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Local residents carry their belongings out of a heavily damaged residential building following a Russian strike in the town of Bilozerske, Donetsk region on August 12, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The advances come just days before U.S. President Donald Trump is due to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska for talks on the war, the first meeting between a sitting US and Russian leader since 2021. (Photo by GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images)

In Trump’s Planned Meeting With Putin, Beware of Traps, Play the Right Cards

President Trump must avoid Putin’s traps, ramp up the pressure on Russia, and make clear that the United States will back Ukraine’s security.
An M23 soldier watches over a group of around one hundred Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), Wazalendo and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) fighters as they disembark a truck at the Stade de l'Unité, during their presentation by Colonel Willy Ngoma in Goma on May 10, 2025. These fighters were previously neutralised by the AFC/M23 security services. (Photo by JOSPIN MWISHA/AFP via Getty Images)

Seven Pillars of Military Integration for the DRC-Rwanda Peace Accord

These pillars outline requirements to manage armed groups and integrate them into statutory military forces during a war-to-peace transition.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes an address following an emergency cabinet meeting on Gaza at 10 Downing Street in London on July 29, 2025. (Photo by TOBY MELVILLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Reactions to the British Debate About the Legality of Recognizing Palestinian Statehood

"At least as far as international law is concerned, the UK Government is free to make either choice."
Prisoners sit at maximum security penitentiary CECOT (Center for the Compulsory Housing of Terrorism) on April 4, 2025 in Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)

In Congress, a Welcome, and Well-Executed, Next Step to Stop Trump’s Transfers to Torture

Six new bills demanding that the executive branch provide basic information about deportations from U.S. shores should pass unanimously.
Palestinians walk carrying sacks of flour

הזמן אזל: הרעבה המונית בעזה וחובתו של העולם

הזמן אזל: הרעבה המונית בעזה וחובתו של העולם
US Department of State building with sign in front

On the Role of State Department Career Attorneys

Ascribing indifference or, at worst, malevolent motives to career attorneys who are unable to refute such claims as they are bound by privilege is truly disappointing.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: U.S. President Donald Trump signs a series of executive orders including 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, a pardon for former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, an order relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and an order for the federal government to stop using paper straws and begin using plastic straws in the Oval Office at the White House on February 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump has signed more than 50 executive orders as of Friday, the most in a president's first 100 days in more than 40 years. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Hard to Kill: The Transnational Survival of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

The global anti-corruption regime that the United States pioneered over many decades is bigger than any one country or regime
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks as U.S. President Donald Trump meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office of the White House on April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Bukele were expected to discuss a range of bilateral issues including the detention of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The Legal Fig Leaf: The US-El Salvador Detainee Diplomatic Notes

Declassified U.S.–El Salvador documents expose a shaky legal cover and continued U.S. control over detainees in CECOT, raising questions about complicity in potential abuses.
Georgian opposition supporters rally in front of the parliament building in downtown Tbilisi on May 26, 2025, Georgia's Independence Day. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP) (Photo by GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE/AFP via Getty Images)

As Georgian Regime Intensifies Crackdown, U.S. Should Support Its People

Sanctions moving through Congress and a new, vocal U.S. ambassador could help protesting Georgian citizens restore an alliance with the West and avoid a turn to Russia, China.
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The Just Security Podcast: Trump’s Shift on Ukraine and Russia — A Conversation with Amb. Daniel Fried and Dara Massicot

Viola Gienger is joined by Ambassador Daniel Fried and Dara Massicot to discuss Trump’s policy shift on Ukraine and its impact.
US Ambassador to the UN Dorothy Camille Shea (R) speaks during a Security Council Meeting as Iranian UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani (L) looks on.

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nominee Waltz Faces Senate Vote as the Global Body Reels

If confirmed, Michael Waltz will send crucial signals about the Trump administration's plans, beyond big budget cuts, for the world body.
A woman poses for pictures next to the HQ-9B surface-to-air missile system (L) and the HQ-19 surface-to-air missile system during the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, in southern China's Guangdong province on November 15, 2024. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

The Future of Arms Control: Time for a New Strategic Framework

Arms control must evolve from a legacy tool of superpower rivalry to a modern instrument of strategic risk management. That work must begin now.
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