The International Court of Justice is often viewed as the world’s main judicial institution. Recently it has taken a historic step by issuing an advisory opinion which declares that states have legal obligations to mitigate climate change under international law. This decision, which was brought forth by a coalition of Pacific Island nations and supported by over 130 UN member …

The ongoing conflict in Gaza has been a source of immense suffering for the people living in the region, as well as a cause for concern on the international stage. The lack of a lasting ceasefire can be attributed to a complex web of geopolitical, historical, and strategic interests that have, unfortunately, taken precedence over the immediate need for peace. …

The promotion of international justice and accountability is a pillar of international law and the world order that we know today. The advances made in the second half of the 20th century are significant, with the Nuremberg Trials and Tokyo War Crime Trials paving the way to the establishment of the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda …

After months of political deliberation, the European Union officially initiated a protracted process on Tuesday to fulfil its commitment to allocate funds derived from frozen Russian central bank assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine. The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, announced that it had reached an agreement on a proposal outlining a legal framework to utilize the …

The World Food Programme (WFP) is one of the major suppliers of the foods needed to feed millions throughout the world. But new funding cuts have worried observers about the organization’s future in conflict-torn countries such as Yemen and Syria. And if the WFP were to withdraw from these countries, food security would suffer an enormous setback.  The World Food Programme (WFP) …

For centuries armies have used stimulants to face the reality and the brutality of war. It was soon realized by scientists how certain drugs could also help improve the performance of the military. In order to have a better understanding about the type of drugs that were and are still used by combatants, it is stated that among such drugs …

The use of starvation as a weapon of war is an antique method of warfare that belligerents have been using for centuries. The weaponization of hunger is an unfortunate reality used in many contexts of armed conflicts around the globe, which is causing suffering and deaths mostly to the most vulnerable people in such contexts: the civilians. Starvation as a …

On the 23rd of November the UK Supreme Court ruled unanimously against the possibility for the Scottish parliament to hold a new independence referendum, that was planned to take place in October 2023, without prior approval from the UK government. The court highlighted that the Scottish parliament does not have the power to legislate on independence because it pertains to …

Over the latest decades, a controversial question has roamed the environments of Global Security, both in academia and on the political scene: is NATO an obsolete institution? Many wondered what purposes might the organisation serve in a world where its initial rationale as an opposing party to the Soviet Union had fallen, and its member countries suffered virtually no active …

A month ago was announced the indo-pacific security pact, a partnership between Australia, USA and UK, in order for the Australian Navy to acquire nuclear-powered submarines. The so-called AUKUS accounts for an initiative of counterbalance against China, which sometimes pursues an aggressive foreign policy in its neighbourhood or on the international scene. Although in the post-Brexit era, it is obvious …