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Dollars Deployed: How the Weaponization of the U.S. Financial System Contributed to Afghanistan’s Collapse
The collapse of the Afghan government to the Taliban and subsequent U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 marked the failure of two decades of fighting to root…

Through Food, We Remember: A Search for Missing and Disappeared in Mexico and Beyond
The International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances sets a reminder to all of us to work towards a more peaceful tomorrow and join hands in holding authorities responsible…

The Overlooked but Potent Artist in the Fight Against Autocracy
Defenders of democracy should push back against autocrats by empowering artists, who cultivate open discourse.

The Just Security Podcast: A New Standard for Evidence of Civilian Harm?
Joining the show to discuss the Baghdadi raid and the U.S. response to claims of civilian harm are Airwars Director Emily Tripp and Conflict Researcher Anna Zahn.

How the Arms Trade Treaty CSP9 Risks Repeating Past Mistakes
The 9th Conference of State Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty could set back the responsible business conduct movement by over a decade.

An Arab League Interpol-Like Security Network Puts Dissidents and Human Rights Defenders At Risk
Without urgently needed reforms, human rights defenders could be at risk of arrest in 22 countries without even knowing it. No one is safe from the reach of the Arab Interior Ministers…

The Myanmar Military Wants the World to Give Up
With ASEAN, East Asian, and G20 Summits coming up in the region, it's not too late for effective measures to compel a positive change.

Changes to UK Surveillance Regime May Violate International Law
Proposed changes to UK domestic surveillance laws raise significant human rights concerns.

Trials of Ukrainian Prisoners of War in Russia: Decay of the Combatant’s Immunity
Captured members of UAF units - including the Azof and Aidar battalions - qualify as POWs and should be protected from prosecution for lawful acts of war by the combatant’s privilege.…

Accountability for Russian Imperialism in the “Global East”
Despite a tendency to analyze global divisions over aggression trials through a “West” versus “Global South” binary, the longer-term stakes of accountability for Ukraine…

Ten Years on From the Ghouta Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria: What Lessons Have Been Learned?
The Syrian government still has not been held accountable for its brutal chemical weapons attack on Ghouta ten years ago.

Суди над українськими військовополоненими в Росії: руйнація імунітету комбатанта
Отже, російські фіктивні судові процеси повністю нівелюють ці основоположні принципи МГП і спрямовані…