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Congress Should Pass the SAFEGUARD Act to Overhaul Arms Sales Law and Protect Human Rights

The SAFEGUARD Act provides a pathway for Congress to push for accountability for the violence linked to U.S. arms sales.

Sep. 20, 2023 John Ramming Chappell

Baby on Board! How Kleptocrats and Associates Use Family Members to Evade Sanctions

In many countries, it is possible for young children -- even babies -- to be corporate shareholders, offering a workaround for their parents.

Sep. 19, 2023 Michelle Kendler-Kretsch and Anrike Visser

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres shake hands in front of the U.N. and Ukrainian flags

Making Counter-Hegemonic International Law: Should A Special Tribunal for Aggression be International or Hybrid?

The increasingly polarized debate over the tribunal’s institutional design – international or hybrid – goes to the heart, and core purpose, of international criminal justice,…

Sep. 19, 2023 Patryk I. Labuda

Analyzing Previously Undisclosed Use of Force Reports: Challenges of Congressional Oversight of the War on Terror

The executive branch, through noncompliance and defiance, has delayed providing Congress with sufficient information on the war on terror.

Sep. 18, 2023 Brian Finucane and Heather Brandon-Smith

How the Expansion of “Self-Defense” Has Undermined Constraints on the Use of Force

Legal Scholar Oona Hathaway examines how expansive U.S. interpretations of "self-defense" have shaped international law.

Sep. 18, 2023 Oona A. Hathaway

Openings for Biden in the Inaugural US-Central Asia Summit at UNGA

Russia and China notwithstanding, serious ties should balance interests in regional cooperation, civil society, and security assistance.

Sep. 14, 2023 Jordan Street and Ilya Jones

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Afghan Evacuation and Resettlement: Two Years Later There’s Still Work To Do

U.S. allies evacuated from Afghanistan still need support as they work against deadlines and bureaucracy. Congress can help.

Sep. 13, 2023 R. Scott Adams

US-Russia Nuclear Arms Control Talks `Without Preconditions’: Somebody Has to Make the First Move

Three months after pledging to find ways to reduce the risks, the Biden administration has yet to take the lead, as it must for US security.

Sep. 12, 2023 Thomas Countryman

Finally Ending America’s Forever War, Part II: Prescription

Leading legal scholar Harold Hongju Koh presents a long-term strategy for ending the "war on terror."

Sep. 12, 2023 Harold Hongju Koh

The Themes and Tensions to Watch at This Year’s UN General Assembly Meetings

The agenda for this year's United Nations General Assembly will focus on the Russia-Ukraine war and international development.

Sep. 11, 2023 Richard Gowan

Introduction to Symposium: Ending Perpetual War

Marking the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, our new Symposium reflects on the enduring legacies of the "war on terror" and prospects for finally leaving the war path.

Sep. 11, 2023 Brianna Rosen

Finally Ending America’s Forever War, Part I: Diagnosis

On the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, leading legal scholar Harold Hongju Koh offers a grim diagnosis of how we got here and the challenges ahead.

Sep. 11, 2023 Harold Hongju Koh

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