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В Україні немає швидких вирішень проблем

Забезпечення того, що інтереси України та її уряду матимуть перевагу за столом переговорів, дасть…
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In Ukraine, There Are No Quick Fixes

In seeking to end Russia's war in Ukraine, there are risks that attempting a fast conclusion could prolong the suffering it would be meant to alleviate.
Ukrainian servicemen carry the casket bearing the remains of journalist Maks Levins on April 4, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Ukrainian Journalists Are Winning the “Information War” Russia Is Waging Against Ukraine, But They Need Help

Solidarity with -- and support for -- them offers an opportunity to reaffirm the value of free and independent media everywhere.

How States Like California Are Bolstering Federal Sanctions Against Russia

States and other non-federal actors have significant power, much of which is still untapped, to support ongoing sanctions efforts.
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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.
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The Need to Reexamine the Crime of Aggression’s Jurisdictional Regime

"What is needed in the long run is for States Parties to the ICC’s Rome Statute to amend the crime of aggression’s jurisdictional regime and create more jurisdiction in support…
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The Russia Sanctions – How They Work and What Congress Needs to Know

"Extraordinary deployments of executive power, however appropriate they may seem, must be subject to close oversight. And if an informed Congress concludes that sanctions are working…
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Still at War: The United States in Somalia

The United States should consider not only the ongoing terrorist threat in Somalia, but also how to stabilize the long-troubled country.
Servicemen of Ukrainian Military Forces move FIM-92 Stinger missiles, a man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS), that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM), and the other military assistance shipped from Lithuania to Boryspil Airport in Kyiv on February 13, 2022. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

La Legge sul Controllo delle Armi nell’Ambito dell’Assistenza Militare da Parte dell’Unione Europea all’Ucraina

[This article is also available in English here. Questa traduzione è stata realizzata su gentile concessione dell’autore. Traduzione dall’inglese a cura di Alessandra Aceti,…
Servicemen of Ukrainian Military Forces move FIM-92 Stinger missiles, a man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS), that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM), and the other military assistance shipped from Lithuania to Boryspil Airport in Kyiv on February 13, 2022. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Articulating Arms Control Law in the EU’s Lethal Military Assistance to Ukraine

In order to arm Ukraine against Russian aggression without undermining global arms control infrastructure, EU Member States must carefully assess risks and mitigation strategies…

How the U.S. Can Stop Empowering Eurasia’s Authoritarians

"The United States has a valuable opportunity to help the people of Eurasia emerge from the shadow of the Soviet Union’s legacy. It cannot do that if it shuts its eyes to the…
Image: The International Court of Justice (ICJ), principal judicial organ of the UN, holds public hearings (by video link) on the preliminary objections raised by Myanmar in the case concerning “Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide” (The Gambia v. Myanmar) at the Peace Palace in The Hague, from 21 to 28 February 2022. Sessions are held under the presidency of Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the Court. A wide view of the members of the Court on the opening day, including Ko Ko Hlaing, the representative of Myanmar's military junta, on the opening day of the hearings. Feb. 21, 2022. UN Photo/Frank van Beek

The People of Myanmar Need to Be Heard, Not Ostracized, on the International Stage

So far, U.N. bodies have boosted the legitimacy of the Myanmar junta (at the ICJ) or denied the Burmese people the right to be represented at all (at the Human Rights Council).…
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