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People wait in line at Gatwick Airport on May 28, 2014 in London, England where Border Force check the passports of passengers.

New U.K. Border Security Law: A Frightening Response to the Skripal Poisoning

The British Home Office has quietly gone about making it easier to detain and interrogate travelers at its borders without "reasonable suspicion," and with little public notice.

Mar. 20, 2019 Robbie Stern

A military drone replica is displayed in front of the White House during a protest against drone strikes on January 12, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Breaking the Silence on Civilian Casualties from U.S. Air Strikes in Somalia

A new report by Amnesty International documents 14 civilian deaths and 8 injuries - none acknowledged by AFRICOM - in five U.S. air strikes in Somalia.

Mar. 20, 2019 Daphne Eviatar

Former Bosnian Serbian commander Ratko Mladic appears on a TV screen when people gather to watch a live broadcast from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on November 22, 2017 in Sokolac as UN judges began handing down their verdict in the trial of Mladic, accused of genocide and war crimes in the brutal Balkans conflicts over two decades ago.

Revisiting the Mladić Trial Amidst Trump Admin’s Attacks on International Criminal Justice

International criminal justice has hit a rough patch. The work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is under regular attack from the Trump administration, which opposes the…

Mar. 19, 2019 Kate Brannen

People walk by a board advertising the refurbishment of Mitrovica bridge by the European Union on February 20, 2019 in Mitrovica, Kosovo.

The U.S. Congress, a Voice for the Balkans In the 1990s Wars, Needs to Step Up Again

President Donald Trump and National Security Advisor John Bolton are engaged in a campaign to pressure a close American ally into ceding parts of its territory to a historic adversary.…

Mar. 18, 2019 Kurt Bassuener and Toby Vogel

Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara in the 1960s

Body Counts Are Terrible Way for the Public to Assess US Counter-Terrorism Operations

Retired General Charlie Dunlap writes that partial transparency on civilian casualty reports may be worse than none.

Mar. 18, 2019 Charles J. Dunlap, Jr.

International Law Commission holds special commemorative event.

Letter to the Editor – Germany’s Extradition Request for Gen. Jamil Hassan, with U.S. Support

I very much appreciate Just Security’s bringing to your readers’ attention the German extradition request to Lebanon for Syria’s General Jamil Hassan, who is under suspicion…

Mar. 13, 2019 Claus Kress

An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle and F-16 Fighting Falcon return from an Operation Iraqi Freedom combat mission.

Reflecting on the Civilian Casualty Executive Order: What Was Lost and What Can Now Be Gained

What information did the public just lose with Trump's decision, and what can Congress do beyond just restoring it? Civilian casualties in wartime reporting and minimization.

Mar. 12, 2019 Larry Lewis

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), the Philippine navy frigate BRP Gregaorio del Pilar (PF-15) and the Philippine navy frigate BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) steam in formation during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2014.

The US-Philippines Defense Treaty and the Pompeo Doctrine on South China Sea

A major statement by Sec. Mike Pompeo on U.S. coming to the military defense of the Philippines against China. A legal expert explains the implications.

Mar. 11, 2019 Mark Nevitt

I Helped Write the Exec Order on Public Reporting of Lethal Operations. Here’s What Trump Has Undone.

"Multiple press accounts have cited some of the key problems with the rescission, the backlash from transparency advocates, and why, unsurprisingly, the Trump administration has…

Mar. 8, 2019 Luke Hartig

Trump’s Revocation of Reporting on Lethal Strikes: All Eyes on Congress, Now

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order revoking a section of President Barack Obama’s Executive Order on civilian casualties that required annual reporting…

Mar. 8, 2019 Rita Siemion

Colombian commanders of the FARC-EP leftist guerrillas Jesus Santrich and Victoria Sandino arrive at Convention Palace in Havana for the peace talks with the Colombian government, on November 9, 2015.

Colombian President’s Veto Threat Challenges Peace Process

Colombian President Ivan Duque is threatening to veto legislation that would endorse and regulate a special tribunal established to address atrocities committed during the country’s…

Mar. 7, 2019 Juan Franco

Tear gas is fired by Israeli forces at Palestinian protestors during a demonstration near the fence along the border with Israel, east of Gaza City, on February 8, 2019.

Report of the Independent UN Commission of Inquiry on Gaza Strip – An Initial Evaluation of a Problematic Report

Bottom line up front: "The Commission chose to infer far reaching conclusions from the limited evidence before it, thus discrediting much that should be appreciated in the report."

Mar. 7, 2019 Amichai Cohen

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