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Strengthening Democracy With the Global Fragility Act: Getting Political Transformation Right

US planning teams are preparing for a focus on Haiti, Libya, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea, and the Littoral West Africa region.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller Mike McCord, testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill.

DoD Can’t Move Forward on Civilian Casualties Without Looking Back

"Neglecting past cases would be a grave mistake that could damage the credibility of an otherwise promising process."
Bill of one hundred dollars under holed paper

How Strengthening the Corporate Transparency Act Can Help the IRS Follow the Money

Stronger tools are needed for regulators to identify the true owners of financial holdings.
Image: An election worker takes ballots from a sorting machine on Election Day at the King County Elections office in Renton, Washington on November 3, 2020. (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

Draft Trump Executive Order Shows How False Foreign Interference Claims May Be Used to Undermine U.S. Elections

Among the many efforts to undermine the 2020 election results, the draft EO stands out, offering a strategy that may be used and abused in future elections.
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Конституційні обмеження України: як домогтися відповідальності за злочин агресії

"Якщо коли-небудь був час для притягнення до відповідальності за злочин агресії, то це він. Знайти…
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Ukraine’s Constitutional Constraints: How to Achieve Accountability for the Crime of Aggression

Russia's crime of aggression must be prosecuted in a way that is consistent with both international and Ukrainian law.
Image: A Sudanese protester carries makeshift scales during a protest asking for the extradition of ousted former president Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court in the capital Khartoum on September 19, 2019. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP via Getty Images)

Why the ICC’s First Trial on Darfur is About More Than Securing Justice

Ali Kushayb's trial opens as the military reasserts its control over Sudan. Justice - and peace - will require holding perpetrators accountable, even those who are currently in…
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Переговори щодо війни в тіні міжнародного права

"Ми вважаємо, що справжня мета різноманітних норм міжнародного права полягає в тому, щоб зробити…
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Bargaining About War in the Shadow of International Law

International law offers important tools to prod adversaries to avoid military options for resolving disputes.
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Ukraine and the New Politics of Faux Transparency

To counter Russian disinformation operations, western governments should commit more deeply to transparency and openness.

Insight from Ukraine: Revitalizing Belief in International Law

"Our belief in international law might have been shaken, but it must survive despite the horrors we are currently witnessing."

Погляд з України: відроджуючи віру в міжнародне право

"Наша віра в міжнародне право могла похитнутись, але вона повинна встояти, незважаючи на усі жахіття,…
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