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Executive Privilege and the Public Interest: Why the President Can’t Block Release of the Mueller Report
For more than a year, President Donald Trump’s lawyers have bragged about his “unprecedented” level of cooperation with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation,…

It’s a Start – Why the Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration Matter
Both documents contain significant weaknesses. But they emerge at a time of urgency and provide a route for the crucial discussions that will still be needed going forward, because…

Trump Declassifying Page, Ohr Records Will Have Broader Effects
President Donald Trump plans to declassify documents as early as this week about the FBI’s surveillance of campaign advisor Carter Page pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…

Ambass. David Scheffer on John Bolton’s Announcement of “Ugly and Dangerous” Punitive Actions against Judges, Prosecutors of Int’l Criminal Court
"The punishments called for in the Bolton speech are ugly and dangerous."

Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (September 1-7)
Supreme Court Nomination Bob Bauer and Ryan Goodman, Judge Kavanaugh’s Testimony on His Constitutional View of Presidential Immunity is Misleading-and It Also Clinches the…

International Criminal Law Roundup: Part II
This is Part II of an international criminal law roundup focused on the ad hoc international and hybrid tribunals. Part I was dedicated to developments at the ICC. Part III will…

International Criminal Law Roundup Series: Part I
[UPDATED] To turn our lens to international criminal law for a moment, I recently attended the annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs in Chautauqua, New York. This year’s…

How Trump’s Pressure on Google Threatens Government Manipulation of Search Results
Tech behemoths just can’t catch a break these days. Just as they are struggling to meet calls to contain the spread of misinformation and hate speech online, they are being bashed…

U.N. Peace Operations Should Get Off the Counter-Terror Bandwagon
There has been too little discussion of the enormous risks that counter-terrorism involvement in U.N. peace operations poses for U.N. efforts to maintain and build peace.

Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (August 27-31)
Russia Investigation Andy Wright, How the First Amendment Shield for Christopher Steele Can Protect Russians Too Oona Hathaway, The President’s Personal Assault on Bruce…

Condolence Payments for Civilian Casualties: Lessons for Applying the New NDAA
The new National Defense Authorization Act can help improve the way the U.S. responds to civilian casualties. FOIA requests and interviews with DoD officials, U.S. soldiers, judge…

Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (August 13-24)
Russia Investigation Barbara McQuade, Reading Between the Lines: Is Gates Cooperating About More Than Manafort? Stephanie Douglas, Peter Strzok’s Firing Gives the Bureau…