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U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) (3rd L) speaks as House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (4th L) and other House Republican veterans listen during a news conference in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol August 31, 2021 in Washington, DC. House Minority Leader McCarthy held a news conference on a Republican effort to pass legislation they said was intended to hold the Biden administration accountable for what Republicans called a disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Congress Can Investigate the Afghanistan Withdrawal Without Compromising a Vital Dissent Channel

Forcing release of such material would chill candor, intimidate potential dissenters from speaking up, and inject an element of gamesmanship.

The United States’ Proposal on Prosecuting Russians for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine is a Step in the Right Direction

Whatever shape an aggression tribunal takes, we applaud the U.S. position which will likely create momentum to prosecute Russian aggression.
A man in Tehran holds a local newspaper reporting on its front page the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties, signed in Beijing on March, 11 2023.

Saudi Arabia and Iran: The Politics of Détente

Senior diplomats from Saudi Arabia and Iran are meeting in Beijing tomorrow to discuss the next steps in restoring diplomatic relations following the Chinese-brokered agreement…
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Transnational Repression Increasingly Reaches Into the United States

In countering transnational repression, "[c]ivil litigation provides a pathway for holding ... authoritarian regimes directly accountable, not just their hired guns, if significant…
Ukrainian servicemen with a T64 tanks move towards Bakhmut direction.

Does Russia Exercise Overall Control over the Wagner Group? Expert Q&A from Stockton Center’s Russia-Ukraine Conference

Use of the “overall control” test to attribute Wagner Group conduct to Russia is appealing, but considering the test’s application to other factual scenarios, there is some…
A man walks through Hebrew Street in the Albanian city of Berat on February 6, 2019, in front of the city's tiny Solomon Museum, the country's only Jewish history museum. (Photo by GENT SHKULLAKU/AFP via Getty Images)

Albanian Museum to Celebrate Jewish Life and “Righteous” Who Gave Shelter During Holocaust

The Muslim-majority country is known as the only Nazi-occupied territory during World War II where the Jewish population increased.
Stone wall with the flag of Mexico and Bullet holes

Mexico Appeals in Case Against Gun Manufacturers

"Mexico’s litigation is part of wider efforts to hold irresponsible members of the U.S. gun industry accountable for transborder damage caused with their products on its territory."
Ukrainian and Russian flags.

Запитання та відповіді експертів щодо конфіскації активів у війні Росії проти України

As a matter of both law and fairness, resources to rebuild Ukraine should come from Russia. Effectuating this redistribution is, however, much more complicated than it might at…
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Expert Q&A on Asset Seizure in Russia’s War in Ukraine

As a matter of both law and fairness, resources to rebuild Ukraine should come from Russia. Effectuating this redistribution is, however, much more complicated than it might at…
Ambassadors to the United Nations Security Council are pictured during the 8th Joint Annunal Consultative Meeting Between the African Union Peace and Security Council and The United Nations Security Council on 12 March 2015 in Addis Ababa.

The United Nations in Hindsight: Financing African Union-Led Peace Support Operations

"Despite the renewed momentum on the financing of [African Union-led peace support operations], questions surrounding burden sharing, accountability, and peace operations doctrine…
A man walks past bottled water.

Universal Rights to Water and Sanitation in the Global North is a Myth

Recognizing that universal access to water is a myth is the first step toward ensuring water and sanitation rights for all.
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The Just Security Podcast: The Mayor of Les Irois

Determined victims and creative lawyers used a U.S, law, the Torture Victims Protection Act, to hold a powerful mayor accountable.
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