in Kramatorsk. The helplessness of the West can be measured by […]
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We are, according to US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in a ‘crisis of legitimacy’. The US Supreme Court’s overturning of long-settled law Roe vs Wade regarding women’s right to abortion does not reflect US public opinion at large. Trust in the court itself is at an all-time-low, she laid out in a Twitter series on 25 […]
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To date, millions of American parents have been impacted by the baby formula shortage but breastfeeding parents largely remain unpanicked. Social media has exploded with posts taking note of this and suggesting that this benefit might spur reluctant parents to embrace breastfeeding. But this advice fails to acknowledge that breastfeeding without supplementing with formula is […]
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Even though the war in Ukraine has only been waged for a few months as of this writing, there are already a number of important legacies that are worth exploring including its implications for the future of cybersecurity norm building, and more broadly the drive for cyber peace. In the opening days of Russia’s invasion, […]
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