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The Question of Tax Fraud in Manhattan DA’s Case Against Former President Trump

Analysis of potential tax-related crimes in the Manhattan District Attorney's charges against former president Donald Trump.

Early Edition: May 23, 2023

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Men from the Bulgarian Jewish community pray.

The Ambiguity of Evil and Good: A Tale of Holocaust Rescue and Deportation in Bulgaria

(Editor’s Note: This article is adapted from a keynote lecture the author delivered today at an international conference, “Persecution and Collaboration, Rescue and Survival:…
Russian President Vladimir Putin sits opposite a small table across from Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 9, 2022.

Assessing the Controversial Meeting of a U.N. Official and Russian Official Wanted for Arrest in the Hague

The legal and policy framework governing UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba's decision to meet with Russian official Maria Lvova-Belova, who…
Military unmanned aerial vehicle at sunset.

Death by Drones: Does the Pentagon Always Know Who it is Killing?

As U.S. officials grapple with the fallout from the latest drone strike, Congress and senior administration officials should demand answers.
Kılıçdaroğlu and Mansur Yavaş visit Anıtkabir on 19 May Youth and Sports Day on May 19, 2023 in Ankara, Türkiye. They are surrounded by a crowd of people taking pictures or videos with cell phones. Many people waive the flag of Turkey.

Erdoğan Appears Poised to Win Runoff: Why, and What’s Next for Turkey?

His divisive, authoritarian politics carried the day despite a dire economy and the government's failures in the Feb. 6 earthquake.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sits opposite a small table across from Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 9, 2022.

Оцінка контроверсійної зустрічі представника ООН та російської чиновниці, яку розшукують для арешту в Гаазі

Правові та політичні рамки, що регулюють рішення Спеціального представника ООН з питань дітей і…
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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (May 13-19)

Values in Foreign Policy Symposium • US foreign policy - Wrongful detentions • US foreign policy - Democratic promotion • Global democratic backsliding • US-Mexico border…
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Inching Toward a More Transparent Office of Legal Counsel

Analysis of DOJ Office of Legal Counsel's May 19, 2023 release of a new index of unclassified OLC opinions written between 1998 and 2019.
Immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S., who are stuck in a makeshift camp between border walls between the U.S. and Mexico, sit as a Customs and Border Protection officer keeps watch while other migrants are lined up to be transported.

As Title 42 Comes to an End, So Should Military Operations at the US-Mexico Border

"The militarization of the southern border not only stigmatizes migrants and asylum seekers but also undermines core legal principles designed to protect democracy and individual…

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