Asser Today

Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) are two of our most important global issues. Governments continue to struggle with how to respond to terrorist attacks and WMDS were recently used in Syria, the United Kingdom, and Malaysia. Find out more about ...

Digital technology has been at the forefront of the US-China trade war. The tensions have in part led the US government to initiate the export control of emerging technologies, including, not only advanced information technology, but also robotics, brain-compu...

Terrorist attacks have triggered an increase in security-related legislative provisions across the world. A wide range of new or updated administrative and criminal law measures is meant to bolster states’ ability to respond to acts of terrorism, and to addres...

In a recent interview with the Spanish language podcast Hablemos de Derecho Internacional, Asser researcher Dr León Castellanos-Jankiewicz has argued that the Trump administration is using the coronavirus pandemic for discriminatory purposes and continues to b...

Across the globe, social movements have been mobilising for racial justice and equality after the brutal killings of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery in the United States. Asser researcher Dimitri Van Den Meerssche interviewed international lawyer Nawi Ukabiala ...