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A Values-based Approach to Foreign Policy? Lessons for the Biden Administration
Integrating human security into U.S. military planning would give substance to the idea of a values-based approach to foreign policy.

The Year of Section 702 Reform, Part I: Backdoor Searches
Requiring a warrant for U.S. person queries honors the balance between security and liberty struck in the Fourth Amendment and ensures that Section 702 can’t be used to get around…

Rephrasing the “Ethical Checklist”: Grappling with Tough Foreign Policy Choices
How can states pursue more ethical, value-based approaches to foreign policy amidst competing priorities and strategic realities?

Biden’s Embrace of Trump’s Transit Ban Violates US Legal and Moral Refugee Obligations
"The new transit ban would violate the United States’ protection obligations to refugees, which are long-standing and solidly based in both international and domestic law."

A Big Few Weeks for Guantanamo: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
"It’s been an uncharacteristically Guantanamo-news-filled few weeks – some good, some bad, some ugly. Here’s a quick rundown of recent developments."

On Ukraine, Europeans are Doing More Than Many Seem to Think
Data shows the EU and its member countries committed slightly more to Ukraine than the US last year, drawing on respective areas of strength.

Treaty Negotiations with Pacific Island Nations Must Address Accountability Gaps
In its decades-long relationship with the Marshall Islands, Palau, and Micronesia, "the United States has refused to fulfill the most basic requirement of allyship: accountability.…

Permanently Winding Down the War on Terror Requires Greater Transparency
Increased transparency is needed to ensure the United States makes a definitive turn away from endless war.

Yellen’s Trip to Africa: A Chance to Reset US-Africa Relations
The Treasury secretary's visit could spur action on climate finance, inclusive global governance, and debt relief.

The Limits of Remote Warfare: Aligning Values with Interests
The Biden administration should be more circumspect in its reliance on lethal force as a foreign policy tool outside of traditional war zones.

Twenty-One Years On, US Detention at Guantánamo Bay Remains Unconscionable
"The prison continues to cause profound and escalating damage to the aging and increasingly ill men still detained indefinitely there, most without charge and none having received…

From Egypt, Sisi’s Long Arm of Repression Targets Americans Too
A US citizen's arrest and release in the UAE illustrates the expanding global reach of Egypt’s authoritarian regime.