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Introducing the Symposium on the Creation of a Single Residual Mechanism for Atrocity Crimes

A single residual mechanism could succeed international ad hoc and hybrid criminal tribunals, bringing challenges and potential benefits.
European Union officials and western Balkans leaders watch a traditional dance performance during the Berlin Process Leaders' Summit to address the integration of the European Union, in Tirana on October 16, 2023. Female dancers perform in the foreground wearing traditional Albanian costumes and white head coverings. Behind them, attending officials applaud, against a backdrop of national flags. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)

A Troubling Omen for Ukraine in the EU’s Balkan Membership Struggles

Russia's 2022 invasion eased enlargement fatigue a bit, but the long-delayed Western Balkans process is instructive. The EU must do better.
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No Simple End: The ICJ and Remedies for Illegal Practices in the Occupied Territories

A focus on the remedies that the International Court of Justice may order in its advisory opinion on Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the…
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National Security Takeaways from DOJ’s Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policy Updates

The link between national security and corporate criminal enforcement was a key theme across three speeches by senior Department of Justice officials at the American Bar Association's…
Armed gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier and threee of his men are seen in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 5,2024. He and at least two of the others are holding assault rifles, and the three men other than Cherizier are wearing balaclavas with only their eyes showing. (Photo by CLARENS SIFFROY/AFP via Getty Images)

With Haiti on the Brink of Collapse, a Reckoning for US Policy on Haiti

Haiti's elite and US officials likely are negotiating a handover, but civil society has shown it can unite and should be involved.
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National Security at the United Nations This Week (Mar. 4–8)

Weekly developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security, human rights, and the rule of law.
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Under the Weather – The National Security Risks from Climate Change Could Go Well Beyond What the U.S. Government Thinks

Climate change may cause fundamental changes to the strategic environment that require shifts in U.S. policy.

Hazara Women: How Gender and Ethnicity Intersect in the Taliban’s Repression

Campaigns and discussions on the plight of Afghanistan's women and girls must address the multifaceted abuse of the gender-apartheid regime.
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How to Clean Up the Clean Energy Transition: Preventing Violence Over New ‘Conflict Minerals’

Conflicts between industrial and artisanal mining should be considered as the clean energy transition increases the need for certain minerals.
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It’s Time for the United States to End its Bipartisan Attack on the WTO

The Biden administration should abandon its blockade of the WTO Appellate Body as a first step to WTO reform.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd R) hosts a multilateral meeting with (L-R) the Presidents of Palau, Surangel Whipps Jr.; of Micronesia, David Panuelo; and the Marshall Islands, David Kabua, at the State Department in Washington, DC, September 29, 2022. The four men are standing in front of a row of flags. (Photo by SARAH SILBIGER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Another Funding Delay in Congress that Thwarts US Strategy in the Pacific: the Marshall Islands

Taiwan is not the only country where a funding delay threatens to undermine U.S. strategy in the Pacific. As the United States seeks to outcompete China, part of the contest is…
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The Just Security Podcast: A Conversation with Avril Haines the Director of National Intelligence of the United States

On Feb. 29, 2024, Just Security welcomed the Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, to NYU School of Law for remarks and a fireside chat in celebration of Just Security’s…
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