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The Crime of Aggression: Putting Lukashenko and His Senior Officials on Notice
This week, as Russia intensified attacks on civilians in Ukraine, Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko doubled down on his support for Putin’s war of aggression. As Ryan…
Extremist Ideologies and the Roots of Mass Atrocities: Lessons for Ukraine
Mass atrocities consistently depend on justificatory narratives rooted in prevailing ideological worldviews and institutions.
Early Edition: October 14, 2022
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Russian Torture and American (Selective) Memory
"No nation ever has and no nation ever will . . . torture their way to security."
The Politics of the ECCC: Lessons from Cambodia’s Unique and Troubled Accountability Effort
"For all its problems and shortfalls, the ECCC has managed to sentence a head of state for genocide. In a region where authoritarianism is on the rise, the significance of this…
Early Edition: October 13, 2022
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The News Media’s “Democracy Beats” Won’t Beat Back Autocracy
To protect democracy, the press must do more than punish stories. It needs to collaborate, support unions, litigate, and improve diversity.
The Law of Occupation Must Address the Lives of Women and Girls
For far too long, occupation law has ignored the experiences of women and girls. It is time to refocus the conversation.
Early Edition: October 12, 2022
RUSSIA, UKRAINE – KERCH BRIDGE EXPLOSION Russia’s domestic intelligence service has announced the arrest of eight people in connection with the bombing of the Kerch Bridge…
Business as Usual? Proposals for the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group
U.S. leadership is needed to address problems in developing countries that have global implications.
Biden’s New Counterterrorism Policy Guidance Further Entrenches the Forever War
Biden's classified policy memorandum on counterterrorism drone strikes is just one more stepping stone in the long path of the forever war.
Assessing Biden’s New Policy Framework for Counterterrorism Direct Action
Biden's new counterterrorism framework is consistent with policy efforts to dial back the war on terror.