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Faltering Investigations into Deaths and Torture in Kazakhstan Leave Accountability in Doubt
A recent visit shows government inaction on justice after violent crackdown on January protests over energy prices.

Toward a Better Accounting of the Human Toll in Putin’s War of Aggression
With the war entering its fourth month, the United Nations and others should address the killing of Ukrainian soldiers as well as Russian conscripts who Putin has effectively sent…

Will the EU’s Digital Services Act Reduce Online Extremism?
The EU's Digital Services Act does not sufficiently address challenges to countering online extremism.

On New Cross-Border Cybercrime Policing Protocol, a Call for Caution
The treaty creates a range of new policing powers with weak privacy and human rights standards and fails to include sufficient oversight.

An Offer NATO Cannot (and Should Not) Refuse: Finland’s Membership
Admittance would help ensure that the Alliance system of collective security ushered in after 1945 remains in place.

US, EU Face Higher Hurdles Now for Action Against Orbán’s Tightening Grip in Hungary
His landslide re-election and Russia's war on Ukraine makes pushback on the region's autocratization harder -- and more needed -- than ever.

War’s Aftermath in Ukraine: Preparing Now for the Day After
History shows that a successful war-to-peace requires several moves even now, in the heat of ongoing violence.

How Can We Protect Cultural Heritage in Ukraine? Five Key Steps for the Int’l Community
When a government denies the cultural legitimacy of a specific community, a powerful act of political resistance is to protect that identity.

Як ми можемо захистити культурну спадщину в Україні? П’ять основних кроків для міжнародної спільноти
Коли уряд заперечує культурну легітимність певної спільноти, потужним актом політичного опору…

Focus on Accountability Risks Overshadowing Ukraine’s Reconstruction Needs
"International institutions’ and donors’ interest in accountability, however, must not overshadow the need for reconstruction support that President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian…

How the War in Ukraine Illustrates the Weakness of US Policy Toward Africa
Two UN votes and the energy security-sanctions squeeze exemplify the failed approach to significant players on the international stage.

Putin’s Next Play in Ukraine – And How the US and Allies Can Prepare
He may be aiming to score a visible success by the May 9 national holiday marking the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.