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Violations Against Children in Sudan

Conditions on the ground in the Sudan conflict show that both sides are disregarding international children's rights law.
Employees work at the Tunisian Sergaz company, which controls the Tunisian segment of the Trans-Mediterranean (Transmed) pipeline, through which natural gas flows from Algeria to Italy, in El-Haouaria, some 100km east of the capital Tunis, on April 14, 2022. (Photo by FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images)

Global Ambitions and Tunisia’s Crisis Could Spur Algeria to Rethink Its Non-Intervention Policy

The US and Europe, working with multilateral institutions, could help the two countries capitalize on mutual economic and security interests.
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Treasury is Taking a More Proactive Approach to Bank De-risking

Following years of passivity, Treasury’s 2023 De-risking Strategy takes a turn in the right direction.
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The Just Security Podcast: The Battle for Sudan

To understand the conflict in Sudan and how it will impact the region we have Quscondy Abdulshafi, Suliman Baldo, and Rebeca Hamilton.
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The U.N. General Assembly’s Veto Initiative Turns One. Is it Working?

Resolution 76/262 has prompted more robust General Assembly engagement in one of the three occasions in which it has thus far been used.  
People gather in the Melend village in Idlib, Syria

Breaking Down Barriers to Emergency Earthquake Aid in Syria

"It is not in the U.S. national security interest for export controls to increase loss of life in Syria by preventing the supply of disaster relief equipment at a time of crisis."
A volunteer lifts a pot of soup from the stove at a humanitarian center in Bakhmut on February 3, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images)

Voices from the Frontlines of Democracy in Ukraine: Supporting and Protecting Civil Society

How the country's vibrant civic organizations came to the rescue in war, and how the international community can help them.
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The Just Security Podcast: Two Years After the Myanmar Coup

On the two-year anniversary of the coup, we speak with Akila Radhakrishnan and Angela Mudukuti from the Global Justice Center.
Internally displaced women carry jerrycans in the makeshift camp where they are sheltered in the village of Erebti, Ethiopia, on June 09, 2022.

As Another “Never Again” Scenario Quickly Approaches in Tigray, the Biden Administration Must Hold Parties to Their Word

With millions facing death, time is of the essence for the United States to demonstrate its commitment to the people of Tigray.
A view of the interior of one of several living spaces at the Woleh IDP (internally displace people) camp on March 30, 2022 in Sekota, Ethiopia.

Only Holding All to Account in Ethiopia Will Ensure its Survival

An impartial accounting for crimes committed in Ethiopia must be conducted and a mechanism set up for the country to heal.
A protester taunts police officers during Jean-Jacques Dessalines Day in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 17, 2022. People were protesting the Prime Minister and Americans as the nation celebrated the 216th anniversary of the assassination of Dessalines, Haitian independence hero and founding father. (Photo by RICHARD PIERRIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Six Ways the US and the International Community Can Help Haiti Without Armed Intervention

History shows that sending a military force isn't likely to improve security in the short- or long-term without other crucial steps.
Volunteers clear the rubble of a house destroyed as a result of the shelling in the city of Chernihiv on August 20, 2022, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russia's withdrawal from Chernihiv in April, after a month-long assault, left behind a devastated city that will require massive foreign aid, and many years of work, to restore. (Photo by SERGEI CHUZAVKOV/AFP via Getty Images)

The Risks and Rewards of Planning for Ukraine’s Recovery Amid Ongoing War

Near-term steps can lay groundwork for recovery assistance, reassure donors, and add momentum toward an eventual settlement to the conflict.
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