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How to Get Away With Crimes Against Humanity: The Statutory Gap in US Law

Congress can bring justice for victims of crimes against humanity by passing a statute with universal jurisdiction.
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Dollars Deployed: How the Weaponization of the U.S. Financial System Contributed to Afghanistan’s Collapse

The collapse of the Afghan government to the Taliban and subsequent U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 marked the failure of two decades of fighting to root…
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Biden’s Cooperation with the ICC Is a Step Toward Embracing Reality

Biden's decision may end a dangerous practice of wishful thinking about U.S. exposure to the ICC’s jurisdiction, one that has helped enable U.S. policies ranging from attacks…
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The Taliban’s Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan Is Part Of – Not Separate From – Its Terrorist Links

The international community must recognize the links between the repression of women and the Taliban's support for violent extremism.
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Збір цифрових доказів у Міжнародному кримінальному суді: Обіцянки та підводні камені

This article is also available in English here. Переклад статті здійснений завдяки Юлії Серединській. Цього літа збір…
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Digital Evidence Collection at the Int’l Criminal Court: Promises and Pitfalls

The tools should aid in the international criminal justice project by granting victims and witnesses greater agency and accelerating the Court’s truth-seeking function. 
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Diplomatic Engagement with the Taliban: A Path Forward or a Black Hole?

Normalizing ties with the Taliban would come at a high cost for ordinary Afghans.
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Time for the United States to Rethink its Strategy for Afghanistan

The United States must rethink its strategy toward Afghanistan and prevent the Taliban from gaining a stronger foothold.
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The State Department Should Provide Congress the Dissent Channel Cable on the Afghanistan Withdrawal

An ambassador responds to a colleague: release, with appropriate redaction, would support, not inhibit, State Department accountability.
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) (3rd L) speaks as House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) (4th L) and other House Republican veterans listen during a news conference in the Rayburn Room of the U.S. Capitol August 31, 2021 in Washington, DC. House Minority Leader McCarthy held a news conference on a Republican effort to pass legislation they said was intended to hold the Biden administration accountable for what Republicans called a disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Congress Can Investigate the Afghanistan Withdrawal Without Compromising a Vital Dissent Channel

Forcing release of such material would chill candor, intimidate potential dissenters from speaking up, and inject an element of gamesmanship.
CAMP SHORAB, AFGHANISTAN - SEPTEMBER 11: A U.S. Army helicopter flies outside of Camp Shorab on a flight to Camp Post on September 11, 2017 in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. About 300 marines are currently deployed in Helmand Province in a train, advise, and assist role supporting local Afghan security forces. Currently the United States has about 11,000 troops in the deployed in Afghanistan, with a reported 4,000 more expected to arrive in the coming weeks. Last month, President Donald Trump announced his plan for Afghanistan which called for an increase in troop numbers and a new conditions-based approach to the war, getting rid of a timetable for the withdrawal of American forces in the country. (Photo by Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images)

Opaque Transparency on the Use of Force: Observations on the 2022 “1264” Report

The 2022 report illustrates the limits of congressionally mandated reporting requirements on matters of war and peace and the need for Congress to be more proactive in informing…
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As Afghanistan Hearings Begin, Congress Must Rise Above Partisanship to Find Meaningful Solutions

Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee begins hearings on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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