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Duterte at the ICC: A Significant Step Toward Justice in the Philippines

Last week, what had long seemed impossible to victims seeking justice for the killings from the Philippine “war on drugs” finally happened: the ICC's arrest of former President…
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More Territory, More Problems: Can Trump Seize Greenland?

An essay on the lessons for the Trump administration of territorial acquisition from the McKinley era and the dangers it would pose today.
In this photo illustration, the logos of social media applications, WeChat, Twitter, MeWe, Telegram, Signal, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on October 06, 2021 in Paris, France. Frances Haugen, a former employee of the Facebook social network created by Mark Zuckerberg, told the US Senate on October 05 that Facebook was prioritizing its profits at the expense of security and the impact of the social network on young users. To support her claims, Frances Haugen draws on her two-year experience as a product manager at Facebook and on the thousands of documents she took with her last spring, grouped together under the name of "Facebook Files ".

Political Propaganda Runs Wild on Messaging Apps – Platform Owners Can Help Counter It

Messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Viber have become highly influential tools for manipulating and misleading voters.
Family members of drug war victims watch a livestream of a screen

The Elephant in the Courtroom: 
ICC Temporal Jurisdiction Over the Situation in the Philippines

The International Criminal Court's split opinion in the Situation in the Philippines highlights the possibility that the question of temporal jurisdiction is far from over and…
Mothers form the front line of a protest march toward Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on July 20, 2020 in Portland, Oregon.

The Right to Protest Is Under Assault. Frontline Activists Show How to Fight Back.

Governments around the world are cracking down on protest rights; activists are documenting the playbook and building their own.
A line of flags fly under a line of palm trees, all against a background of clouds tinged with red.

Friends Don’t Let Friends Succumb to Climate Change: Competing With China by Helping Our Partners and Allies Adapt

In the Indo-Pacific, climate funding can help combat China's influence - boosting allies' climate resilience and U.S. national security.
US Vice President Kamala Harris (L) and Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema are seen outside at the State House in Lusaka on March 31, 2023 after a press conference. President Hichilema asked for US help to expedite debt restructuring negotiations with the country's creditors.  (Photo by SALIM DAWOOD/AFP via Getty Images)

Dealing with Hybrid Regimes: Pursuing US Interests Without Giving them a Pass on Democracy

Failing to address their democratic deficiencies sets up the US and G7 for long-term strategic failure and hinders economic prosperity.
Marcos (L) and Biden (R) talk in front of the American and Philippine flags

On Eve of Marcos Visit, US Must Center Human Rights in US-Philippines Security Relationship

"The United States should know that it cannot successfully pursue its security interests in the Asia-Pacific region at the expense of the basic rights of its partners’ citizens."
This picture shows detainees inside the soundproof glass dock of the courtroom during the trial of 700 defendants, including Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, in the capital Cairo, on Sept. 8, 2018. Shawkan, who earlier that year received UNESCO's World Freedom Prize, was sentenced to five years in prison. He had been arrested in 2013 while covering a demonstration. Including time served, he was finally freed in March 2019, but required to be under police supervision for five more years.

When US Security and Democracy Interests Clash

How to break six common and unhelpful patterns in US engagement with security partners that abuse rights or democratic standards.
Relatives and friends attend the funeral of Sonya Gregorio and her son Frank Gregorio on December 27, 2020 in Paniqui, Tarlac province, Philippines. Six people carry a coffin, and banner behind shows their faces and reads, “Justice for Sonia R. Gregorio; Frank Anthony R. Gregorio; Our condolences and sympathy to the bereaved family from Rev. Peter M. Gregorio”

Toward a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity: A View from the Philippines and a Region of `Non-Interference’

Such a convention could help dispel a culture of impunity by reaffirming the gravity of such atrocities and filling gaps left by the Rome Statute.
Funeral workers carry a body bag containing the remains of Arvin Arbuis through a grave site. A procession of people follow.

ICC Investigation of Philippines President Duterte Sends Important Signals

It tells other governments that they may not obtain retroactive impunity for their crimes by withdrawing from the ICC treaty.
A protester wearing a facemask as protection from the coronavirus takes part in a protest over the newly approved anti-terror law on July 4, 2020 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. The protestor carries a sign reading, “Resist Terror Law! – Spark” and raises a fist in the air. Other protestors in the background also carry signs and wear face masks.

Opening Pandora’s Box: New “Threats” in the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

How should the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy respond to “new threats” of “terrorism"?
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