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The Machine Got it Wrong? Uncertainties, Assumptions, and Biases in Military AI

Unpacking a new ICRC report outlining key challenges with responsible use of AI in military decision-making.
Newly arrived Sudanese refugees sit outside their makeshift shelters at twilight

The Darfur Genocide Demands International Action and Accountability

The war in Sudan has led to genocidal attacks, displacement, disease, and famine, culminating in a grave humanitarian crisis. Yet, amidst the harrowing cries for help echoing from…
KHARKIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 27: Police officers and military experts operate at the site of a Russian aerial bombing of a high-rise residential building in the Shevchenkivskyi district on March 27, 2024 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The Russian military aircrafts, for the first time since 2022, dropped UMPB D-30 glide bombs on Kharkiv, hitting the central part of the city and damaging at least 14 multi-story residential buildings, as well as civil infrastructure objects - a medical institution, a preschool educational institution and school, administrative buildings. One person was killed and at least 19 others were injured, including three children and a 3-month-old baby. Russia continues to pound Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast bordering with it with missiles, drones and guided aerial bombs in an attempt to re-occupy it.

Sanctions Against Russia: The Coalition Can Do Better – for Ukraine and Global Order

The international community must strengthen and expand its sanctions on Russia to achieve the intended aims of curbing its assault on Ukraine and on the international order.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 28: A view of the front of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals is seen February 28, 2024 in Washington, DC. On February 5, 2024, the court unanimously rejected former President Trump's claim that he is immune from prosecution on criminal charges that he plotted to overturn the 2020 election results. The U.S. Supreme Court has since decided to take up the issue. (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

Trump’s Challenge to Democracy Through the Lens of Transitional Justice

The United States could use transitional justice tools to create a shared understanding of anti-democratic events and move forward with accountability.

Russian Human Rights Activist Vladimir Kara-Murza Marks Two Years Behind Bars

His wife, Evgenia, calls on the global democratic community to stand with her husband and others fighting Putin's repression.

A Quarter Century After the Ottawa Landmine Treaty, the World Needs a UN Fund for Victims

As use of the weapons accelerates, including in Ukraine, a proposed UN fund would provide direct support for victims and aid accountability.
In an aerial view, flags wave on graves of Ukrainian soldiers at ‘Field Of Mars’ War Cemetery

Deportation, Detention, and Other Crimes: In Ukraine, the Past and Present of International Criminal Law Converge

International law concepts at least partially formed in Lviv, Ukraine, now frame discussions about accountability in the Russia-Ukraine war today.
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The Just Security Podcast: The Starvation War Crime in Sudan and Gaza

While immediate access to food and aid is the most urgent need, the crises in Sudan and Gaza also raise key questions about individual criminal responsibility.
A general view taken on April 26, 2018, shows Syrian walking along a heavily damaged street in the northern Syrian enclave of Afrin that Turkish-backed forces captured from Kurdish fighters in the months prior. Tens of thousands of people were displaced by the assault on the Afrin region, whose small towns and villages were home to mostly Syrian Kurds. The photo shows enormous piles of rubble in the foreground and in the background shells of concrete buildings hollowed out by bombing. (Photo credit should read SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images)

Confronting Forced Demographic Change in Northern Syria: Inclusive Justice for Sustainable Peace

Donors must help pursue justice and accountability for Kurdish victims as they do for other Syrian victims.
Sudanese refugees and ethnic South Sudanese who have fled the war in Sudan carry their belongings while boarding a boat at the shores of the White Nile River

Does the ICC Have Jurisdiction Over the Starvation War Crime in Sudan?

Use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare demands accountability. The question in Sudan is how best to pursue it. In the meantime, the key imperative is for all of…
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The Just Security Podcast: Crisis in Haiti

Joining the show to discuss the situation in Haiti and how policymakers addressing it are Rosy Auguste Ducéna and Beatrice Lindstrom.
A view of the Russian Central Bank headquarters in downtown Moscow on May 26, 2022. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images)

Transferring Russian Assets to Compensate Ukraine: Some Reflections on Countermeasures

There is no doubt that Russia owes compensation for the damage caused to Ukraine. But a key practical difficulty in achieving compensation for Ukraine and its people for the damage…
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