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Might The Gambia v. Myanmar Help Establish Genocidal Intent in Russia’s War on Ukraine?

The Gambia v. Myanmar case before the ICJ will test legal propositions central to assessing whether Russia's war in Ukraine constitutes a genocide under international law.

Oct. 27, 2026 Anastasiya Donets, Susan Farbstein and 1 more

How Civil Society Can Help Unlock More Universal and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Cases

By providing national authorities with detailed evidence, civil society can empower national authorities to investigate atrocity crimes.

Oct. 22, 2026 Courtney Spivey Urschel

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Examining State-Level Legislation on Transnational Repression in the United States 

In recent years, U.S. state legislatures have increasingly taken steps to address transnational repression and foreign interference in the rights and lives of individuals.

Oct. 20, 2026 Grady Vaughan, Ted R. Bromund and 1 more

Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov, left, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right. On each side of the two men is an American and Uzbek flag.

To Secretary Rubio: Demand Freedom for Uzbekistan’s Political Prisoners

The United States must seize its chance to secure the release of political prisoners in Uzbekistan while it has the leverage to do so.

Oct. 16, 2026 Kaitie Holland and Sergei Korotkov

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De-transition: Northern Ireland and the Ongoing Challenges of Keeping the Peace

The recent Garvaghy Road standoff in Northern Ireland highlights the harsh reality that transitions from conflict are long and fragile processes.

Oct. 15, 2026 Fionnuala Ní Aoláin KC (Hons)

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World Bank Group Doubles Down on Risky Strategy Despite Microlending Gaps

Expanding microfinance in places affected by conflict without instituting robust safeguards risks exposing already vulnerable communities to greater financial harm.

Oct. 14, 2026 Amy Ekdawi

How Generative AI is Scaling Transnational Repression

Frontier AI companies should take action to help curb the misuse of American technology by repressive governments reaching across borders.

Oct. 12, 2026 Kate Pundyk, Siena Anstis and 1 more

A Better Path for Peace and Security? Focus on Dignity.

Efforts to end wars and protect civilians could benefit greatly from a renewed commitment to the near-universal value of dignity.

Oct. 8, 2026 Leanne Erdberg Steadman and Peter J. Quaranto

Aerial view of dozens of people milling about in an arid landscape of red earth, a lone tree in the background and a range of mountains in the distance at the back right of the image. There are a few makeshift shelters of scrap wood or covered in white tarps, and what looks like rows of more shelters at the back right. Several people are leaning against stacked white bags of wheat flour in the foreground.

How to Better Enforce the Darfur Arms Embargo

Rather than expand the arms embargo on Darfur, the UN Security Council should take steps that would give the existing embargo teeth.

Oct. 7, 2026 Mutasim Ali and Yonah Diamond

Why the U.S. Must Prepare for Rapid Global Population Aging – and How

The United States lacks a strategy and coordinated agency efforts to adapt foreign and security policy to the rapid aging of the global population.

Oct. 7, 2026 Jane Buchanan

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Just Security’s Russia–Ukraine War Archive

A catalog of over 100 articles (many with Ukrainian translations) on the Russia Ukraine War -- law, diplomacy, policy options, and more.

Oct. 6, 2026 Clara Apt and Tess Graham

Security forces in camouflage stand and walk on a dirt road next to a field on the left of the image, alongside small olive green armored vehicles arrayed against a fence extending along the right side of the image. the metal fence is twice the height of the personnel and has concertina wire looped along the length of its midsection and across the top.

Activists at the Poland-Belarus Border are Still Being Prosecuted for Providing Aid to Migrants

People who help migrants and asylum seekers at Poland's border with Belarus continue to be targeted with prosecutions, interrogations, and home searches by Polish authorities.

Oct. 1, 2026 Brian Dooley and Suchita Uppal

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