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Just Security Podcast: Shaheed Fatima QC on Protecting Children in Armed Conflict
Recent years have seen an escalation in impact of war on children – from the sexual enslavement to the deliberate bombing of their schools – subjecting a generation of children…

Poland: Failing at Both Law and Justice
Poland’s justice system is in “disarray” for the second time in just over two years as a result of the policies of the country’s Law and Justice-led government. The history…

Exclusive: Russia Hawk Axed From National Security Council
Shortly before Donald Trump detonated a NATO summit, shanked the beleaguered British prime minister and prepped for a face-to-face love session with Vladimir Putin, his White House…

What Cannot Be on the Table at the Trump-Putin Summit
President Donald Trump’s attendance at the NATO summit in Brussels this week was defined by a combination of antagonism and spectacle, leaving allies alienated and confused.…

With Trump Talk of Crimea Deal, Will U.S. Bulwark Hold?
The prospect that Trump might seek a deal with Putin that sells out Crimea highlights the vulnerability of the borders of Europe’s second-largest country, Ukraine, despite years…

Continued Fight for Accountability in Liberia: Another Landmark U.S. Court Decision
For the second time in less than a year, evidence of war crimes in Liberia have been presented in a federal courtroom in Philadelphia. On July 3, Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu, former…

The Real-Life Consequences of the (Now Lawful) Travel Ban
This is how the third version of Trump’s travel ban, the one that the Supreme Court says is lawful, affects one person. One American. One family. As an immigration lawyer,…

Denmark Leading the Pack on European Anti-Immigration Policy
Like the other generous welfare states of Scandinavia, Denmark has historically been known as a uniquely broadminded and tolerant nation. And so, a recent package of laws passed…

Turkey, NATO’s Odd Man Out?
Ambassador James F. Jeffrey writes that "a second controversy bubbles just under NATO's surface: the degree to which an organization that sees itself as a values-driven collective…

Squandered Opportunity?—Despite New Agreement, South Sudan’s Civil War Continues
Although the pact reached in late June to bring an end to South Sudan's civil war is certainty a positive development, it is by no means assured that the agreement will last.

Overdue US Admission that Civilians Were Killed in Syria Strike Is Still Insufficient
It finally admitted to it. After months of denying that any civilians died, the United States-led coalition in Syria has finally recognized that its strike on a boarding school…

Global Responses to President Trump’s Family Separation via “Zero-Tolerance” Detention Policy
Children in cages. Children under five crying alone. Anguished parents. As these images have assaulted Americans’ sensibilities in recent weeks, they have also brought international…