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United Nations Security Council delegates arrive at Sittwe airport on May 1, 2018 to meet with Myanmar officials and to inspect the latest situation in Rakhine state, home of the minority Rohingya Muslims.

The Rohingya Genocide and the ICJ: The Role of the International Community

(Editors Note: This article is part of a special Just Security forum on the ongoing Gambia v. Myanmar litigation at the International Court of Justice and ways forward.) When it…
Trump and Barr

Politically Motivated Prosecutions Part II: Refuse, Report, Resign

In Part II of this series, Kristy Parker and Erica Newland explain how DOJ's career prosecutors should respond when they become aware of, or are asked to participate in, politically…

Getting Serious About Protecting Health Care in War

After years of indifference to examining whether its rules of engagement and other operational directives and practices contribute to the scourge of violence against health workers,…
Trump and Barr speak without face masks East Room of the White House on July 22, 2020.

Politically-Motivated Prosecutions Part I: Legal Obligations and Ethical Duties of Prosecutors

AG Barr is poised to weaponize criminal prosecutions. In part one of a two-part series, former DOJ attorneys Kristy Parker and Erica Newland explain how politically motivated prosecutions…
Russian and US flags

The Best Way to Improve on New START Is By Extending It

An extension of New START would provide the United States the time and space to negotiate a follow-on arms control accord with Russia, China, and other nuclear powers.
Secretary General Antonio Guterres virtually delivers his Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture.

National Security at the United Nations This Week (July 17-24)

(Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…
People watch the ICJ hearing at a restaurant in a Rohingya refugee camp on January 23, 2020 in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Myanmar and the ICJ: Ways Forward

In August 2017, Myanmar’s military carried out a brutal campaign of murder, rape and other abuses against the country’s Rohingya Muslims. These so-called “clearance operations”…
Released Rohingya child prisoners wearing face masks stand in a line as they arrive in Sittwe jetty in Rakhine State after being transported by military boat on April 20, 2020.

What Myanmar Is and Is Not Doing to Protect Rohingyas from Genocide

In August 2017, the desperate plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims grabbed headlines when the military’s brutal campaign of murder, rape and other abuses forced more than 740,000…
General Assembly Seventy-third session High-level plenary meeting to commemorate the one-hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the International Labour Organization. Vice President held virtually.

The UN Cannot Live on Past Laurels: The Time for Courageous Leadership on Anti-Black Racism Is Now

The U.N. and its specialized agencies must take action to redress anti-Black racism within and beyond its institutional walls.
Left: Hakeem stands near his tent in the settlement for displaced families, where he lives and works with Oxfam and Right: A’eshah with her family having their lunch.

USAID Has Suspended Aid to 80 Percent of Yemenis: An Appalling Abuse of Humanitarian Principles

USAID has suspended most aid for Yemenis living in territory controlled by the Houthi authorities in Sana’a. The suspension blocks $73 million in ongoing assistance and any additional…

The Caesar Sanctions Help Reinforce Norms Enshrined in International Law

Raising questions about the potential harmful effects of sanctions on civilians is an honorable task. As is ensuring that the sanctions meted out by the United States are backed…
USTR Robert Lighthizer swears in Deputy USTR C.J. Mahoney, who is accompanied by his wife Becca.

Questions the Senate Should Ask State Legal Adviser Nominee CJ Mahoney

The State Department Legal Adviser is the most senior U.S. lawyer responsible for ensuring the United States upholds its international legal obligations, which is now, more than…
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