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France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (2ndL), US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R), and France's Foreign Minister Alain Juppe (L) take part in a working meeting prior to a G8 foreign ministers summit, on March 14, 2011 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Group of Eight foreign ministers gathered in Paris to thrash out a common line on possible intervention to ground the warplanes pounding Libya's rebels, among other global issues. (Photo by ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP via Getty Images)

Heed the Lessons From 2011 Libya to Prevail in Ukraine Today

A book by former UN Special Representative Ian Martin offers lessons from a decade-old intervention that remain relevant today.

Jun. 28, 2022 Ambassador (ret.) Gordon Gray

Steven Engel, former Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, Jeffrey Rosen, former Acting Attorney General, and Richard Donoghue, former Acting Deputy Attorney General, talk as they take their seats to testify before the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on June 23, 2022 in Washington, DC.

In Advance of the Snap Hearing … the Jan. 6 Criminal Evidence Tracker Fifth Edition

Tracking two federal crimes and one Georgia state crime with evidence presented by the House Select Committee investigating January 6th.

Jun. 27, 2022 Noah Bookbinder, Norman L. Eisen and 5 more

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg inspects an honor guard unit of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Armed Forces, during a welcoming ceremony as part of his trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina to discuss the country's membership in the alliance, in Sarajevo, on February 2, 2017. (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP via Getty Images)

The West is Shoring Up its Vulnerabilities in the Baltic – The NATO Summit Should End the Zombie Policy on the Balkans Too

The upcoming meeting in Madrid will be as consequential a meeting of Western allies as any since the Cold War.

Jun. 27, 2022 Kurt Bassuener

A collage of images from articles of the past week.

Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (June 18-24)

January 6th • Domestic terrorism • Immigration • Iran nuclear deal • France-NATO • Colombia (elections) • Kazakhstan (human rights) • Juneteenth

Jun. 25, 2022 Just Security

Walking Iran Back from the Nuclear Brink

Bold action is needed now to salvage the Iran nuclear deal.

Jun. 24, 2022 Brianna Rosen

Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and Georgia Secretary of State Chief Operating Officer Gabriel Sterling are sworn in during the fourth hearing held by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol on June 21, 2022 in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC.

The January 6th Hearings: Criminal Evidence Tracker Fourth Edition

Tracking two federal crimes and one Georgia state crime with evidence presented by the House Select Committee investigating January 6th.

Jun. 23, 2022 Noah Bookbinder, Norman L. Eisen and 5 more

US President Joe Biden walks through the door of the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on June 21, 2022, as he arrives to speak on Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5. Flags stand on either side of the door.

One Year On: Marking Progress on Biden’s Counter-Domestic Terrorism Strategy

Assessing progress on understanding, preventing, and disrupting threats, and on addressing long-term contributors.

Jun. 23, 2022 Ryan B. Greer

An image of former President Donald Trump speaking on the phone is displayed during the third hearing of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on June 16, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Failing to Prosecute Trump Reflects – and Feeds – US Rule of Law Erosion

Prosecution of subordinates but not Trump, writes a former federal prosecutor, "threatens the idea of an impartial legal system."

Jun. 21, 2022 Liam Brennan

Members of Reedy Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church march to celebrate Juneteenth on June 19, 2021 in Galveston, Texas. One person carries a flag with horizontal blue band above horizontal red band, red star in middle, and the date June 19, 1865.

Juneteenth Reading Recommendations

Leading scholars on lessons of the holiday and suggestions for what to read, watch & more.

Jun. 19, 2022 Just Security

Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (June 11-18)

January 6th • Russia-Ukraine • ISIS developments and GWOT detention • South Sudan • Peacekeeping: Mali

Jun. 19, 2022 Just Security

An image of former Vice President Mike Pence speaking on a cell phone on the night of January 6, 2021 is displayed during the third hearing of the US House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the US Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 16, 2022.

The January 6th Hearings: Criminal Evidence Tracker Third Edition

In its third public hearing Thursday, the January 6 Select Committee continued to establish a powerful criminal case that we analyze in the third edition of our criminal evidence…

Jun. 18, 2022 Noah Bookbinder, Norman L. Eisen and 5 more

An image of John Eastman and Rudy Giuliani is displayed on a screen during the third hearing held by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol on June 16, 2022 in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC. In the image, Eastman is talking at a podium with the sign “Save America” while Giuliani stands next to him smiling at him. American flags wave in the background. The image was taken on January 6th, 2021.

8 Top Former Prosecutors, Senior DOJ Officials on Key New Evidence in Effort to Pressure Pence

The Select Committee presented new evidence of Trump's knowledge that his plan to pressure Pence was illegal. An assessment of its significance for criminal liability.

Jun. 18, 2022 Ryan Goodman