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There’s Still Time for the Biden Administration To Act on South Sudan
The U.S. government and its allies should impose network-based sanctions on President Salva Kiir and his corrupt regime.

Biden’s Unfinished Business: A Bridge to Shore Up a European Flank – in the Balkans
Temporary US troops could restore stability and thwart Serb political leaders threatening secession amid the EU Force's weakened deterrence.

The Spreading Impact of Restrictive ‘Foreign Agent’ Laws and How to Stop Them
Such measures not only gut civil society as incubators of citizen involvement and connection with government, they spill beyond borders.

Cutting Through the Noise to Trump’s Claimed Immunity in NY Felonies Case
When President-elect Donald Trump’s latest motion to dismiss his felony convictions in New York hit reporters’ in-boxes on Tuesday, it was immediately clear that the dominant…

Expert Q&A on South Korea: Martial Law and Its Aftermath
Expert Victor Cha unpacks South Korean President Yoon's short-lived martial law declaration and the impact on US and regional ties.

Punching Above Their Weight: Caribbean States’ Ambitious COP29 Global Finance Goal
COP29 marks an opportunity for the Global North to pay for its fair share of global climate finance and help small island developing states.

Journalist in Exile Laments Kyrgyzstan Crackdown, Now Extending to His 12-Year-Old Son
Bolot Temirov on the personal cost of the country's repression of media and civil society, as democracy gives way to authoritarianism.
Election 2024 Real-Time Litigation Tracker
Tracking the most important breaking election cases across the country with implications for the democratic process.

Top 10 Election Litigation Cases in 2024 Implicating the Rule of Law
In this top ten list updated weekly, the most important of hundreds of election-law cases are ranked for their rule of law implications.

The Just Security Podcast: ‘The Presidents and the People’ Book Talk
Corey Brettschneider discusses his new book "The Presidents and the People" and the lessons it offers for American democracy.

Top 10 Election Litigation Cases in 2024 Implicating the Rule of Law
In this top ten list updated weekly, the most important of hundreds of election-law cases are ranked for their rule of law implications.

Rising Authoritarianism and Plutocracy Are a Dangerous Mix for Press Freedom
U.S. democracy appears so strong as to be unbreakable. But the billionaire class is its weakest point: small, concentrated, and all too often uninterested in following the rules…