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An overhead shot outside the White House as a group of suited executives stand looking at offscreen reporters. U.S. President Donald Trump appears in the far left of the frame, Mark Zuckerberg stands to his right, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei stands in the center with his hands folded facing a reporter whose raised hand is visible in the right-hand side of the frame.

Frontier AI and Independent Evaluations: Some Inconvenient Questions

More needs to be done to create a meaningful, viable, effective, and transparent evaluation system for frontier AI.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, wearing a blue suit and blue-striped tie, stands on a stage against an American Flag backdrop beside a podium bearing a crest with a bald eagle in the center labeled "Department of War - United States of America."

Guantanamo Dispatches: Pentagon Reducing Rank of Top Military Commission Lawyers

An order from Secretary Hegseth will lower the ranks of the top two Guantanamo military commission lawyers starting in January.
A close-up shot of Voislav Torden (aka Yan Petrovsky) in court wearing a tan backwards ball-cap and a dark patterned sweater. A bald man wearing what appears to be a security guard uniform and a face mask appears in the background of the shot out of focus.

Finland’s Prosecution of Russian Mercenary: The Rusich Appellate Ruling and War Crimes Accountability

The ruling upholding the conviction of a Russian mercenary leader opens new avenues for the prosecution of Russian irregular forces.
In the middle background of the photo, three jacketed people with their backs to the camera are marking their ballots in their respective neighboring voting booths, while the foreground shows a voting machine with two American flag logos with the word "VOTE" in all caps underneath each flag.

Foreign Threats to U.S. Elections Are Maturing Faster Than the Defenses to Counter Them

It is uncertain whether the U.S. election-security system can adapt at the same pace as foreign capabilities are expanding.
A kneeling firefighter wearing a black uniform and yellow helmet aims a firehose at the second storey window of a smoking, bombed-out office building.

Data Centers at War: The Defender’s Duty to Protect Civilians

Peacetime decisions about the location and protection of data centers may determine the risks civilians face when armed conflict erupts.
A blurry outline of a pedestrian takes up the right-hand side of the frame in front of black gates with the United Nations logo. Behind the gate stands an abstract blue sculpture with a perfectly round hole towards the top. The United Nations headquarters building appears obscured by the fend in the background.

[R]evolution in the International Legal Order

ABILA International Law Weekend Co-Chairs reckon with the need to strengthen the foundations of international law while adapting it for a new set of actors and issues.
A voting booth covered with blue curtains stands at the left side of the frame, while on the right, a man stands slightly stooped while placing a paper ballot into a wooden ballot box. Behind the man stand a Romanian flag on his left and a European Union flag to the right.

Foreign Interference and the Democratic Self-Defense Trap: A European Perspective Going into the 2026 Midterms

How to safeguard elections against genuine foreign interference while preventing incumbent governments from exploiting allegations of interference to undermine voting rights?

Dissecting DOJ’s Letter to California Election Officials: Empty Threats of Criminal Liability

Legal expert breaks down the Justice Department's letter to California election officials over purported noncitizens voting and mail ballots.
Silhouette of a person standing in a dark, fog-filled room surrounded by walls of glowing binary code, with a Louisiana state flag at the left.

Can the Law Stop AI Hackers?

Hacking law assumes a human intended the break-in. AI agents are testing that assumption, and Congress may need to act.

Servant of the Law: The President as Chief Prosecutor

An examination of the constitutional, legal, and ethical constraints on the president when he exercises his power as chief prosecutor.
Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov, left, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right. On each side of the two men is an American and Uzbek flag.

To Secretary Rubio: Demand Freedom for Uzbekistan’s Political Prisoners

The United States must seize its chance to secure the release of political prisoners in Uzbekistan while it has the leverage to do so.

Lessons from U.S. Global Anti-Corruption Efforts and Opportunities Ahead

The United States should learn from past mistakes and re-embrace the importance of promoting anti-corruption to its foreign policy.
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