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European Union officials and western Balkans leaders watch a traditional dance performance during the Berlin Process Leaders' Summit to address the integration of the European Union, in Tirana on October 16, 2023. Female dancers perform in the foreground wearing traditional Albanian costumes and white head coverings. Behind them, attending officials applaud, against a backdrop of national flags. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)

A Troubling Omen for Ukraine in the EU’s Balkan Membership Struggles

Russia's 2022 invasion eased enlargement fatigue a bit, but the long-delayed Western Balkans process is instructive. The EU must do better.

Early Edition: March 13, 2024

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Anatomy of a Conspiracy Theory and a Smear: Still, No Evidence of Trump Order for 10,000 Guard on January 6th

Debunking a new conspiracy theory that Trump ordered the National Guard to be ready on January 6, and that the select committee withheld information.
Palestinians inspect the destruction in Rafah on February 18, 2024, following overnight Israeli air strikes

Israeli Civilian Harm Mitigation in Gaza: Gold Standard or Fool’s Gold?

What can Israel do to better protect civilians in war? A leading expert on civilian harm sheds light on the issue.
a view of the Israeli settler unauthorised outpost of Meitarim Farm near Hebron city

No Simple End: The ICJ and Remedies for Illegal Practices in the Occupied Territories

A focus on the remedies that the International Court of Justice may order in its advisory opinion on Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the…

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National Security Takeaways from DOJ’s Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policy Updates

The link between national security and corporate criminal enforcement was a key theme across three speeches by senior Department of Justice officials at the American Bar Association's…

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The Just Security Podcast: Social Media, Government Jawboning, and the First Amendment at the Supreme Court

Murthy v. Missouri poses several questions that defy easy answer, driving at the heart of how we wish to regulate the modern public square.
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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Mar. 2-9)

Ukraine War reparations series • Syrian victims fund series • Haiti • U.S. national security- Climate change • Taliban / Discrimination • U.S. foreign policy - Marshall…
Armed gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier and threee of his men are seen in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 5,2024. He and at least two of the others are holding assault rifles, and the three men other than Cherizier are wearing balaclavas with only their eyes showing. (Photo by CLARENS SIFFROY/AFP via Getty Images)

With Haiti on the Brink of Collapse, a Reckoning for US Policy on Haiti

Haiti's elite and US officials likely are negotiating a handover, but civil society has shown it can unite and should be involved.
Rudy Giuliani appears in front of news microphones wearing a black suit and a red tie.

As Donald Trump’s Trial Looms, Alvin Bragg Doesn’t Think Jurors Need to See Rudy Giuliani’s Hannity Gaffe

Manhattan prosecutors will try to convict Donald Trump without referring to an admission made by his former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
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