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Good COP, Bad COP: After the Mixed Results of COP26, What’s Next?
After COP26, governments must close gaps in ambition and implementation to meet the urgency of the climate crisis.

How U.S. Sanctions Make it Harder for Afghan Children to Get an Education
To avoid worsening Afghanistan's education crisis, the U.S. Treasury Department should amend its general license on humanitarian assistance to explicitly cover education activities.

The Threat from Outer Space: Russia Tests Kinetic DA-ASAT Weapon
Russia’s unannounced anti-satellite missile test raises important legal and policy questions about the prohibition on the use of force in outer space.

Might the Turkish Electorate Be Ready to Say Goodbye to Erdoğan After Two Decades in Power?
Polls show a steady decline. But while the opposition stands a chance, it faces challenges, including the risk of election manipulation.

To Ease Iraq’s Displacement Crisis, Restorative Justice and Peacebuilding are Vital
Alongside humanitarian and logistical barriers, the lack of social acceptance is a factor barring 1.2 million people from returning home.

Escalating Risks on Europe’s Eastern Frontier: Belarus-Poland, Russia-Ukraine, and How the US Can Work With Its Allies
President Biden hoped for a more stable and predictable relationship with Russia. Time to deal with reality instead.

Closure for Colombia, New Scrutiny for Venezuela: ICC Investigations in Latin America
Both decisions were controversial but also innovative, and created a new panorama in the region going forward.

US Focus on `Open Balkan’ Economic Project Risks Open Season Instead
In the current security crisis and regional context, such a response may amount to meeting a threat to peace with appeasement and bribery.

Living in Limbo: The Impact of Greece’s Safe Third Country Policy on Afghan Asylum Seekers
Designating Turkey as a safe third country is Greece's latest attempt to shift its obligations under international and European law.

Abuse of Interpol for Transnational Repression: Assessing the FY22 NDAA’s Provisions for Prevention
The act needs work, but could set a new standard in limiting Interpol abuse for assassinations, abductions, financial blacklisting and more.

What the Afghanistan Withdrawal Teaches Us About Safeguarding Human Rights Evidence
As the Taliban seized control, evidence of human rights abuses had to be destroyed, hidden, or risk capture. It didn't have to be this way.

The Downstream Effects of Israel’s “Terrorist” Designation on Human Rights Defenders in the US
The Israeli designation may be designed to trigger US counterterrorism sanctions - and chill human rights activism. Here are some options for the US response.