Military

The "Ghost Budget" has enabled successive administrations to prosecute wars with limited congressional oversight and public debate.

What stories or topics merited more attention in 2023, with a particular eye toward what might inform law and policy conversations in 2024?

Too many on either side speak to themselves as if the other side didn’t exist or isn’t relevant.

Former CIA and FBI officials assess the impact on national security in former President Trump's stated plans for the intelligence community.

Top expert on military justice explains key new provisions in law Congress just passed, and what's missing. National Defense Authorization Act of 2024 (NDAA).

Israel’s expanded use of AI in the war in Gaza may partially explain widespread civilian harm.

NATO's suspension of the pact and Russia's earlier withdrawal compounds the OSCE's crisis, as conventional arms control in Europe collapses.

"The question is whether the UK government will conduct a bona fide IHL assessment of arms exports to Israel according to the existing legal framework that is enforced by the courts."

Whether observation missions in upcoming Sahel elections will help or hinder a return to civilian rule depends on a range of factors.

States and international organizations must make the Responsibility to Protect a priority and integrate it into wider policy and programming.

The "AI for Democracy" argument rests on misguided - and potentially dangerous - assumptions.

In recognition of Veterans Day, a collection of thoughtful Just Security articles from the past year by veterans and/or about the role of servicemembers and military families in…