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Employees work at the Tunisian Sergaz company, which controls the Tunisian segment of the Trans-Mediterranean (Transmed) pipeline, through which natural gas flows from Algeria to Italy, in El-Haouaria, some 100km east of the capital Tunis, on April 14, 2022. (Photo by FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images)

Global Ambitions and Tunisia’s Crisis Could Spur Algeria to Rethink Its Non-Intervention Policy

The US and Europe, working with multilateral institutions, could help the two countries capitalize on mutual economic and security interests.
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Wagner Chief’s Mutiny in Russia: Cautionary Notes on Early Assessments

"Initial assessments may be clouded by wishful thinking about Putin’s odds in Ukraine or his chances of political survival at home."
A destroyed medical storage warehouse in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur province, on May 2, 2023, as deadly clashes between rival generals' forces entered their third week. Sudan's already troubled health sector faces the risk of "disaster" after more than two weeks of heavy fighting have rocked the poverty-stricken country, a UN World Health Organization official warns. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Sudan Today Follows Decades of Justice Denied

Repeatedly, leaders were not held to account for their abuses, emboldening today's generals to again use violence in their power struggle.
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Perspectives on Gender Persecution: Colombia’s Transitional Justice Process

How does the the International Criminal Court Prosecutor's Policy on the Crime of Gender Persecution interact with domestic justice processes? The transitional justice process…

Pentagon Investigation into Syria Strike: A Litmus Test for Civilian Harm Response

The Pentagon's investigation into the May 3 drone strike in Syria is a litmus test for broader efforts to address civilian harm.
Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi (centre) sits at the Security Council next to Antonio Guterres (L)

New UN Security Council Resolution on “Human Fraternity” Raises Human Rights Concerns

UN Security Council Resolution 2686 raises human rights concerns by broadly defining extremism and emphasizing "human fraternity."
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Prosecuting Ecocide: The Norms-Adoption/Enforcement Paradox

Might the prospects of meaningful norms enforcement of ecocide at the International Criminal Court level be disproportionate to the investments needed – and challenges associated…
Men in military uniforms escort a truck through an area controlled by the M23 armed group.

Le monde réagira-t-il à une possible agression de la République démocratique du Congo par le Rwanda?

La communauté internationale devrait répondre avec urgence à l'agression potentielle par le Rwanda envers la RDC.
Men in military uniforms escort a truck through an area controlled by the M23 armed group.

Will the World Respond to Potential Rwandan Aggression Against the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

The international community should respond to potential Rwandan aggression against the Democratic Republic of Congo with urgency.
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On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a Call to Better Support Them

"It is too often lost in the fight against torture that much of the work is rooted in hope. Hope is a powerful change agent, and in the simplest terms, it is what the U.N. Voluntary…
President Joe Biden (R) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi flash a two-fingered "peace" sign as the two leaders met in a hallway as Biden was going to a European Commission on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, on the Indonesian island of Bali, on November 15, 2022. (Photo by DOUG MILLS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden Prepares to Fete Modi Amid US Reports of India’s Rights Abuses, Repression

A White House state dinner courts a longshot security alliance, even as the administration's own reports document democratic backsliding.
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China Does Not Have to Be a U.S. Adversary in the Middle East

China has a constructive role to play in easing tensions in the Middle East, alongside the United States.
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