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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to employees at Lockheed Martin, a facility that manufactures weapon systems such as Javelin anti-tank missiles, on May 3, 2022 in Troy, Alabama. The Biden-Harris Administration is providing these weapons to Ukraine to defend against the Russian invasion. In the background hangs a banner that says, "Standing with Ukraine." (Photo by Julie Bennett/Getty Images)

Western “Self-Deterrence” is Aiding Putin’s War of Aggression

Western messaging must be more clear about military action that Ukraine is legally entitled to take and the rationale for assistance.
Protestors make a human chain in front of NATO headquarters, demanding NATO membership and weapons for Ukraine on November 27, 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

To Secure Peace in Europe, Bring Ukraine into NATO

Contrary to much either-or handwringing, diplomatic history points to myriad ways and conditions to accomplish this goal.

Still Time for Diplomacy: Nuclear Negotiations with Iran Are Imperative

The urgency of diplomacy on Iran's nuclear program must match the urgency of the proliferation risks.
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Just Security Podcast: Spies, Balloons, and International Law

What does international law say about spying? To answer that question we have Asaf Lubin, an expert on international law and espionage. 
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive to pose for a photo in front of their respective flags during their meeting in Beijing, on February 4, 2022, when they said in a joint statement that their "Friendship between the two States has no limits." (Photo by ALEXEI DRUZHININ/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images)

US Must Sharpen Attention to Potential Global Crisis Posed by Russia and China

Given Putin's war on Ukraine and Xi's threats to Taiwan and the two leaders' "no limits" partnership, deterrence and democracy are at risk.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: A view of the U.S. Capitol on February 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. Security has been heightened and fencing was erected around the U.S. Capitol ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday evening. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

As Afghanistan Hearings Begin, Congress Must Rise Above Partisanship to Find Meaningful Solutions

Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee begins hearings on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Mind the Gap: The UK is About to Set Problematic Precedents on Content Regulation

Potentially positive elements of the UK's Online Safety Bill "are overshadowed and at risk of being negated by some of the more politically-motivated, hyperbolic aspects. The House…

Насильницьке переміщення Росією українських цивільних осіб: Громадянське суспільство, підзвітність, справедливість

Ці спільні зусилля є практичним проявом єдності та солідарності міжнародної спільноти, спрямованої…

Russia’s Forcible Transfers of Ukrainian Civilians: How Civil Society Aids Accountability and Justice

A Ukrainian whose organization received the Nobel Peace Prize writes with an exiled Russian democracy activist and a US legal-rights advocate on the challenge of documenting these…
Kazakh police officers carry a protestor

As Secretary Blinken Arrives, Political Prisoners Wait for the `New Kazakhstan’

A political opponent whose husband is jailed says the US enables President Tokayev's repression and buys his empty promises of reform.
Dutch battle group platoon commander Lieutenant Rik (L) speaks with an Afghan village elder during a patrol in Chora valley in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province.

Dutch Court, Applying IHL, Delivers Civil Judgment for Victims of 2007 Afghanistan Attack

"Ideally, a judgment like that in the Chora case can provide, in addition to justice for the plaintiffs, a constructive effect towards a better functioning of the military consistent…
Relatives mourn over the coffin of Ukrainian serviceman, adorned with flowers and the Ukrainian flag.

Рік потому: якщо Україна не вистоїть, глобальні наслідки переслідуватимуть багато поколінь світу

"Лише гучна поразка змусить Володимира Путіна сісти за стіл переговорів і добросовісно вести діалог…
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