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US government's special envoy for Western Balkans Matthew Palmer poses with members of Bosnia and Herzegovina's tripartite presidency, Milorad Dodik, Zeljko Komsic, and Sefik Dzaferovic in Sarajevo on July 5, 2021 as Palmer held several meetings with national political leaders in Bosnia as well as state officials.

Peace Is Threatened Again in Bosnia, A Quarter Century after Dayton

Separatist provocations pose the greatest danger to the country's peace and cohesion since the accords were forged 26 years ago.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin delivers remarks at the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Global Emerging Technology Summit on July 13, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Artificial Intelligence in the Intelligence Community: Know Risk, Know Reward

For AI, where the risk of inaction can be greater than the risk of action, the IC needs a flexible, strategic risk assessment framework.
Members of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Meeting of the Standing Committee sit behins desks with microphones in Vienna, July 5, 2021. They wear face masks.

Appetite for Obstruction: How Autocrats Subvert Democracy’s Infrastructure

Russia's block on a recent human rights meeting is part of a pattern of authoritarian powers rending the fabric of rules-based institutions.
Huawei Chief Financial Officer, Meng Wanzhou, leaves British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, on May 8, 2019. Reporters crowd around with cameras, and two people flank Meng Wanzhou to make a path.

The Huawei DPA: A Prologue to the Global Arrest Game?

Deferred prosecution agreement for an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei provides short-term resolutions but raises long-term concerns.
Surveillance cameras cover a pole on the corner of Tiananmen Square in Beijing on September 6, 2019.

What Biden Needs to Say About Surveillance Tech and Foreign Policy

Western countries have critiqued China's use of surveillance tech while continuing to export these tools. It's time to align human rights and trade policies.
People work at sewing machines in rows at a textile-manufacturing company in Batumi, Georgia’s Black Sea.

World Bank’s “Doing Business Index,” a Thorn for Kleptocrats, Must Be Protected

Countries that have cleaned up their act under pressure from the index rankings illustrate the need for such a gauge.
Malian Muslim militant Al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud attends his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, The Netherlands, on July 8, 2019.

Expanding Justice for Gender-Based Crimes with a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity

Such a legal framework could be transformative for so many who have been left out or on the margins of existing mechanisms, including women.
A person with a dog walks in the snow near the DEW line (Defensive Early Warning Line) station near Kaktovik, Alaska, once part of an early warning radar system established by the US military to watch for nuclear bombers and missiles coming in from the Soviet Union.

The Role of Nuclear Weapons: Why Biden Should Declare a Policy of No First Use

With the administration preparing its Nuclear Posture Review, such a declaration would significantly reduce the risks of nuclear war.
Side by side images of a plaque reading “Committee on the Budget” and a digital graphic of a face made of up of wires, numbers, and a grid like facial recognition or AI. The back of the head dissolves to numbers floating in a trail behind the head.

Artificial Intelligence in the Intelligence Community: The Tangled Web of Budget & Acquisition

To successfully integrate AI into the IC, budget and acquisition processes must increase in speed, flexibility, and simplicity.
An image of the globe with a light grid laid on top of it connecting people and countries.

System Rivalry: How Democracies Must Compete with Digital Authoritarians

On the need to rethink the artificial intelligence challenge as a system rivalry — between digital authoritarianism and democratic models of governance.
Filipino protestors demonstrate outside the Chinese Embassy on July 12, 2019 in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. They carry signs reading, “Justice for Filipino Fishermen!” “Demiliterize West Philippine Sea” “Uphold Philippine Victory in the Arbitral Tribunal! China Out of the West Philippine Sea!” and more.

China, Climate Change, Credibility: Why It’s (Finally) Time for the US to Join the Law of the Sea Convention

The US absence at the table is more perplexing than ever, considering how these issues will define maritime governance in the 21st century.
Protesters hold up placards and banners as they attend a demonstration in Sydney on June 23, 2021 to call on the Australian government to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over China's human rights record. Signs read, “Boycott Beijing 2022” and “End the Uyghur Genocide”

Boycotting Beijing 2022: Accountability for the Next Olympics and Beyond

History has shown the dangers of allowing repressive regimes to gain legitimacy by hosting the Olympics. China should be held accountable.
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