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Several dozen men and a few women mass on a road at the top of the image between a green field on the left and a stone wall and field on the right (presumably the church grounds). About a dozen police officers mill around in the foreground, separated from the Orangemen by two white police vans.

De-transition: Northern Ireland and the Ongoing Challenges of Keeping the Peace

The recent Garvaghy Road standoff in Northern Ireland highlights the harsh reality that transitions from conflict are long and fragile processes.
Three armed Ethiopian soldiers in camouflage uniforms, pants tucked into black boots, and wearing red berets, walk in front of sand-colored block walls, with the top of an airport terminal in the background and blue skies with puffy clouds overhead.

Ethiopia’s Fragile Peace Has Broken – But This is Not the 2020-2022 Conflict

Unlike in the previous war, Ethiopia's government faces a coalition of armed groups that could receive backing from rivals in the Horn of Africa and the Gulf.
A nighttime front-facing view of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan federal courthouse blocked off by iron barricades and orange traffic cones.

U.S. Government Responds to Maduro’s Immunity Arguments

Maduro's motion to dismiss on the grounds of head-of-state immunity faces an uphill battle against the U.S. government's opposition.
A line of cars snaking from the foreground to the back of the frame, lined up at a gas station with a roof bearing the company name "Gazpromneft" in Cyrillic letters.

Fueling Russia’s War: The Russian Diesel Deal and International Law

By lifting export restrictions on Russian diesel, the United States arguably bears responsibility for aiding and assisting Russia's unlawful use of force against Ukraine.
Uniformed U.S. soldiers, heads out of frame with their backs to the camera, stand in a line with their hands clasped behind their backs.

The Moral Cost of Killing on Command

The U.S. government has a special responsibility to not impose avoidable harm to those who will carry out Nidal Hasan's execution.
Witkoff, at left in a dark suit and rose-colored tie, shakes hands with Putin (at right), as another Russian official looks on, all against a backdrop of red damask wallpaper.

In the Russia-Ukraine War, Does Trump Know How to Play Cards?

President Trump is giving up influence with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while seriously underplaying his hand with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

How Generative AI is Scaling Transnational Repression

Frontier AI companies should take action to help curb the misuse of American technology by repressive governments reaching across borders.

Guantanamo Dispatches: All Four Defendants’ Confessions Are Now Suppressed in the 9/11 Case

A military judge on Wednesday threw out the last disputed confession in the case against the suspected 9/11 plotters at Guantanamo Bay.

The Just Security Podcast: How State and Local Governments Can Fight Back Against Authoritarianism

Erwin Chemerinsky and Aziz Huq discuss the powers that state and local governments can use to serve as a check against authoritarianism and federal overreach.

This Back-to-School Season, Create Bully-Bot Free Zones for Children and Teenagers

State lawmakers and regulators should work to prohibit companionship chatbots that interact with minors as bullies.
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Key Takeaways from Suncor v. Boulder Oral Argument: Jurisdiction, Preemption, and the Proper Role of State Tort Law in Addressing Climate Change

What we learned from oral arguments in the most important climate liability case to reach the U.S. Supreme Court in more than a decade.
A ballot box sits ready to be used as Prairie Oak Lodge is used as a polling place on June 2, 2026 in Marion, Iowa.

No Emergency Exception: The Ban on Troops at the Polls Was Built for Crises

Section 592 unmistakably conveys Congress’s intent to bar any kind of military interference in American elections.
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