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In this photo taken on March 3, 2019, Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers take part in a drill exercise at a military base in the Guzara district of Herat province. Two soldiers stand on top of a building with guns while the others surround the base of the building with guns.

Afghanistan: A Tragic Lesson of the US Military’s Flawed Approach to Capacity Building

To avoid failing in other counterterrorism training missions, the US needs to invest in and empower assessment, monitoring, and evaluation.
A prisoner paces in a gated indoor area before evening prayers at the "Gitmo" maximum security detention center on October 22, 2016 at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

What the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan Could Mean for Guantanamo Detainees and the Due Process Clause

The D.C. Circuit will soon consider the consequential question of whether the Due Process Clause applies to Guantanamo detainees.
Side by side photographs of law enforcement in full riot gear with helmets, shields, bullet proof vests, and camouflage clothing marching near Lafayette Park on June 1, 2020 and considerably less law enforcement in less imposing gear and without shields at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The second photograph also shows white supremacists carrying flags and greatly outnumbering law enforcement. Law enforcement in the first photograph tear gassed protestors (not shown) who were protesting the murder of George Floyd and larger racial injustices. Law enforcement in the second photograph used minimal force against violent Trump supporters as they stormed the U.S. Capitol.

The National Guard at Lafayette Square and the January 6th Attempted Insurrection: Fixes for the FY2022 NDAA

Congress should close the loopholes that allow the federal government to circumvent the Posse Comitatus Act.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris (on screen) hold a video conference with the national security team (on screen) to discuss the ongoing efforts to draw down our civilian footprint in Afghanistan August 16, 2021 at Camp David in Frederick County, Maryland. Biden sits at a large conference table alone with the video screen on the opposite wall.

CIA’s Former Counterterrorism Chief for the Region: Afghanistan, Not An Intelligence Failure — Something Much Worse

"While it’s certainly convenient to depict the shock and miscalculation U.S. officials claim over Afghanistan’s tragic, rapid fall to the Taliban as an intelligence failure,…
A Taliban fighter holds a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) along the roadside in Herat, Afghanistan's third biggest city, after government forces pulled out the day before following weeks of being under siege. People walk along the sidewalk in the background. August 13, 2021

In Afghanistan, Lest We Forget

As the UN Security Council hosts an emergency meeting, world leaders must understand what the abandonment of the Afghan people involves.
Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants crowd into the Herat Kabul Internet cafe to apply for the SIV program on August 8, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The United States Is the Only Place for Afghan Allies, Not Foreign Bases

As the US scrambles to evacuate its allies, sending them to third countries risks leaving them in limbo without needed resources.
Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants crowd into the Herat Kabul Internet cafe applying for the SIV program on August 8, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Someone holds a small sign to the camera reading, “To the attention of Janus/Sterling Former employees! For SIV and HR letter your queries please email to below emails address: [redacted emails] Avoid coming to our office! We cannot help you! Do not waste your time.”

Abandoning Afghan Allies: The Latest Chapter in Shameful History of US in Afghanistan

Existing US refugee and SIV programs are insufficient for Afghan refugee crisis. The US must massively expand programs to bring Afghans to safety.
US Army soldiers from 4th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade, 2 - 12 Infantry Regiment, Dagger Company question a family in the predawn hours during Operation Lethal Storm September 8, 2009 in Kharowa, Afghanistan.

What Went Wrong: Two New Books Get It Right on Afghanistan

The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley by Wesley Morgan and Zero-Sum Victory: What We’re Getting Wrong About War by Christopher Kolenda…
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier stands next to a damaged helicopter which was shot down by the Taliban near the hydroelectric Kajaki Dam in Kajaki, northeast of Helmand Province.

Running Out of Time – Do Not Leave Afghan Allies Behind

An Afghan interpreter shares the terror of being targeted by the Taliban, and urges swift evacuations.
A member of the US Air Force looks on near a Patriot missile battery at the Prince Sultan air base in Al-Kharj, in central Saudi Arabia on February 20, 2020.

The Top US Diplomat on Arms Control Commits to `Values-Based Security Partnerships’ — Here’s How to Do That

For too long, America’s security cooperation has prioritized short-term, tactical goals over longer-term diplomatic and human rights aims.
Bosnian Muslim women, family members of victims of Srebrenica 1995 massacre, gather prior to the burial ceremony of caskets with body remains of their relatives at the memorial cemetery in village of Potocari, near Eastern-Bosnian town of Srebrenica, on July 11, 2021.

Deceptive Report Escalates Srebrenica Genocide Denial Campaign

It now becomes a permanent part of the brazen refusal by Bosnia's Serb authorities to own up to the atrocities committed in their name.
Members of the Amhara militia, that combat alongside federal and regional forces against northern region of Tigray, ride on the back of a pick up truck in the city of Gondar, on 08 November 2020.

Famine in Tigray, Humanitarian Access, and the War Crime of Starvation

The siege of Tigray has deprived civilians of critical aid - is it a war crime?
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