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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 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…

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…

One Year On: If Ukraine Falls, the Global Consequences Will Haunt the World for Generations
"The narrative of the plucky Ukrainian underdog taking on Russia’s sclerotic Goliath helped to rally support across the world, but it now masks a creeping complacency among Ukraine’s…

Just Security Podcast: A Year in Russia’s War Against Ukraine: Forging a US Response
Since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine a year ago, we’ve seen some surprising military, diplomatic, and legal developments in the war. Ukrainian forces have proven…

Voices from the Frontlines of Democracy in Ukraine: Supporting and Protecting Civil Society
How the country's vibrant civic organizations came to the rescue in war, and how the international community can help them.
The Ecocide Wave is Already Here: National Momentum and the Value of a Model Law
A "Model Law" addressing ecocide and other environmental crimes could help heighten the stigma against grave environmental harms.

A Values-based Approach to Foreign Policy? Lessons for the Biden Administration
Integrating human security into U.S. military planning would give substance to the idea of a values-based approach to foreign policy.

Q&A: A Ukrainian MP on National Unity and the Drive for the World’s Support
Golos Party Leader Kira Rudik describes the harrowing year in Ukraine's Parliament since Russia’s full-scale assault.

In War, Ukraine’s Parliament Asserts Its Democratic Role
MP Oleksiy Goncharenko says his country shows it has by far the more stable political system compared with Russia, even under this onslaught.

One Year Later, Lessons from Ukraine in Fighting Disinformation
Despite persistent Russian-backed manipulation, Ukraine and its allies are winning the information war in key respects.

Assessing Military Operations in the Black Sea a Year Into Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine
Naval mining threats and the grain shipping deal demand more clarity from Turkey on its interpretation of the Montreux Convention.