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Lieber at Sand Creek: A New Critical Reinterpretation of the Laws of War

Lieber’s Code reflected and reproduced a virulent thread in the law of nations that preceded him by centuries and continues today.
Protesters hold the blue and yellow Ukrainian flag up to the sky.

Lessons From a Year of War in Ukraine

Learning the right lessons from the first year of war will be important as the world looks to restore peace and cope with Russia's choices.
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Starting Bell Rings for U.N. Counterterrorism Negotiations with Big Questions Unanswered

Yesterday, United Nations (U.N.) Secretary-General António Guterres released the biannual report on the “Activities of the United Nations system in implementing the United Nations…
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As Secretary Blinken Arrives, Political Prisoners Wait for the `New Kazakhstan’

A political opponent whose husband is jailed says the US enables President Tokayev's repression and buys his empty promises of reform.
Relatives mourn over the coffin of Ukrainian serviceman, adorned with flowers and the Ukrainian flag.

Рік потому: якщо Україна не вистоїть, глобальні наслідки переслідуватимуть багато поколінь світу

"Лише гучна поразка змусить Володимира Путіна сісти за стіл переговорів і добросовісно вести діалог…
Relatives mourn over the coffin of Ukrainian serviceman, adorned with flowers and the Ukrainian flag.

One Year On: If Ukraine Falls, the Global Consequences Will Haunt the World for Generations

"The narrative of the plucky Ukrainian underdog taking on Russia’s sclerotic Goliath helped to rally support across the world, but it now masks a creeping complacency among Ukraine’s…
A volunteer lifts a pot of soup from the stove at a humanitarian center in Bakhmut on February 3, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)

Voices from the Frontlines of Democracy in Ukraine: Supporting and Protecting Civil Society

How the country's vibrant civic organizations came to the rescue in war, and how the international community can help them.
A young woman walks past graves of Ukrainian soldiers, decorated with Ukrainian flags.

A Pragmatic Legal Approach to End Russia’s Aggression

Founding Prosecutor of International Criminal Court writes about how the Court can be used to help in negotiating an end to the Ukraine war.
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A Values-based Approach to Foreign Policy? Lessons for the Biden Administration

Integrating human security into U.S. military planning would give substance to the idea of a values-based approach to foreign policy.
This picture taken by Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) shows visiting Ukraine lawmaker Kira Rudik (2nd R) speaking next to Taiwanese legislator Huang Shih-chieh (2nd L), with respective flags, at the Parliament in Taipei on October 25, 2022. (Photo by STR/CNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Q&A: A Ukrainian MP on National Unity and the Drive for the World’s Support

Golos Party Leader Kira Rudik describes the harrowing year in Ukraine's Parliament since Russia’s full-scale assault.
This illustration photo taken on February 14, 2023 shows a phone screen displaying a picture of rescuers working on a residential building destroyed after a missile strike, in Dnipro, Ukraine, on January 16, 2023, with the WarOnFakes.com website in the background displaying a fake video of the same residential building. A Russian missile smashed a Ukrainian apartment complex, killing dozens. Pro-Russian propagandists offered a slick counter narrative that shifted the blame away from Moscow -- using pseudo fact-checking as a tool of disinformation. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

One Year Later, Lessons from Ukraine in Fighting Disinformation

Despite persistent Russian-backed manipulation, Ukraine and its allies are winning the information war in key respects.
Asylum seekers wait at a fence to cross into the United States at El Chaparral crossing port on the US/Mexico Border in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on February 29, 2020.

Troubling Signs in Biden Administration’s Recent Efforts to Reimplement Migrant Protection Protocols Program

"Understanding the significance of the [Supreme Court's Migrant Protection Protocol] ruling ... will be key for the administration to mount the strongest possible defense for the…
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