2022 Ukraine Crisis
A Legal Approach to the Transfer of Russian Assets to Rebuild Ukraine
Philip Zelikow Thu, May 12, 2022, 10:21 AM
This approach is about how to compensate, and save, Ukraine.
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2022 Ukraine Crisis
Biden Administration Releases Plan to Seize Russian Assets
Katherine Pompilio Fri, Apr 29, 2022, 4:55 PM
On April 28, the Biden administration released a comprehensive proposal for a legislative package to hold the Russian government and Russian oligarchs accountable for the war against Ukraine.
2022 Ukraine Crisis
Time for a U.N. Peace Enforcement Operation in Northern Ukraine?
Daniel M. Gerstein, Douglas Ligor Wed, Apr 27, 2022, 1:13 PM
A cease-fire and peace enforcement operation in areas from which the Russians have retreated would certainly not be easy but could be an initial step toward a collective path forward.
2022 Ukraine Crisis
Giving Russian Assets to Ukraine—Freezing Is Not Seizing
Paul Stephan Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 10:48 AM
What the executive branch should not do is pretend that Russia’s money can be used to provide material support to Ukraine in the face of existing legal barriers.
2022 Ukraine Crisis
Russian Leaders Know They’re Committing War Crimes. Their Laws of War Manual Says So.
Evan Wallach Mon, Apr 25, 2022, 8:01 AM
By their own words, Russian leaders are condemned.
Podcasts
The Lawfare Podcast: Emily Hoge on the Strange Evolution of Russian Veterans Organizations
Jen Patja Howell Mon, Apr 25, 2022, 5:01 AM
Emily Hoge is a PhD candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, writing a dissertation on Russian veterans groups from the Afghan war and their evolution over time. She wrote a recent piece in Lawfare about how these groups, which started as anti-war, anti-state, pro-veterans activist organizations, morphed into a big part of Vladimir Putin's propaganda operations.
2022 Ukraine Crisis
The Legacy of the Soviet Afghan War and Its Role in the Ukrainian Invasion
Emily Hoge Mon, Apr 25, 2022, 3:01 AM
Organizations of veterans of the Afghan War have played a central role in building domestic support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
2022 Ukraine Crisis
Why Finlandization Is a Terrible Model For Ukraine
Antti Ruokonen Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 10:28 AM
Those inclined to urge Finlandization as a solution for Ukraine should understand what the term actually means.
2022 Ukraine Crisis
What’s the Status of Ukraine’s Case Against Russia at the ICJ?
Jaime Lopez, Brady Worthington Thu, Apr 21, 2022, 8:01 AM
On Feb. 25, Ukraine took steps to challenge Russia’s allegations of Ukrainian-led genocide before the International Court of Justice. What has happened since?
2022 Ukraine Crisis
Moral Equivalence and Ukraine
Gabriel Schoenfeld Wed, Apr 20, 2022, 11:04 AM
There is a growing chorus of voices here at home who continue to draw a moral equivalence between victim and aggressor, and worse.