Eugene Kontorovich

Jerusalem, Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Research Fellow at Heritage Foundation

Professor @georgemasonlaw. Writing and speaking on constitutional & international law. Expert on the Israel-Arab conflict @koheletforum.

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Articles

It’s Time to Hold International Organizations Accountable for Supporting Terrorism | National Review

2 days ago | nationalreview.com | Eugene Kontorovich
How Bosnia weaponized Interpol against Milorad Dodik for political ends

1 week ago | jpost.com | Eugene Kontorovich

When European states act in Bosnia, they do so on the much murkier ground of knowing what’s good for Bosnia.
Opinion | Egypt Defies Trump. Will He Cut Aid?

1 month ago | wsj.com | Eugene Kontorovich

Egypt has stepped up its military presence in the Sinai Peninsula since Oct. 7, 2023, in apparent violation of its peace treaty with Israel. Recently, photos have circulated of rows of tanks in the desert. They aren’t there to confront Israel, which would pound Egypt in any military confrontation. The threat Cairo sees emanates from the Gaza Strip, where Egypt is determined to keep its border closed to refugees. That puts Cairo at odds with U.S. policy.
Opinion | The U.N. Is Ripping America Off in New York

1 month ago | wsj.com | Eugene Kontorovich

President Trump has bemoaned the 1977 Panama Canal Treaty, which gave away strategic American territory. But what may be the federal government’s worst real estate deal of all time involved land in Mr. Trump’s front yard. The United Nations Headquarters Agreement of 1947 gave the U.N. a tax-free, quasi-extraterritorial 18-acre domain overlooking the East River in Midtown Manhattan. The Trump World Tower is right across First Avenue.
The True Story Behind Donald Trump’s Stance on NATO and Ukraine

1 month ago | heritage.org | Eugene Kontorovich

President Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy is doing the opposite of what many think—it is strengthening NATO and investing America in Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity. But it is doing so in a way that is realistic and is intended actually to work rather than sound nice. One clear aspect of President Trump’s foreign policy is that there is a difference between alliances and free ridership.
The True Story Behind Donald Trump's Stance on NATO and Ukraine

1 month ago | 19fortyfive.com | Eugene Kontorovich

Why Trump’s Ukraine Policy Actually Strengthens NATOPresident Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy is doing the opposite of what many think – it is strengthening NATO and investing America in Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity. But it is doing so in a way that is realistic and is intended actually to work rather than sound nice. One clear aspect of President Trump’s foreign policy is that there is a difference between alliances and free ridership.
International Law Is No Bar to Trump’s Gaza Proposal

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Eugene Kontorovich

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Opinion | International Law Is No Bar to Trump’s Gaza Proposal

1 month ago | wsj.com | Eugene Kontorovich

It’s hard to tell how serious President Trump is about his proposal to take over and redevelop the Gaza Strip. Last week he posted on social media a zany AI-generated video featuring fast-frame images of a Trump-Gaza skyscraper, paper money raining down on dancing children, and Mr. Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu reclining shirtless on beach chairs. The president is successfully trolling European and United Nations officials, who have insisted the plan would violate international law. They’re wrong.
Opinion | Next, Defund the United Nations

2 months ago | wsj.com | Eugene Kontorovich

President Trump has cut funding to some egregious United Nations agencies and ordered a review of all funding for the U.N. and other international organizations. Executive orders cutting taxpayer funding for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and trans ideology won’t fully ensure the U.S. taxpayer isn’t paying for such programs without taking on the global deep state. These priorities are baked in to the institutional structure of international organizations that the U.S. underwrites.
Opinion | The U.S. Has Rights Over the Panama Canal

2 months ago | wsj.com | Eugene Kontorovich

The regime of neutrality mandates equal access for all nations to peaceful transit, “just, equitable and reasonable” tolls and fees, exclusive Panamanian operation of the canal, and no foreign military or defense presence in the country. American shippers have objected to the canal’s toll system, but because it applies to all countries equally, it’s hard to see it as a treaty violation. But Messrs. Trump and Rubio are correct that there may be other violations of the neutrality regime.