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The Collapse of US Haiti Policy
A former Congressman's view into US policy: focused on false stability, it contributed to Haiti's descent into corruption and gang violence.

The Just Security Podcast: A Russian Legal Scholar in Exile on the Future of Resistance to Putin
Viola Gienger recently interviewed Gleb Bogush, a Russian lawyer and expert on international criminal law who fled Russia in 2022.

Tracking Tech Company Commitments to Combat the Misuse of AI in Elections
Tracking social media platforms' and AI companies' public commitments to combat deceptive uses of AI in the 2024 elections.

A Complete Guide to the Manhattan Trump Election Interference Prosecution
50 FAQs on what to expect in Manhattan trial of former president Trump.

Trump’s Prosecutorial Misconduct Claims Fall Flat in N.Y. Criminal Case, as Judge Sets April Trial
Klasfeld’s reporting is part of Just Security’s Trump Trials Clearinghouse. A Manhattan judge skewered former President Donald Trump’s legal team’s allegations of prosecutorial…

Visualizing ‘Hush Money’: How Trump’s Complex Payoffs Sparked 34 Election-Related Criminal Charges
Visualizing how Donald Trump's alleged $130,000 hush money payment to Stormy Daniels gross up to $420,000 and 34 felony charges in New York.

Tranche Warfare: What to Expect at the March 25 Trump Discovery Hearing
Explaining what's at stake when Justice Merchan hears DA Alvin Bragg and Trump's attorneys battle about the tranches of documents recently released by federal prosecutors.

Judge’s Ruling Keeps Trump’s N.Y. Trial Mostly About Election Influence
A Manhattan judge's ruing decided that Trump's criminal trial will mostly be about an alleged attempt to influence an election.

Did Macron and Tusk Just Chart a Path for Liberals Elsewhere on Immigration?
Countries will be better off with measured limits than with far-right demagogues in power or a total capitulation to anti-immigrant rhetoric.

Key Takeaways from the Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community
This year's ATA includes interesting nuggets for U.S. policy toward China, Russia, and Iran — and warnings about U.S. election interference.

Putin’s Staged Election Belies Resistance — Russian Court Data Tells the Real Story
The number of people convicted on political charges in just the past 6 years place Putin second only to Stalin in repression.

As Donald Trump’s Trial Looms, Alvin Bragg Doesn’t Think Jurors Need to See Rudy Giuliani’s Hannity Gaffe
Manhattan prosecutors will try to convict Donald Trump without referring to an admission made by his former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.