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America’s Sanctions Habit is Hurting Peacemaking
Without reforms to blunt sanctions’ negative consequences for peacemaking, their effectiveness will be limited. Far greater effort is needed to ensure that this instrument of…

Sanctions Against Russia: The Coalition Can Do Better – for Ukraine and Global Order
The international community must strengthen and expand its sanctions on Russia to achieve the intended aims of curbing its assault on Ukraine and on the international order.

‘Election Fraud, Pure and Simple’: Trump’s Prosecutors Move Beyond Stormy Daniels in Wide-Lens Trial Opening
Prosecutors widen the aperture on the historic case against former President Trump through a sweeping narrative about election influence that went beyond any single hush-money…

Trump’s Challenge to Democracy Through the Lens of Transitional Justice
The United States could use transitional justice tools to create a shared understanding of anti-democratic events and move forward with accountability.

41 Star Witnesses and Bit Players in Trump’s NY Criminal Trial
The list of potential witnesses read during jury selection for Trump's criminal trial in New York could indicate the direction of the case.

Q&A with Eliav Lieblich on Iran-Israel Hostilities
Expert insight on the legality of recent attacks by Iran and Israel, how domestic politics could impact an Israeli response, and prospects for de-escalation.

Trump’s Forbidden Legal Strategy: What New York Law Won’t Let the Jury Do
On the illegal option of jury nullification.

Dispatches from the Trump Trial Courtroom in New York
On Monday, April 15, 2024, the historic criminal trial of former President Donald Trump began with jury selection at the Manhattan Criminal Court. Join Just Security Journalism…

Russian Human Rights Activist Vladimir Kara-Murza Marks Two Years Behind Bars
His wife, Evgenia, calls on the global democratic community to stand with her husband and others fighting Putin's repression.

Deportation, Detention, and Other Crimes: In Ukraine, the Past and Present of International Criminal Law Converge
International law concepts at least partially formed in Lviv, Ukraine, now frame discussions about accountability in the Russia-Ukraine war today.

In Shifting US Ties with Niger and Africa, Focus on Human Rights and Democracy to Strengthen Partnerships
After a series of coups in the region following years of counterterrorism cooperation, the US needs a new approach to recover its stride.

The SAFE Act Is No “Compromise” and Won’t Leave Americans Safer
The SAFE Act would renew Section 702 of FISA, but only with changes that seriously undermine its agility and value as an indispensable foreign intelligence collection tool.