As the US seemingly moves toward military conflict in Venezuela, worth remembering that Venezuela is an International Criminal Court member state and that the court has an investigation underway in the country. icc-cpi.int/venezuela-i

A good examination of the Gaza peacekeeping dilemma by Anchal Vohra foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/06/the…

Haaretz has a report on some of the provisions in the draft UN Security Council resolution on Gaza. haaretz.com/us-news/2025-1…

The ICJ faces a growing crisis of authority. Compliance with its rulings has fallen from 80% to ~50%. As states increasingly defy the Court, the legitimacy of the entire international legal system is at risk. theguardian.com/law/2025/nov/1…

The United States thanks Qatar, Egypt, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Jordan, and Türkiye for backing our Security Council resolution on Gaza that advances President Trump’s historic 20-point Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict. With firm regional

Indonesia says it's ready to send up to 20,000 troops to Gaza, but with a focus on health and reconstruction (not, presumably, disarming Hamas) reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

My review of Ardi Imseis's new book on the United Nations and Palestine, published in the American Journal of International Law cambridge.org/core/journals/…

UN Security Council backs US Gaza plan bbc.com/news/articles/…

NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani doubles down on Netanyahu arrest pledge foxnews.com/politics/nyc-m… #FoxNews

At the moment, two likely contributors to a Gaza peacekeeping mission (Indonesia and Pakistan) are explicitly saying that their forces will not disarm Hamas.

Sprouting shoots of normal accountability functions: (i) an IG report critical of Sec Def; (ii) serious congressional engagement with the Venezuela boat strikes; (iii) a change in DOD protocols, presumably sparked by internal legal concerns, to rescue rather than kill