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The Humanity of Michael Ratner, The Fabrications of Samuel Moyn
Joseph Margulies and Baher Azmy write to set the record straight.

Paradigm Shift: The Consequences of Choosing a War Path, and Leaving It
We owe it to the next generation to grapple now with the consequences of remaining at war -- as well as the consequences of choosing not to be -- lest we find ourselves reflexively…

Oh, the Humanity
Reviewing Samuel Moyn, Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, September 2021), 416 pp. Samuel Moyn’s new book…

Introduction to Symposium: How Perpetual War Has Changed Us — Reflections on the Anniversary of 9/11
Introducing the series including the list of authors and published essays.

Afghanistan: A Tragic Lesson of the US Military’s Flawed Approach to Capacity Building
To avoid failing in other counterterrorism training missions, the US needs to invest in and empower assessment, monitoring, and evaluation.

Aligning Sanctions Laws with Humanitarian Principles: Pre-authorizing Aid in Afghanistan and Other Crises
It's time to flip the presumption - critical humanitarian assistance should continue even when sanctioned actors take over governing.

How the International Community Can Protect Afghan Women and Girls
What leverage do foreign aid donors have on the Taliban and how should they use it to press for the rights of Afghan women and girls?

A Visit to Northeast Syria Shows the Urgency for Governments to Repatriate Their Citizens, Many of Them Children, to Thwart ISIS
A majority of the approximately 72,000 detainees from 57 countries are children, and the militant group is targeting youths for recruitment.

What the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan Could Mean for Guantanamo Detainees and the Due Process Clause
The D.C. Circuit will soon consider the consequential question of whether the Due Process Clause applies to Guantanamo detainees.

The Politics of Repatriation and Power of Community Reintegration in Peacebuilding
Communities victimized by conflict may be remarkably receptive to the return of former fighters.

Addressing Masculinities and Gender Stereotypes to Prevent Violent Extremism and Terrorism
On the effort of states to develop a new discourse at the United Nations on gender stereotypes and masculinities as drivers of violent extremism and terrorism.

DOJ Should Investigate Jeff Clark and Mark Meadows for Political Coercion Act and Hatch Act Violations
A detailed examination of how the reported facts match the criminal prohibitions of the Political Coercion Act and the Hatch Act.