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Why the Trump Administration is Pushing States to Quit the ICC, and How Member States Can Push Back
States parties should use the United States’ bid for support in its fight against the ICC to push back on Washington’s attempt to dismantle the Court.

Experts Declare International Law Principles Supporting Women’s Resistance to Gender Apartheid
A declaration signed by leading international law and human rights experts calls for codifying gender apartheid as a crime against humanity and outlines key principles.

Domestic and Regional Pressures Strain Ethiopia’s Fragile Peace
Renewed clashes in Tigray and tensions between Ethiopia and other Horn of Africa nations threaten a regional security crisis.

Is Trump pushing Iceland into the EU?
Iceland may seek European integration partly as a hedge against a more capricious and unpredictable United States, and others may follow.

The UAE’s Responsibility for Atrocities in Sudan
An expert analyzes whether the UAE bears State responsibility for the atrocities committed by the RSF and associated forces in Sudan.

Liberia’s Long-Awaited War Crimes Court: Momentum – and Risks
Liberia must harmonize its war crimes bills into strong legislation and secure real resources, or the long-promised court risks stalling again.

The Road to Dismantling the ICC Runs Through Tokyo
The ICC's ability to function will depend significantly on Japan's response to the U.S. sanctions against the Court's Japanese president.

The U.S. Government Must Preserve the Soft Power of Its Sanctions
To maintain sanctions' effectiveness as a tool, governments should strive to implement them with clarity, consistency, and credibility.

Amid the Open-Source AI Debate, America Needs a New Theory of Technological Power
As the U.S. and China compete on AI, concepts such as export controls can no longer determine who leads in that or across a range of other emerging technology.

U.S. Tech Companies Owe a Duty of Care to Afghan Girls Too – of a Different Kind
U.S. tech companies should take action to protect the Afghan women and girls who rely on their platforms for online education.

A System Working: Five Years On, the Taliban Still Doesn’t Have a Seat at the U.N.
Five years after the fall of Kabul, the Taliban government still has not succeeded in achieving recognition at the United Nations.

For Women and Girls in Afghanistan, Now Is the Moment to Make CEDAW’s Promise Meaningful
If CEDAW fails in Afghanistan, at the very frontier of the violations it was designed to prevent, its protections risk collapsing into little more than paper promises.