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COP27 Produces a Historic Result for Vulnerable Countries: A Loss and Damage Fund
"While a loss and damage fund is long overdue, its establishment should be seen as evidence of slow, but incremental, progress on the long road towards climate justice for vulnerable…
Early Edition: December 2, 2022
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UN Budget vs. Rhetoric: Touting “Agenda for Peace” But Investing in Counterterrorism Instead?
The Secretary-General is requesting a 400 percent increase for the Office of Counter-Terrorism even as the Peacebuilding Fund languishes.
Early Edition: December 1, 2022
RUSSIA, UKRAINE – GLOBAL RESPONSE The Biden administration is considering a significant expansion in the training the U.S. military provides to Ukraine forces. Since the…
Russia’s Assault on Ukraine Exposes US, Allied Gaps in Preparing for Great-Power War
Supporting Ukraine and reducing US industrial-base vulnerabilities would strengthen NATO and the EU to avert the next large-scale conflict.
Early Edition: November 30, 2022
RUSSIA, UKRAINE Russia will focus on building infrastructure for its nuclear forces in 2023, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has said. In a televised interview Shoigu said that…
New Suit Against Liberia at ECOWAS Court of Justice Seeks Accountability for Civil War-Era Massacre
"We have asked the ECOWAS Court to order that Liberia fulfill its obligations in support of ongoing accountability efforts -- which, advocates agree, should include the establishment…
Early Edition: November 29, 2022
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The Ethiopia-Tigray Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement and the Question of Accountability for International Crimes
Any hope of holding perpetrators accountable for serious crimes in the Tigray conflict lies in the AU, a responsibility it should not shirk.
Early Edition: November 28, 2022
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Gender Norms as a Tool for Wartime Torturers – A Look at Sexual and Gender-Based Violence under International Humanitarian Law
If States are to fully deliver on their obligations under the Geneva Conventions, they must recognize all forms of gender-based violence.
Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Nov. 19-25)
Mar-a-Lago investigation • Social media: Twitter • Political violence • Press freedoms • Counterterrorism - Human rights • Law of armed conflict • Authoritarianism…