Recent Articles

Early Edition: March 26, 2024

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news MOSCOW CONCERT HALL…
Former president Donald Trump prepares to speak to the media during a pre-trial hearing

Trump’s Prosecutorial Misconduct Claims Fall Flat in N.Y. Criminal Case, as Judge Sets April Trial

Klasfeld’s reporting is part of Just Security’s Trump Trials Clearinghouse.  A Manhattan judge skewered former President Donald Trump’s legal team’s allegations of prosecutorial…
A general view taken on April 26, 2018, shows Syrian walking along a heavily damaged street in the northern Syrian enclave of Afrin that Turkish-backed forces captured from Kurdish fighters in the months prior. Tens of thousands of people were displaced by the assault on the Afrin region, whose small towns and villages were home to mostly Syrian Kurds. The photo shows enormous piles of rubble in the foreground and in the background shells of concrete buildings hollowed out by bombing. (Photo credit should read SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images)

Confronting Forced Demographic Change in Northern Syria: Inclusive Justice for Sustainable Peace

Donors must help pursue justice and accountability for Kurdish victims as they do for other Syrian victims.
A plume of dark smoke rises from a building against a blue sky.

Starvation is Starvation is Starvation.

We, as the international community including Israel, should embrace an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to prevent civilians from starving.

Early Edition: March 25, 2024

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news MOSCOW CONCERT HALL ATTACK…
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks during a press conference

Visualizing ‘Hush Money’: How Trump’s Complex Payoffs Sparked 34 Election-Related Criminal Charges

Visualizing how Donald Trump's alleged $130,000 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels gross up to $420,000 and 34 felony charges in New York.
Collage of photographs from articles published during the previous week.

Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Mar. 17-23)

Israel-Hamas War • Symposium: International Law in the Face of Russia's Aggression • Russia / Nuclear escalation • Symposium: Creating a single residual mechanism for atrocity…
Various countries' flags in front of UN building and fence with UN symbol

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Mar. 18-22)

Editors’ Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…

How Trump Valet’s Testimony Supports DOJ’s January 6th Case

Analysis of recently released testimony by White House valet in interview conducted by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol
The International Court of Justice - a red building white ornate arches and windows - and a tall spire is shown against a cloudy grey sky.

A Legal and Moral Victory for Ukraine: Vindicating Ukraine’s Legal Rights Before the International Court of Justice

Ukraine is countering Russia’s aggression in the courtroom, leading to a pivotal moment for international law.

Early Edition: March 22, 2024

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR…
Legal blind justice Themis metal statue with scales on chains

Three Options for Designing a Single Residual Mechanism for Atrocity Crimes

Different models for a single residual mechanism would come with different levels of responsibility for future prosecutions.
1-12 of 12,805 items

DON'T MISS A THING. Stay up to date with Just Security curated newsletters: