Use of Force, and International Humanitarian Law

Trump Establishes White House Office for Special Peace Missions

Author: 
ASIL Staff

On June 30, 2025, US President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14311 establishing a White House Office for Special Pea

UK High Court allows continued export of jet fighter components to Israel

Author: 
ASIL Staff

On June 30, 2025, the High Court of Justice’s King’s Bench Division ruled th

US Bombs Three Iranian Nuclear Sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan

Author: 
ASIL Staff

On June 21, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced that American planes targeted and bombed three Iranian nuclear

UN Human Rights Office Appeals for Urgent De-escalation as Israel-Iran Crisis Continues

Author: 
Alaa Hajyahia

On June 18, 2025, as the Israel-Iran crisis entered its sixth day, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif

US Vetoes UN Security Council Gaza Ceasefire Resolution

Author: 
Alaa Hajyahia

On June 4, 2025, the United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza and for the “immediate and unconditi

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland Recommend Withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention

Author: 
Özge Karsu

On March 18, 2025, the defense ministers of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland

U.S. Declares Genocide in Sudan Amid Escalating Conflict

Author: 
Brita Jelen