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The draft FY22 NDAA disappoints with watered-down military justice reform provisions.

The act needs work, but could set a new standard in limiting Interpol abuse for assassinations, abductions, financial blacklisting and more.

Congress and the Treasury Department must curb law firms, financial advisors, and others implicated in the Pandora Papers secrecy gambits.

Such a law would strengthen the prospect of the US one day seriously considering ratification of a proposed treaty.

For too long, America’s security cooperation has prioritized short-term, tactical goals over longer-term diplomatic and human rights aims.

Biden rescinded the policy by executive order, in the latest reversal over successive administrations. Congress should end it permanently.

Americans are increasingly interested not only in reallocating police resources, but also making policing more effective and more ethical.

Implementation can strengthen the data contractors have to provide. And Congress should pass legislation to apply these measures across the economy.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on the need to combat drug trafficking and corruption by confronting the powerful economics that drive them. 

Its core obligations have not been comprehensively updated since the 1960s. Until they are, the executive branch could address key shortcomings.

A surcharge on entities liable under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act could advance good governance abroad and help create a more stable world.

To be a credible proponent of peace, the US must shed destabilizing security ties and unneeded military capabilities, and invest in conflict prevention.