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Image: Left - MONROVIA, LIBERIA – AUGUST 6, 2003: Hundreds of shell casings litter the ground in Monrovia, Liberia, as negotiators try to reach a ceasefire in the country’s brutal civil war. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images) Right - Syrian defendant Anwar R., 57, arrives at court for an unprecedented trial on state-sponsored torture in Syria, on April 23, 2020 at court in Koblenz, western Germany. Prime suspect Anwar R., an alleged former colonel in Syrian state security, stands accused of carrying out crimes against humanity while in charge of the Al-Khatib detention centre in Damascus between April 29, 2011 and September 7, 2012. (Photo by Thomas Lohnes / various sources / AFP). EDITORS NOTE: According to court's ruling, the face of the defendant must be made unrecognizable 

From Syria Torture Trial to Liberian Massacre Case – A Plea for Bolstering Witness Protections in Human Rights Litigation

Witness testimony was key in reaching today's conviction of a former Syrian intelligence official for crimes against humanity. But the testimony placed witnesses and victims at…
People in orange jumpsuits and black hoods walk in a single-file line in front of US Capitol building

Defending the Rule of Law Requires Ending Guantanamo Detention

After 20 years, continued Guantanamo detention is unjustifiable.

As Putin Aims to Re-Divide Europe, Lessons from the Past Can Guide a Response

The US, with Europe, should push back against Russia's aggression while looking for ways to address legitimate grievances.

Mining Parler and Mapping the “Stop the Steal” Campaign

Analysis of data related to January 6th Capitol attack reveals centrality of social media.
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows (R) listens prior to Trump's Marine One departure from the South Lawn of the White House July 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. on his way to stops including a fundraising luncheon for the Republican Party and his reelection campaign. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Taking Stock: Accountability for January 6th and the Risks of Recurrence

The absence of accountability is not neutrality, but an invitation to escalate wrongdoing and for others to follow suit.
US Department of Justice building at night.

Timeline for Anniversary of January 5: DOJ Election Fraud Investigations and GA Senate Runoff

While the nation turns its attention to the first anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, an important scheme having to do with the Jan. 5, 2021 Georgia Senate runoff may…
View of a pile of rubbish with unused Venezuelan bolivar bills on a street of Puerto Concha town, Zulia state, Venezuela, on September 8, 2021, where the Colombian peso accounts for most transactions, followed by the US dollar. (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden Must Change, Not Deepen, Trump’s Failed Venezuela Strategy

U.S. sanctions exacerbate the suffering of millions. They should target the corrupt and powerful instead.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, Nov. 15, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

China’s Nuclear Buildup is About More Than Nukes

The US will need a comprehensive approach to strategic ties to uphold deterrence and sustain regional peace and security.
Left photo: An old woman and a young child stand behind a rusty metal gate. The caption reads: Afghan people watch as World Food Programme volunteers distribute sacks of food grains as an aid in Kandahar on October 19, 2021, via Agence France Presse and Getty Images. The image on the right: diplomats meet in a formal setting at the United Nations Security Council in New York.

Afghanistan: The Humanitarian Catastrophe is the Security Threat

"The gap between what security analysis sees as 'the problem' and what those on the ground see and experience as 'the problem' is intensely worrying."

Time for the Biden Administration to Disavow the Dangerous Soleimani Legal Opinions

The legal opinions' fundamental error: distorting accepted legal framework to fit inapposite facts. Still on the book, the opinions remain a loaded weapon for another president…

25 Most Read Just Security Articles in 2021

What captured readers’ attention over the past year.
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