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A voting booth covered with blue curtains stands at the left side of the frame, while on the right, a man stands slightly stooped while placing a paper ballot into a wooden ballot box. Behind the man stand a Romanian flag on his left and a European Union flag to the right.

Foreign Interference and the Democratic Self-Defense Trap: A European Perspective Going into the 2026 Midterms

How to safeguard elections against genuine foreign interference while preventing incumbent governments from exploiting allegations of interference to undermine voting rights?
Businessman working on laptop with artificial intelligence law icons showing regulation, ethics and compliance standards, highlighting responsible technology governance and legal risk management.

Filling the Accountability Gap in AI Governance Series

As the risks of artificial intelligence continue to mount, the expert analysis in this series engages the fundamental question of what ought to happen when AI risks manifest into…

Lessons from U.S. Global Anti-Corruption Efforts and Opportunities Ahead

The United States should learn from past mistakes and re-embrace the importance of promoting anti-corruption to its foreign policy.
The Washington Monument reflects in the Capitol Reflecting Pool at sunset on a warm evening on June 2, 2025 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

“When the Guardrails Erode” Series

Bringing together expert analysis that traces this erosion, assesses the risks for democratic governance, and outlines pathways to rebuild or even reinvent these safeguards.
A woman sits on a wooden plank with her hands clasped around her knees and a worried expression on her face outside of a wooden hut whose shadowed entryway appears near the center of the frame.

World Bank Group Doubles Down on Risky Strategy Despite Microlending Gaps

Expanding microfinance in places affected by conflict without instituting robust safeguards risks exposing already vulnerable communities to greater financial harm.
Uniformed U.S. soldiers, heads out of frame with their backs to the camera, stand in a line with their hands clasped behind their backs.

The Moral Cost of Killing on Command

The U.S. government has a special responsibility to not impose avoidable harm to those who will carry out Nidal Hasan's execution.

The Just Security Podcast: How State and Local Governments Can Fight Back Against Authoritarianism

Erwin Chemerinsky and Aziz Huq discuss the powers that state and local governments can use to serve as a check against authoritarianism and federal overreach.

Standing Up for International Law

When academics, business and law firm heads, and leaders of international associations like the ABILA defend the rule of law, those ripples can build into a wave of change.

Obstacles to Europe’s Emerging Role in Global Anti-Corruption Enforcement

Recent developments signal a European commitment to upholding global anti-corruption norms even without U.S. involvement.
AI and Legal Systems: Judge's Gavel Symbolizing Law and Order with Artificial Intelligence Processor.

The AI Governance Momentum: Why We Need to Fill the Accountability Gap Now

This series aims to set out what a meaningful, multistakeholder, and globally relevant AI accountability mechanism should look like.
A Syrian carries the picture of his relative, who was killed during the country's civil war, while celebrating after the court proceedings, in Damascus on August 11, 2026. A Syrian court on August 11 sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country's nearly 14-year civil war.

Supporting Syria’s Domestic Accountability Process

Despite their flaws, Syrian institutions have the potential to become vehicles of accountability with sustained international engagement.
A sign marks the location of the Archives of the United States building on the National Mall on August 20, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Federal Employees’ AI Prompts Are Records … in Narrow Circumstances

If federal agencies fail to create records related to their AI interactions, they effectively insulate their decisionmaking from oversight.
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