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An MQ-9 Reaper sits in a hangar during a sandstorm at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Sept. 15, 2008.

Precision and Civilian Casualties: Policymakers Believe Drones Can Be Precise. That May Not Be Enough.

What do policymakers’ own views of drones – particularly as they relate to civilian casualties – reflect, and how do those views affect policymaking?

Aug. 2, 2018 Loren DeJonge Schulman

The Latest ISIS Casualty? UK’s Principled Opposition to the Death Penalty

Like a dripping corrosive liquid, ISIS and the response it provokes from governments are slowly eating away at key human rights principles. Driven by a desire to appear tough on…

Jul. 26, 2018 Nadim Houry

Two Important New Civilian Casualties Provisions in the Defense Authorization Bill

Draft text of the annual defense authorization bill contains two important provisions related to civilian casualties resulting from U.S. military operations.

Jul. 24, 2018 Rita Siemion

The Unchanging Reality of the UN Sex Abuse Scandal

The UN has not been doing enough to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse by its peacekeepers and there is only so much the UN can do on its own to stop the problem. These are…

Jul. 24, 2018 Kate Brannen

The Challenge of Foreign Assistance for Anti-ISIS Detention Operations

New York Times reporter Charlie Savage last week gave readers a fascinating look inside the makeshift detention facilities where the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)…

Jul. 23, 2018 Jonathan Horowitz

U.S.-Russia Military Coop: Sec. Mattis Doesn’t Need Congress’ Permission, But Congress Has Control Options

"Some misunderstanding persists about the scope of the statutory prohibition on bilateral military-to-military cooperation with Russia, the relatively straightforward requirements…

Jul. 23, 2018 Tess Bridgeman

Just Security Podcast: Shaheed Fatima QC on Protecting Children in Armed Conflict

Recent years have seen an escalation in impact of war on children – from the sexual enslavement to the deliberate bombing of their schools – subjecting a generation of children…

Jul. 20, 2018 John Reed

Concerning the Congressional Prohibition on U.S.-Russia Bilateral Military Cooperation

[Editor’s Note from Ryan Goodman: On Thursday, I wrote about a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act, which stipulates that no funds may be “used for…

Jul. 19, 2018 Robert S. Taylor

Does a Years’ Old Congressional Statute Prevent a Trump-Putin Agreement for Military Cooperation?

"Pentagon officials may feel a sense of security that the congressional statute forecloses certain options. But does it?"

Jul. 19, 2018 Ryan Goodman

“We Could Hold Them for 100 Years If the Conflict Lasts for 100 Years”

Last week, Justice Department lawyer Ronald Wiltsie told a federal district court in Washington, D.C. that the Trump administration is entitled to imprison detainees for 100 years…

Jul. 17, 2018 Daphne Eviatar

Trump meets Putin during the G20 Summit on July 7, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany.

What Cannot Be on the Table at the Trump-Putin Summit

President Donald Trump’s attendance at the NATO summit in Brussels this week was defined by a combination of antagonism and spectacle, leaving allies alienated and confused.…

Jul. 13, 2018 James Lamond

With Trump Talk of Crimea Deal, Will U.S. Bulwark Hold?

The prospect that Trump might seek a deal with Putin that sells out Crimea highlights the vulnerability of the borders of Europe’s second-largest country, Ukraine, despite years…

Jul. 13, 2018 Viola Gienger

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