Editor’s Note: Estonia woke eight counties before dawn Tuesday, put ground air defenses on alert and scrambled NATO fighter jets, and by 5:30 a.m. it was over. One drone had crossed the southeastern border. Nothing fell, nobody fired, and no
In this episode of Greenberg Traurig’s Immigration Insights Podcast, Kate Kalmykov and Cole Heyer discuss recent developments affecting Temporary Protected Status and the resulting considerations for employers and foreign nationals.
Russia does not forcibly relocate its civilians into the occupied territories of Ukraine. Instead, it relies on an array of incentives, including preferential mortgages, employment programmes and tax benefits to increase the attractiveness of relocation. This gives rise to a
Editor’s Note: Russia’s war economy is running short on gasoline at the same moment its military leans harder on North Korean missiles and troops to sustain the fight, and the Kremlin is managing both stories with the same tool: control
Introduction
On 9 June 2026, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court issued a decision in response to a request by a State for consultations under Article 97 of the Rome Statute. Article 97 provides an avenue for
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday warned that Russia’s attack on Kyiv, which utilized cluster munitions in a crowded residential area, may constitute a war crime under international law, citing the weapon’s indiscriminate nature and the high toll of civilian
In March 2026, the Colombian Parliament and then-President Petro agreed to accede to the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries (International Convention). With the deposit of the accession instruments, Colombia will end a multi-year gap
Editor’s Note: A possible Russian provocation using a counterfeit Ukrainian drone against Baltic infrastructure is what Lithuania’s defense minister calls the most realistic current scenario. The assessment is unverified, and he says no such operation appears imminent. The same week,
In this episode of Payments Pros, host Keith Barnett examines a recent FTC enforcement action targeting an alleged unlawful subscription scheme involving 15 corporations and eight individuals operating through Cyprus- and Ukraine-based entities with access to U.S. payment rails. Keith
Dr. Meltem İneli
Ciğer, Associate
Professor of International Law, Suleyman Demirel University Faculty of Law,
Türkiye; Honorary Fellow, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool
With
comments from Professor Steve Peers, Law School, Royal
