civil society

× Clear Filters
142 Articles
Visualization of a quantum CPU on a motherboard

Governing the Quantum Revolution

Introducing a new series bringing together a range of perspectives on the policy challenges emerging from the quantum revolution.
Supporters of different opposition presidential candidates demonstrate in Mogadishu on February 19, 2021.

Localizing Genocide Prevention and Addressing the Needs of High-Risk Societies

A newly-rebooted UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect should work with local communities to de-escalate tensions before atrocities occur.
Two soldiers walk past a destroyed building in Khartoum.

Two Years of War in Sudan: From Revolution to Ruin and the Fight to Rise Again

As Sudan marks two years of brutal war between the Sudanese army and the RSF, the country stands at a dangerous crossroads.
The photo shows the cart headed toward the camera, against a backdrop of war-ravaged buildings.

New Israeli Guidelines Threaten to Eliminate Humanitarian Action in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Almost Entirely

A revised registration process for international NGOs aiding Palestinians creates a chilling effect against criticism and accountability.
IMAGES (left to right): Natural disaster and its consequences (via Getty Images); In this picture taken on September 28, 2022, an internally displaced flood-affected family sits outside their tent at a makeshift tent camp in Jamshoro district of Sindh province (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images; Trees smolder and burn during the Dixie fire near Greenville, California on August 3, 2021. – Numerous fires are raging through the state’s northern forests, as climate change makes wildfire season longer, hotter and more devastating. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Just Security’s Climate Archive

A catalog of articles analyzing the diplomatic, political, legal, security, and humanitarian consequences of the international climate crisis.
Protesters demonstrate during a candle light vigil

Duterte at the ICC: A Significant Step Toward Justice in the Philippines

Last week, what had long seemed impossible to victims seeking justice for the killings from the Philippine “war on drugs” finally happened: the ICC's arrest of former President…
A model of IBM Quantum shows the three chandeliers that would be a part of the System Two installation

Human Rights and Democracy in the Quantum Age

Now is the time to prepare for the second quantum revolution.
The photo shows the silhouette of a man on a motorbike in the foreground riding past a faded yellowish concrete building in the background with a red banner across it with yellow Chinese lettering across it.

Freezing Support to Democracy and Human Rights Activists Undermines US Interests

Ending aid for democracy and human rights struggles inflicts long-term harm on American security and prosperity.
The photo shows a row of riot police holding back a dense flank of protestors holding two red and white flags of Georgia, with a white car passing in the foreground.

Supporting Freedom and a Foreign Aid Freeze are Incompatible — But Perhaps the Point? A Case Study

The Trump administration’s action undermines bipartisan efforts to support freedom fighters and enables corrupt autocrats.
The photo shows the back of a health worker in the foreground wearing a shirt with donor logos on the back, speaking with the woman and her daughter in the background in a small room.

‘Elections Have Consequences’: Trump and Rubio’s Foreign Aid Halt Will Hit the World’s Most Vulnerable

Reviews of programs in new administrations don't require such damaging, destructive, and likely unconstitutional freezes.

The Colombian Model of Success: Civil Society and Excess Force by Anti-Riot Squads and Police Units

To counter impunity, civil society and survivors of police brutality are organizing against abuses such as eye mutilation.
The photo shows two women, one on the left wearing a blue mesh hair covering and the one on the right a pale pink, broad-brimmed hat, apparently sorting a green vegetable over a crate in a small, white-painted room with narrow shelves on the wall behind them.

Stop-Work Order on US Foreign Aid Puts China First and America Last

President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio's 90-day halt endangers health, economic and other programs, leaving gaps for China to fill.
1-12 of 142 items

DON'T MISS A THING. Stay up to date with Just Security curated newsletters: