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Why President Biden Should Not Transfer Prohibited Cluster Bombs to Ukraine

Providing cluster munitions to Ukraine would be escalatory, counterproductive, and only further increase the dangers to civilians caught in combat zones and those who will, someday,…
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Perspectives on Gender Persecution: Colombia’s Transitional Justice Process

How does the the International Criminal Court Prosecutor's Policy on the Crime of Gender Persecution interact with domestic justice processes? The transitional justice process…

Pentagon Investigation into Syria Strike: A Litmus Test for Civilian Harm Response

The Pentagon's investigation into the May 3 drone strike in Syria is a litmus test for broader efforts to address civilian harm.
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The Newport Manual on the Law of Naval Warfare Facilitates Interoperability

The Newport Manual on the Law of Naval Warfare seeks to lay out the complex and at times overlapping legal frameworks around war at sea. Its aim is to prepare for and deter war…
A group of Sudanese men wait by a line of busses.

The Sudan Conflict is an Existential Crisis for Refugee Protection in Africa

The African Union and the United Nations refugee protection systems can take active steps to address the problem of displaced people in Sudan now.
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The Outer Space Treaty and Promoting Responsible Use of Space

States should continue to work on confidence building measures in outer space and should ban anti-satellite tests, which are harmful to humankind.
The Cluster Munitions Treaty is adopted in Dublin, Ireland. A panel of individuals sits with a sign that reads "Cluster Munitions Dublin Diplomatic Conference" behind them.

Cluster Munition Convention Offers Roadmap for New Autonomous Weapons Treaty

Proponents of an autonomous weapons systems treaty should look to the Convention on Cluster Munitions' success for guidance and motivation.
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Death by Drones: Does the Pentagon Always Know Who it is Killing?

As U.S. officials grapple with the fallout from the latest drone strike, Congress and senior administration officials should demand answers.
Heavy smoke billows above buildings in the vicinity of the Khartoum airport on April 15, 2023, amid clashes in the Sudanese capital. - Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital on April 15 as paramilitaries and the regular army traded attacks on each other's bases, days after the army warned the country was at a "dangerous" turning point.

The Fighting in Sudan is an Armed Conflict: Here’s What Law Applies

Violence in Sudan has reached the level of an armed conflict -- a threshold at which international humanitarian law applies.
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Expert Q&A on IHL Compliance in Russia’s War in Ukraine

IHL needs to be respected in the heat of battle. How to achieve that goal - and reduce civilian suffering during hostilities - should become an urgent focus of international attention.
Ukrainian servicemen with a T64 tanks move towards Bakhmut direction.

Does Russia Exercise Overall Control over the Wagner Group? Expert Q&A from Stockton Center’s Russia-Ukraine Conference

Use of the “overall control” test to attribute Wagner Group conduct to Russia is appealing, but considering the test’s application to other factual scenarios, there is some…
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Red Alert: Who will protect the Palestinians?

Analysis of the current Israeli government's new policy toward the West Bank, and responsibilities of the international community.
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