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Biodefense: Coordinating Our Response to Deadly Disease with a Strategy and Policy Memo

The FBI arrested a Navy veteran for sending two letters to a Pentagon distribution center that tested positive for ricin, providing a test run on the effectiveness of interagency…

Oct. 4, 2018 Thomas Rovito

Bolstered EU Force Could Help Stabilize Bosnia, as Russia and Elections Close In

On Oct. 7, Bosnia will hold its most contentious and divisive elections since the war that killed 100,000 people in the 1990s. The risk of state disintegration in the immediate…

Oct. 2, 2018 Kurt Bassuener

Many Problems with Forever War: Being Too Humane Is Not One of Them

A challenge to the notion that increasing humanity in war is a bad thing from two people who work for a non-governmental organization devoted to the protection of civilians.…

Sep. 28, 2018 Shannon N. Green and Daniel R. Mahanty

The Risks of Permanent War

In a widely shared opinion piece published in the New York Times on September 11th, U.S. Army veteran Joe Quinn observed that for “the past 17 years in Afghanistan, we’ve tried…

Sep. 26, 2018 Ali Wyne

A New AUMF Is Not a Solution to “Endless War”

Seventeen years have now passed since the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the launching of wars against terrorist groups tied to those attacks. While Congress and the George…

Sep. 25, 2018 Ken Gude

To Undermine the ICC, Bolton’s Targets Extend Way Beyond the Court

If the U.S. pressures states to sign new bilateral agreements shielding American personnel from the ICC, officials and civil society in those countries have options other than…

Sep. 24, 2018 Ben Batros

Bolton, the ICC and the Rohingya

If the U.K. and the U.S. make it a priority, those responsible for the terrible crimes against the Rohingya could be held accountable. But now, with Bolton’s scathing remarks…

Sep. 19, 2018 Aryeh Neier

Post-9/11 Generation Reaches Enlistment Age in Unmoored ‘War on Terror’

Human Rights First International Legal Counsel Rita Siemion says it's long past time to ensure that war-based authorities are used only when specifically authorized by Congress…

Sep. 18, 2018 Rita Siemion

Countries’ Reactions to Bolton’s Attack on the ICC

Here we lay out the reactions of different states that we’ve managed to gather so far after looking for statements by all 123 States Parties to the Rome Statute, as well as some…

Sep. 18, 2018 Alex Moorehead and Alex Whiting

Grading the Pompeo Certification on Yemen War and Civilian Protection: Time for Serious Reconsideration

Former State Department official (stepped down in May 2017) and top expert on civilian casualties and targeting operations analyzes the State Department's certification to Congress,…

Sep. 18, 2018 Larry Lewis

The Legal Line Crossed in Bolton’s Attack on the ICC

National Security Adviser John Bolton’s Sept. 10 speech on U.S. policy towards the International Criminal Court (ICC) – prompted by the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber’s impending…

Sep. 17, 2018 Sergey Vasiliev

Why Bolton’s Assault on the ICC Is Not in U.S. Interests

As a personal crusade, John Bolton’s frontal attack on the International Criminal Court (ICC) is not surprising. He led the charge against the ICC early in the George W. Bush…

Sep. 14, 2018 Jane Stromseth

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