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Buildings of the Yuzhnoukrainsk nuclear power plant are seen through the steam rising from the water in the town Yuzhnoukrainsk, Mykolaiv region, 300 kilometres (185 miles) south of Kiev, on November 25, 2015.

The Harm of Nuclear Weapons Tests for Peaceful Nuclear Power

Any US efforts that undermine key treaties would erode the global nonproliferation regime that advances the safety of civil nuclear technologies.
Jun. 26, 2020 and
The US flag at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on August 6, 2013.

Crises of Accountability for U.S. Systemic Abuses of Power

On this International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the United States is at a crossroads. We will know soon if the country is capable of breaking the cycle of impunity…
Jun. 26, 2020 , and 1 more
Bush, Obama, Trump

Trump’s Rationale for Attacking the ICC—Continuity with Bush and Obama’s War on Terrorism

An article by the first Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
Jun. 25, 2020
A team member of MINUSMA stands across from a helicopter in Sobane Da, in the Mopti region in central Mali.

As UN Renews Peacekeeping in Mali, Civilian Protection Requires Ongoing Push for Air Assets

The mission is missing critical military helicopters it needs in several locations to carry out its recently expanded mandate.
Jun. 24, 2020
Norway signs the United Nations Charter and other country representatives stand behind at the The San Francisco Conference, 25 April - 26 June 1945.

The United Nations Charter at 75: Between Force and Self-Defense — Part Two

A more complete view of the UN Charter explains why there are no unwritten exceptions to the prohibition of force.
Jun. 24, 2020
Norway signs the United Nations Charter and other country representatives stand behind at the The San Francisco Conference, 25 April - 26 June 1945.

The United Nations Charter at 75: Between Force and Self-Defense — Part One

As we celebrate the Charter’s seventy-fifth birthday, a deep dive into its negotiating history shows that the right of self-defense under Article 51 is triggered by an act of…
Jun. 24, 2020
Iraqi human rights activist Nadia Murad, co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, listens during a press conference at the National Press Club October 8, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Draft “Murad Code” Aims to Improve Investigations of Sexual Violence in Conflict

The guidelines respond to troubling past practices that made investigations ineffective, re-traumatizing, unnecessarily duplicative, and a security risk.
Jun. 19, 2020
Iraqi Yazidi women arrive at Lalish temple in a valley near Dohuk, 430 km (260 miles) northwest of the capital Baghdad, on June 24, 2018.

New UN Handbook on Sexual Violence in Conflict Helps, But Still Falls Short

It omits a key type of violation and fails to account for the power structures that enable multiple forms of sexual violence and abuse.
Jun. 19, 2020 and
Christian faithfuls hold signs reading, "Politicians work for the good of Nigeria," "God is love," and "God hates injustice"as they march on the streets of Abuja during a prayer and penance for peace and security in Nigeria in Abuja on March 1, 2020.

Make Democracy and Governance a Keystone of the US Global Fragility Strategy

The US too often views its work on fragile or failed states as "fixing" various sectors, without enough focus on the political dynamics underneath.
Jun. 18, 2020 and
Injured Iraqis classified as enemy prisoners of war walk into a medevac helicopter as they are transferred from the 28th Combat Support Hospital, about 25 kilometers south west of Baghdad, 15 July, 2003, to Camp Cropper, a prison camp at the Saddam International Airport in Baghdad.

New Developments in ICRC Commentaries to the POW Convention

On Tuesday, June 16 the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) launched its updated Commentary to the Geneva Convention III Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War…
Jun. 18, 2020
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during a developmental test, Feb. 5, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

The Potential U.S. Security Threats in Letting New START Lapse

Almost every problem that critics say this nuclear-weapons pact doesn't solve would be aggravated if the treaty expires.
Jun. 16, 2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (C) holds a joint news conference on the International Criminal Court with (L-R) US Attorney General William Barr, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper and National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien, at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2020.

The Self-Defeating Executive Order Against the International Criminal Court

"I know because I used to make this theoretical international law argument...on behalf of the U.S. Government many years ago."
Jun. 12, 2020
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