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The Broad Scope of “Intent to Defraud” in the New York Crime of Falsifying Business Records
"While there are other legal hurdles for the Manhattan DA to cross in the indictment of the former president, this element of the relevant offenses poses no obstacle..."
Early Edition: April 3, 2023
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major national security news and developments over the weekend. DOMESTIC DEVELOPMENTS –…
The United Nations in Hindsight: Financing African Union-Led Peace Support Operations
"Despite the renewed momentum on the financing of [African Union-led peace support operations], questions surrounding burden sharing, accountability, and peace operations doctrine…
Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Mar. 25-31)
Ukraine • Summit for Democracy • Women's History Month • Trump Financial and Election Investigations • U.S.-Saudi Relations • Foreign military partners • Israel / Palestine…
The Just Security Podcast: An Indictment of Donald Trump
The alleged indictment raises important questions about efforts to interfere with the 2016 presidential election and the rule of law.
Universal Rights to Water and Sanitation in the Global North is a Myth
Recognizing that universal access to water is a myth is the first step toward ensuring water and sanitation rights for all.
The Just Security Podcast: The Mayor of Les Irois
Determined victims and creative lawyers used a U.S, law, the Torture Victims Protection Act, to hold a powerful mayor accountable.
Early Edition: March 31, 2023
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Survey of Past Criminal Prosecutions for Covert Payments to Benefit a Political Campaign
Surreptitious third-party payments are routinely prosecuted as campaign finance violations in New York and nationally under various statutes.
To Strengthen US National Security, Diverse Teams Should Be a Given
The field shows important signs of critical gains but also more work to do to elevate women, particularly women of color.
Congress Should Limit, Not Expand, Irregular Warfare Authority
Section 1202 of the NDAA is an overbroad authority that risks widening the aperture for U.S. forces to engage in and direct combat in unauthorized, foreign wars.
Summit for Democracy: Trends in News Media’s Future, Forged in Ukraine
They face every obstacle. With support, they could help redefine how journalism reckons with era-defining challenges to the public sphere.