Charting Sanctions: Legality, Efficacy and Impact
This article explores the international legal framework underlying economic sanctions and their efficacy as a tool of foreign policy
Measuring Pakistan’s Technical Compliance with the FATF Recommendations
This report aims to provide an objective, independent assessment of Pakistan’s performance based on FATF methodology and the evaluation experience of other states. Additionally, it seeks to provide clarity to both domestic and international policymakers while also addressing misconceptions regarding Pakistan’s efforts to abide by its international obligations.
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW): One Step Closer to a Ban?
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entered into force on January 22, 2021 and is being celebrated by many as the dawn of a new nuclear order. The treaty is the first of its kind in that it comprehensively bans the development and possession of nuclear weapons and is a result of 50 years worth of attempts to curb the proliferation of such weapons. Its proponents argue that the treaty challenges the hegemony and moral exceptionalism of the states that continue to possess nuclear weapons
Armenia, Azerbaijan and the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh under International Law
The conflict has garnered much media attention not only because of concerns that two states going to war in the midst of a global pandemic would exacerbate its effects, but also because of the geostrategic importance of the dispute.