Department of State

The Growing Irrelevance of State’s List of Countries Not Cooperating on Counterterrorism

by Jason M. Blazakis and Stephen Tankel

Jun 4th, 2020

Pompeo’s Personal Stake in the International Criminal Court’s Afghan Investigation

by Haley S. Anderson and Randle DeFalco

Jun 3rd, 2020

A Bipartisan Push in Congress to Fight the ‘Parallel Pandemic’ of Human Rights Abuses Abroad

by Rob Berschinski and Reece Pelley

Jun 1st, 2020

State’s Selective Cooperation with Congress Raises Legal Questions that Demand Answers

by Donald K. Sherman

May 29th, 2020

Lessons From a Torture Advocate’s Failed Bid for a Key Human Rights Position

by Rita Siemion and Benjamin Haas

May 5th, 2020

Pompeo’s “Rights Commission” Is Worse Than Feared: 7 Concerns to Watch

by Jayne Huckerby and Sarah Knuckey

Apr 16th, 2020

U.S. Security Aid Is a Faith-Based Policy

by Andrew Miller and Daniel R. Mahanty

Apr 14th, 2020

Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights Looks to Be a “Win-Win” for China

by Rob Berschinski and Andréa Worden

Mar 23rd, 2020

Former Officials Challenge Pompeo’s Threats to the International Criminal Court

by Todd Buchwald, David M. Crane, Benjamin Ferencz, Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp, Ambassador David Scheffer and Clint Williamson

Mar 18th, 2020

Pompeo’s “Rights Commission” is Worse Than Feared: Part I

by Jayne Huckerby and Sarah Knuckey

Mar 13th, 2020

Legacy of Late State Department Human Rights Champion Tex Harris Reverberates Today

by Martin Edwin Andersen

Mar 3rd, 2020

The United States Finally Has a New War Crimes Ambassador

by Beth Van Schaack

Jan 10th, 2020

Why the Settlements are a Problem for Benjamin Netanyahu

by Victor Kattan

Dec 19th, 2019

Trump Ordered a Hold on Ukraine Military Assistance Earlier Than Reported

by Kate Brannen

Nov 26th, 2019

IG Falls Short of Justice in Investigating Political Retaliation at the State Department

by Luke Hartig

Nov 22nd, 2019

Highlights of Taylor-Kent Hearing and Connections to Other Witnesses

by Kate Brannen, Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman

Nov 13th, 2019

A Dozen Questions for Mike Pompeo

by Sidney Blumenthal

Oct 22nd, 2019

Know Your Rights: Conversations with Congress

by Irvin McCullough and Tom Devine

Oct 4th, 2019

Pompeo’s Letter Is the Trump Administration’s Opening Salvo of Obstruction

by Austin Evers

Oct 2nd, 2019

What’s the New Terror Financing Executive Order All About?

by Jason M. Blazakis

Sep 17th, 2019

Protections Fall for Vietnamese Immigrants as Trump Pushes Deportations

by Charles Dunst

Aug 29th, 2019

The Missing State Department Memo on US Officials’ Possible Aiding and Abetting Saudi War Crimes

by Oona A. Hathaway

Jul 24th, 2019

Trump’s “Unalienable Rights” Commission Likely to Promote Anti-Rights Agenda

by Jayne Huckerby, Sarah Knuckey and Meg Satterthwaite

Jul 9th, 2019

Self-Defense in International Law: What Level of Evidence?

by Jasmin Johurun Nessa

Jul 8th, 2019

Marik String Appointment as State Department’s Top Lawyer Raises Questions

by John T. Nelson

Jun 13th, 2019

An “Emergency” Arms Deal: Will Congress Acquiesce in Another Blow to Its Authority?

by Diana Ohlbaum and Rachel Stohl

Jun 6th, 2019

EXCLUSIVE: Draft Charter of Pompeo’s “Commission on Unalienable Rights” Hides Anti-Human Rights Agenda

by Rebecca Hamilton

Jun 5th, 2019

Cooking the WMD Books: Politicizing the 2019 State Department Compliance Report

by Alexandra Bell

Jun 5th, 2019

10 Ways the U.S. Can Curb Interpol Abuses

by Ted R. Bromund

Dec 11th, 2018

Them’s Fightin’ Words? State Dept. Ramps Up Iran Rhetoric

by Brian Egan

Nov 28th, 2018

Annotation of Sec. Pompeo’s Certification of Yemen War: Civilian Casualties and Saudi-Led Coalition

by Ryan Goodman

Oct 15th, 2018

Why What’s Happening to the Rohingya Is Genocide