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New High Seas Treaty Prepares International Community for Sustainable and Equitable “Blue Economy”

Following the international community’s 1982 adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), often referenced as the “constitution of the ocean,”…

Early Edition: April 26, 2023

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The Role of Culture in Torture and its Absence in Guantanamo’s Medical Care System

Culturally competent medical care, including to the extent possible care provided by independent medical experts of the detainees’ nationalities, is needed at Guantanamo now.
US President Joe Biden displays the signed CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, during an event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2022. - The CHIPS and Science Act aims to support domestic semiconductor production, new high-tech jobs and scientific research.

Restricting Chinese Access to Chips is Only a Partial Solution

The U.S. goal should not simply be to restrict Chinese access to U.S. technology; rather, the United States should be focused on preventing an arms race that would be unnecessary…

Early Edition: April 25, 2023

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Europe Can Show the United States and Canada How to Share Responsibility for Asylum Seekers

Responsibility sharing arrangements should pull together resources and hosting commitments from multiples stakeholders.
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The War From Within: Racial Injustice in the US Prison System

Promoting American values abroad requires upholding them at home by addressing systemic and institutional racism.

Early Edition: April 24, 2023

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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Apr. 15-21)

Leaked Intelligence Documents • Espionage Act Investigations • Surveillance Reform • Congress • Sudan Conflict • Russia-Ukraine: International Criminal Court • Iran-United…
Putin sits across Maria Lvova-Belova

Надання юрисдикції та ордери МКС на арешт Путіна та Львової-Бєлової

"The theory of 'collective conferral' [of ICC jurisdiction] is supported by examining the situation of other international organizations and the practice of States."
Putin sits across Maria Lvova-Belova

Conferred Jurisdiction and the ICC’s Putin and Lvova-Belova Warrants

"The theory of 'collective conferral' [of ICC jurisdiction] is supported by examining the situation of other international organizations and the practice of States."
A group of Taliban walk along a road.

Diplomatic Engagement with the Taliban: A Path Forward or a Black Hole?

Normalizing ties with the Taliban would come at a high cost for ordinary Afghans.
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