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The Proud Boys and Oath Keepers Are Domestic Terrorists, It’s Past Time to Call Them What They Are
The Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6th are not drinking buddies or patriots. They are violent extremists.

Early Edition: March 7, 2023
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Latin America and Caribbean Nations Rally Against Autonomous Weapons Systems
After a decade of debate, it is urgent for States to start drafting new legally binding rules to prevent the automation of killing.

Mind the Gap: The UK is About to Set Problematic Precedents on Content Regulation
Potentially positive elements of the UK's Online Safety Bill "are overshadowed and at risk of being negated by some of the more politically-motivated, hyperbolic aspects. The House…

Early Edition: March 6, 2023
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Almost There: When Will the Biden Administration Support the ICC in Ukraine?
The ICC’s investigation may be the only viable effort to hold accountable certain senior Russian officials responsible for horrific atrocities in Ukraine. The only thing that…

Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Feb. 25-Mar. 3)
Russia - Ukraine • Kazakhstan / Political Reform • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance • Domestic Violent Extremism • U.N. Global Counterterrorism Strategy • Laws of War…

Насильницьке переміщення Росією українських цивільних осіб: Громадянське суспільство, підзвітність, справедливість
Ці спільні зусилля є практичним проявом єдності та солідарності міжнародної спільноти, спрямованої…

Russia’s Forcible Transfers of Ukrainian Civilians: How Civil Society Aids Accountability and Justice
A Ukrainian whose organization received the Nobel Peace Prize writes with an exiled Russian democracy activist and a US legal-rights advocate on the challenge of documenting these…

Lieber at Sand Creek: A New Critical Reinterpretation of the Laws of War
Lieber’s Code reflected and reproduced a virulent thread in the law of nations that preceded him by centuries and continues today.

Early Edition: March 3, 2023
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Can Aid or Assistance Be a Use of Force?: Expert Q&A from Stockton Center’s Russia-Ukraine Conference
Some States are likely engaging in force by virtue of the quantity and quality of the support they are providing to Ukraine. Those activities are lawful as actions taken in the…