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The Absence of “The Donald”

The curious omission of a notorious social media site in the FBI's criminal case files on January 6th.
A refugee man and child transport water containers by cattle-drawn cart in Awaradi Refugee camp in eastern Niger, on December 11, 2019. (Photo by Giles Clarke/Getty Images)

Bringing Climate and Terrorism Together at the UN Security Council – Proceed with Caution

The open debate creates risks that counterterrorism will come to dominate the climate security and environmental peacebuilding fields.
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As It Convenes a Global Democracy Summit, the United States Must Commit To Defending Democracy at Home

Heading into the Summit for Democracy, the United States has yet to pass comprehensive voting rights legislation at home.
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The 2021 Just Security Holiday Reading List

Our end-of-year reading recommendations from the Just Security editors, including genre-bending international literature and memoirs that skillfully interweave the personal and…

Omicron: The Variant that Vaccine Apartheid Built

"If the current course is not corrected, vaccine apartheid will only deepen, and the resulting maldistribution will render historically subordinated groups even more disposable."
Razor wire tops the fence of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay on October 23, 2016 at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. An American flag waves in the background.

The Biden Administration’s Moment of Truth on Torture Evidence

US prosecutors claim the authority to use torture-derived evidence in Al-Nashiri's case, contrary to U.S. domestic and international legal obligations.
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On Ransomware, Cyber Command Should Take a Backseat

As concerns about ransomware grow, U.S. policymakers must resist temptations to over-militarize the U.S. response, instead developing cyber capabilities across a range of federal…
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Getting China to Yes on More Iran Sanctions

With the resumption of JCPOA talks, the Biden team must convince China to stop shoring up Iran's oil economy.
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 31: The podium is seen ahead of the start of COP26 at SECC on October 31, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. The procedural opening ceremony marks the start of negotiations at COP26 and the appointment of its President Alok Sharma, the handover of the Presidency from COP25 President Carolina Schmidt and remarks from Alok Sharma and Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Patricia Espinosa. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Good COP, Bad COP: After the Mixed Results of COP26, What’s Next?

After COP26, governments must close gaps in ambition and implementation to meet the urgency of the climate crisis.
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Tragic Mistakes: Breaking the Military Culture of Impunity

How framing civilian harm in U.S. military operations -- as a “tragic mistake” -- hides the systemic failure that requires institutional reform.
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Centcom’s Full Statement on Baghuz Strike: Annotated

Our co-editor-in-chief identifies and annotates the 20 most significant elements of Centcom's statement.
Migrants aiming to cross into Poland gather at the Bruzgi-Kuznica border crossing on the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region on November 16, 2021. - Belarus OUT (Photo by Maxim GUCHEK / BELTA / AFP) / Belarus OUT (Photo by MAXIM GUCHEK/BELTA/AFP via Getty Images)

Stirring Trouble at the Border: Is Belarus in Violation of International Law? – Part 2

Is Belarus violating its bilateral and human rights commitments at the border?
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