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Moving Beyond Recognition Toward Repair for Enslavement

International law needs to move beyond legal recognition of the wrongfulness of chattel enslavement and the trade in enslaved people, toward repair and remedy.
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The International Compensation Mechanism for Ukraine: Update on the Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission and the Register of Damage for Ukraine

Together, they signal a shift from largely symbolic institution-building to a functional system capable of handling the full scope and scale of Ukraine’s reparations claims.

Early Edition: May 8, 2026

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR –…
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Can Socially Cohesive Neighborhoods Protect Democracy from Political Violence?

Rising political violence discourages civic engagement, but socially cohesive neighborhoods help Americans stay politically active and committed to democracy.
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Will Congress Throw Out a Tool to Fight Money Laundering and Corruption?

A vote to repeal the CTA would discard, at considerable cost to U.S. law enforcement and national security, a tool before it has been put to use.

The Just Security Podcast: Murder on the High Seas Part V

Tess Bridgeman and Rachel Goldbrenner are joined by Rebecca Ingber and Brian Finucane to examine escalating U.S. strikes on suspected drug traffickers.

Early Edition: May 7, 2026

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People walk underneath an advertising billboard of Syria's largest mobile operator Syriatel, owned by businessman Rami Makhlouf, in the Syrian capital Damascus on May 11, 2020. (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Taking a Closer Look at Syria’s Economy: Accountability or Business as Usual for Assad’s Cronies?

Syria’s economic future must be reshaped, including through accountability for corporations and businesspeople, and an economic system guided by the rule of law.
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Taking a Toll

How allowing Iran to charge for transit in the Strait of Hormuz could undermine U.S. strategy in the Pacific and beyond

Early Edition: May 6, 2026

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In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on May 4, 2026, the Iran-flagged tugboat Basim sails near a ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. Iran's Revolutionary Guards on May 4 denied that any commercial ships had crossed the Strait of Hormuz, after the US military earlier said two US-flagged merchant vessels had transited through the vital waterway. (Photo by Amirhossein KHORGOOEI / ISNA / AFP via Getty Images) /

What the Iran War Reveals About the War Powers Resolution and How Congress Can Act

It is Congress’s responsibility to assert its constitutional prerogatives with respect to the use of force and to rein in a lawless executive.
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From Diagnosis to Deterrence: The Emerging U.S. Response to Adversarial Distillation

Recent U.S. actions are laying the groundwork for imposing costs on Chinese AI labs engaged in adversarial distillation of frontier models.
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