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Connecting the Dots: The Surge in Reprisals Against Women and the Rise of Counterterrorism
Addressing reprisals against women means addressing the role of counterterrorism law.
When Corruption Has No Money Trail: Sanctions Overlook Crucial Cases
Guatemala’s last anti-corruption stewards are being forced out, a trend that should raise as many alarms as traditional bribery and graft.
For Sudan’s Democratic Imperative, the US and Others Must Intensify Support
How to curb the coup leaders and decisively support the people showing nonviolent dedication to freedom and democracy.
The Russian ASAT Test Caps a Bad Year for the Due Regard Principle in Space
It's time for States to take positions on their treaty obligation to act with "due regard" to the interests of others in outer space.
The International Community and Israel: Giving Permission to a Permanent Occupation
UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories reflects on 50+ years of international inaction on the Israel's illegal occupation of Palestine.
In South Sudan, Keep UN Peacekeepers Focused on Evolving Risks for Civilians
The transfer of "protection of civilian" sites to the government amid continuing threats requires extra vigilance from UNMISS.
Sanctions and Corruption: Assessing Risk to Improve Design
Increased corruption is a common unintended consequences of sanctions. Alongside considering humanitarian consequences, the U.S. should account for corruption risks, and ways to…
Crimes Against Humanity: Little Progress on Treaty as UN Legal Committee Concludes its Work
Despite a majority of States favoring a clear mandate and timeline to discuss the draft in the next year, a few countries essentially exercised vetoes.
Bringing Climate and Terrorism Together at the UN Security Council – Proceed with Caution
The open debate creates risks that counterterrorism will come to dominate the climate security and environmental peacebuilding fields.
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.
An Undefined Defining Moment: Marking 20 Years of Counterterrorism Without Ever Agreeing What Terrorism Is
UN Security Council Resolution 1373 in 2001 created a sprawling global system that, rather than solving the problem, spawned widespread abuse.
US Leadership Matters to Avoid New Violence in the Balkans
It's time for Washington to recognize the role of Serb nationalism in fomenting renewed tensions across the region.