coup
The Complexities of Calling a Coup a Coup
Sarah Harrison Wed, Feb 23, 2022, 9:01 AM
Why is the U.S. government, and the Department of State in particular, slow to call a coup a coup?
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South China Sea
U.S. State Department Picks Apart PRC’s South China Sea Customary Law Claim
Matthew Waxman Tue, Feb 1, 2022, 8:01 AM
A recent State Department legal analysis highlights the unique roles that the United States plays in interpreting and enforcing maritime law in the South China Sea. This legal diplomacy also illustrates methodological challenges of customary international law.
Cybersecurity
Technology Diplomacy Changes Are the Right Start
Laura Bate, Matthew Cordova Mon, Nov 29, 2021, 8:01 AM
The State Department must retain the focus of top leadership and continue to work with Congress to ensure the long-term success of its new technology-focused bureau and special envoy.
Cybersecurity
Initiative Persistence and the Consequence for Cyber Norms
Michael P. Fischerkeller Mon, Nov 8, 2021, 8:01 AM
Documents like CYBERCOM's 2018 Command Vision are less provocative in the context of other directives, but who in the U.S. government takes precedence in constructing cyber norms?
Afghanistan
Livestream: Antony Blinken Testifies on the U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan Part 1
Rohini Kurup Mon, Sep 13, 2021, 2:07 PM
At 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13, the House Foreign Affairs Committee will hold a hearing to evaluate the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and related policy. The committee will hear testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Taliban
History and the Recognition of the Taliban
Scott R. Anderson Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 12:55 PM
This isn’t the first time that the United States has had to reconsider its relationship with a resurgent Taliban—or a chaotic and uncertain Afghanistan.
State Department Legal Adviser
Sarah Cleveland Nominated to Be Legal Adviser
John Bellinger Wed, Aug 11, 2021, 3:03 PM
Sarah Cleveland is an excellent choice to be legal adviser. She should be confirmed quickly.
counterterrorism
House Homeland Security Hearing on Transnational Racially and Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism
Tia Sewell Thu, Apr 29, 2021, 10:31 AM
On Thursday, April 29, 2021, at 10:30 a.m., the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism will hold a hearing on the transnational threat of racially and ethnically motivated violent extremism. The subcommittee will hear testimony from John Cohen, the assistant secretary of homeland security for counterterrorism and threat prevention, and John Godfrey, the acting coordinator for counterterrorism at the State Department.
United Nations Security Council
‘America’s Back’ at the Table: Cataloguing the Biden Administration’s First Security Council Presidency
Alexandra Koch, Tia Sewell Tue, Apr 27, 2021, 3:20 PM
In March, the United States assumed the presidency of the U.N. Security Council for the month. Here’s our brief on the U.S.’s program of work.
China
It’s Time for a New Policy on Confucius Institutes
Jamie P. Horsley Thu, Apr 1, 2021, 2:30 PM
The closings of Chinese language and culture centers in the U.S. exacerbate a national foreign language deficit at a time when training mandarin speakers familiar with China should be a national priority.