Armed Conflicts

Efforts to end wars and protect civilians could benefit greatly from a renewed commitment to the near-universal value of dignity.

Rather than expand the arms embargo on Darfur, the UN Security Council should take steps that would give the existing embargo teeth.

An analysis of the obligations that the Board of Peace and International Stabilization Force must fulfill with respect to the civilian population of Gaza.

Successive administrations have stretched the AUMF beyond any reasonable interpretation to wage worldwide war, without foreseeable end.

Member states must ensure that UN peacekeeping forces are prepared and equipped to deploy, mediate, protect civilians, and respond to global crises.

The global war on terror demands reflection and reckoning for the damage it caused to human rights and the international legal order.

As the first serious agreement between Lebanon and Israel stalls, Washington needs to restore reciprocity to the process.

Haitians deported from the United States face the threat of widespread gang violence, poverty, and instability.

The law of armed conflict is not suited to provide the legal clarity the public desires immediately following attacks that kill civilians.

The responsibility for checking contentious policies rests not with the military, but with elected officials, constitutional institutions, and the American people.

We asked experts with deep personal and professional ties to the post-9/11 era: how did 9/11 shape your path, and how does it continue to shape us 25 years later?

Ryan Goodman and Tess Bridgeman are joined by Daniel Fried and Nicholas Rasmussen to discuss the enduring impact of 9/11 on U.S. counterterrorism and foreign policy.