Featuring Ambassador David Scheffer, current LDNS professor of practice, Senior Fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, & founding father of the International Criminal Court 

Israel has the right to defend itself and deter further invasion, but foreign policy insiders, and now Sullivan and Biden, are increasingly discussing the thresholds for retaliation, particularly under the covenants of international law. What does that mean for Israel—and Hamas?

The Fate of Justice in Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks

By Ambassador David Scheffer
September 25, 2023

While the final chapter of the Russia-Ukraine war has yet to be written, the prospects of any negotiations to achieve a just and lasting peace remain distant. But it is not too soon to consider how accountability, particularly criminal accountability, would fare if any such talks were held between Russia and Ukraine.