Terrorism & Violent Extremism

The world has not come close to ending such heinous crimes, but the trials established the principle that perpetrators can and must be brought to justice.

Will the military, having violated democratic norms, work with a civilian-led government to bring the country back to rule of law and peaceful development?

Although closing the 20-year-old detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO) may not be a marquee issue among the many significant challenges Joe Biden will face as president…

Prisoners are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19 – especially in a war zone. What obligations do combatants have to prisoners of war and other detainees during a pandemic?…

"When I served as a senior analyst for the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, I developed frameworks to evaluate the risk of election-related instability overseas. As a National…

Those seeking to sow discord may be keeping their powder dry until after November 3rd.

A compilation of executive branch positions deprived of competence and expertise, and filled instead with political loyalists.

AFRICOM insists its aim is to ‘degrade’ al-Shabaab. But the US military campaign is taking a heavy toll on civilians and civilian infrastructure.

Leading with a heavy military response, particularly when government partners are repressive, ultimately makes things worse. The need for a new approach is clear. It should focus…

[Just Security is publishing a series on the ICRC’s updated Commentaries to the Third Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War (2020). This GCIII Commentary series is published…

Analysis of the ICRC's updated Commentaries to the Geneva Convention for Prisoners of War (POWs).

"The Pentagon’s senior officials should emphasize that the military must never receive a self-interested order about who has won an election."