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Good Governance Paper No. 11: Strengthening Inspectors General
Eleventh essay in a series of top experts exploring proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government, public integrity, and the rule of law.

A Turning Point in the Struggle Against the Bomb: The Nuclear Ban Treaty Ready to Go Into Effect
The US and other major nuclear powers tried to slow the momentum, but the treaty has already changed the conversation.

Good Governance Paper No. 10: Addressing Foreign Election Interference—An Overdue To-Do List
Tenth essay in a series of top experts exploring proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government, public integrity, and the rule of law.

The U.K. Overseas Operations Bill: An Own Goal in the Making?
Many of those objecting to the bill in a constructive spirit acknowledge the problem the government is seeking to address, but chide it for going about it the wrong way.

Finland Sets Out Key Positions on International Cyber Law
Analysis of the Government of Finland's new statement on international law in cyberspace.

Nigerians Are the Latest to Risk Their Lives to Protest Against Police Brutality
As the United States inches closer to the presidential election, the fact that the protests in other countries mirror those here at home is an opportunity.

Early Edition: October 27, 2020
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major national security news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news. US…

Good Governance Papers No. 9: Building an Effective Human Rights-Based Foreign Policy
Ninth essay in a series of top experts exploring proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government, public integrity, and the rule of law.

Ethics Groups Say Barr’s Use of DOJ Is Shredding Its Essential Independence
A new report from two independent, non-partisan groups focused on ethics in government excoriates the operation of the Justice Department during the tenure of Attorney General…

Disinformation Wars in Egypt: The Inauthentic Battle on Twitter between Egyptian Government and Opposition
The streets of Egypt are quiet, but last month Twitter seemed to suggest otherwise. Joey Shea and Alexei Abrahams explain why, tracking evidence of warring disinformation campaigns…

Torture by Rescue: Asylum-Seeker Pushbacks in the Aegean
Since at least March, Greece has been systematically returning asylum seekers who have arrived on its shores – who have the right to adjudication of their asylum claims – to…

Early Edition: October 26, 2020
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major national security news and developments over the past weekend. Here’s today’s news. US DEVELOPMENTS …