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Lithuania Leaving Cluster Munition Ban Undermines Agreement, Threatens Crucial Norms

All Parties to the Convention need to publicly and vocally reaffirm the value and importance of this instrument.
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Toward an International Register of Damage for the Occupation of Palestinian Territory

The International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, finding Israel’s…
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Making Russia Pay to Strengthen Ukraine

Collective countermeasures are the effective legal mechanism for Ukraine to restore some balance vis-à-vis Russia.
NATO leaders are seated at desks in a large circle with additional desk seating behind them for other attendees, all under a large lighted disk above them and the number 75 in large figures behind them to mark the alliance's 75th anniversary.

After the NATO Summit, Allies Need to Step Up Their Game on Ukraine, Russia, and China

The Alliance made significant progress in some areas, but has lots of work to do going forward to meet the challenges on its doorstep.
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The Just Security Podcast NATO’s Washington Summit: Russia’s War on Ukraine Tests Alliance

Joining the show to discuss this year’s NATO summit and unpack its implications is Ambassador Daniel Fried. 

The Undesirable Journey of Vladimir Kara-Murza: Challenging Russia’s Repression

His case and the cause of freedom he pursues highlight the need for greater efforts by Russian civil society and the international community.

At the NATO Summit, Strategy and Politics in Play

The agenda has more than the usual weight attached to it while war rages in Europe and amid the US political dynamic.

Death Toll Climbs in Ukraine With Russia’s ‘Double-Tap’ Strikes

The tactic adds to evidence of intent to kill civilians through targeted or indiscriminate attacks, including on aid workers and institutions.
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The Just Security Podcast: ICC Arrest Warrants for Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Power Grid

Prosecutors allege that Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s former defense minister, and Valery Gerasimov, the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, directed missile strikes…
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The Just Security Podcast: Attacks on Health in Armed Conflict

An expert team from Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and local partners unpacks patterns of attacks on health care in armed conflicts.
A man standing side by side with a woman wrapped in the Ukrainian national flag walk away from camera on a street in Lviv, Ukraine.

Looking Ahead from Lviv: Sustainable Development in a Post-Conflict Ukraine

Consistent with principles of sustainable development, it is time to begin developing plans for the post-conflict reconstruction of Ukraine.
A cellphone is held in front of a computer screen displaying multiple videos of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with the word "Real" featured under videos on the lefthand side and "Fake" featured on the right. The phone displays a tweet from a META official declaring that deepfaked videos of the Zelenskyy were identified and taken down.

Truth, Trust, and AI: Justice and Accountability for International Crimes in the Era of Digital Deception

The emergence of deepfakes and synthetic media have called into question the authenticity of user-generated evidence in legal proceedings.
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