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The World Should Protect Afghan Refugees Fleeing the Taliban’s Oppression
The international community must urgently do more to help Afghan refugees.
A Damage Assessment of Trump’s “Declassification Defense”
"It should be shocking to the American public and to jurors in a courtroom to hear such a line of defense to allegations of mishandling national defense information."
Terrorism Might Be the Least of Our Problems a Year After America’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Beyond counterterrorism, Afghanistan remains a key theater for great power competition and U.S. security interests.
Assessing Trump’s Claim of ‘Executive Privilege’ on FBI Access to MAL Docs
"In short, the notion that a former president can block his successor from accessing presidential records that the incumbent believes he needs for purposes of carrying out executive…
Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (August 20-26)
Human rights agenda • Russia-Ukraine war • Taliban Takeover Anniversary • Social media and elections • Trump financial investigation • Ethics reform • Counterterrorism…
Need for US Ethics Reform Is Far from History: Kushner-MBS Deal Reflects Broken System
Recommended reforms include a two-year post-employment ban preventing senior and very senior officials from working on behalf of foreign governments, plus exploring options for…
Abusive “Counterterrorism” Crackdowns Choke Independent Civil Society in the Middle East
Abusive counterterrorism practices—whether in Saudi Arabia, Israel, or elsewhere—threaten fundamental norms and undermine the rule of law.
Справедливість щодо злочину агресії сьогодні, стримування агресивних війн завтра: українська перспектива
«Відмова міжнародної спільноти навіть спробувати притягнути до відповідальності винних за агресію…
Let’s Talk About Compliance with International Humanitarian Law
What the empirics say about how States and non-State actors actually behave on the battlefield and under what conditions their compliance with humanitarian law changes.
Justice for the Crime of Aggression Today, Deterrence for the Aggressive Wars of Tomorrow: A Ukrainian Perspective
Accountability for the crime of aggression against Ukraine is necessary for both justice today and deterrence tomorrow.
Human Rights in the Crosshairs
"Some of the critiques of human rights have merit. … But some critiques go too far."
America Resurgent: From Afghanistan to Ukraine
Ambassador Wolosky's essay describes his thoughts entering, serving, and exiting the Biden administration and the future of the international order.