Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (May 11-15, 2026)

Symposium: Intersection of Sanctions and Corruption

• Introducing a New Symposium: The Intersection of Sanctions and Corruption
  by Marie E. Harf
• Three Lessons from the Intersection of Sanctions and Corruption
  by Richard Nephew
• The Next Frontier: Overcoming Crime and Corruption in Post-Sanctions Situations
  by Susan Carter, George A. Lopez, and Alistair Millar

Series: Syria in Transition

• Building Justice After Assad: Syria’s Accountability Dilemma and Pathways to Justice
  by Hanny Megally

Series: When Guardrails Erode

• Dubious Delistings: Unexplained U.S. Sanctions Removals for the Corrupt and Well-Connected
  by Adam Keith and Amanda Strayer
• The Just Security Podcast: The Latest on International Anti-Corruption Enforcement
  Dani Schulkin interview with Richard Nephew and Bruce Swartz
• If President Trump is Concerned With the Entry of “Criminal Aliens,” Why Is the U.S. Welcoming Corrupt Foreign Officials?
  by Melissa Hooper

Russia-Ukraine War

• In Absentia Trials and the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine
  by Ward Ferdinandusse

U.S. Military

• Lessons from the Pentagon’s Empty Case Against Mark Kelly
  by Ryan Burke

Armed Conflict

• Is the United States at War with Iraq?
  by W. Casey Biggerstaff
• The Netherlands Sets New Path for Investigating Evidence of Civilian Harm in Modern Conflict
  by Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen

International Human Rights

• Submission to the U.N. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Application of the ICESCR in Situations of Armed Conflict
  by Balakrishnan Rajagopal

Transnational Repression

• Transnational Repression and the Case for International Criminal Accountability
  by Brandon Silver and Kate McInnes

Global Governance and Democracy

• What American Mayors Can Learn From Budapest
  by Nina Hachigian
• The Transatlantic Dilemma: How to Pursue Autonomy Without Foreclosing Future Cooperation
  by Michael Carpenter
• How Multilateral Powers Can Still Save the World Order
  by Alicia Buenrostro Massieu and Ander Laresgoiti

AI Governance

• Nuclear-Powered AI: The Risks of De-Regulation
  by Michael J. Kelly and Craig Martin

U.S. Boat Strikes

• Timeline of Boat Strikes and Related Actions (Updated)
  by Jeremy Chin, Margaret Lin, Aidan Arasasingham and Marie Miller

Trump Executive Actions

• The Trump Administration’s Use of State Power Against Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture (Updated)
  by Rebecca Hamilton
• Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions (Updated)
  by Just Security