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UN Efforts on Ukraine, However Imperfect, Highlight Importance of International Cooperation

"[E]ven as the international community comes to grips with the U.N.’s limitations, the war in Ukraine demonstrates that we must not lose sight of its potential."
A woman walks past a damaged building in Lyman, Donetsk region.

Why We Need the Alien Tort Statute Clarification Act Now

"The ATSCA, while not a panacea, would revive one important tool for protecting human rights. It deserves the attention of the Senate Judiciary Committee now."
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Forging a Cooperative Relationship Between International Criminal Court and a Special Tribunal for Aggression Against Ukraine

Cooperation between the ICC and a potential STCoA is possible and both courts could achieve their missions to promote accountability.
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Налагодження співпраці між МКС і Спеціальним трибуналом переслідування злочину агресії, вчиненого щодо України

У цій статті я пояснюю, чому запропонований нами STCoA має бути засобом співпраці, а не конкуренції…
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Dawning Digital Data Access via New EU Law

The EU Digital Service Act offers hope for increased data access for researchers that can help counter disinformation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin seen during the plenary session of the Commonwealth of the Independent States (CIS) Summit, on October 14, 2022 in Astana, Kazakhstan. The close-up shows his brows slightly furrowed and his left hand to his mouth in a serious thinking pose. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

Addressing Putin’s Nuclear Threat: Thinking Like the Cold War KGB Officer That He Was

To assess if he will resort to such weapons, a former CIA officer considers three fundamentals that may guide the Russian leader's decisions.

Why the US Still Can’t Have It All: Biden’s National Security Strategy

The administration risks leaving the US overcommitted and overextended during a period of substantial shifts in the global balance of power.
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko sits at a table with military officials. There is a Belarusian flag behind them.

The Crime of Aggression: Putting Lukashenko and His Senior Officials on Notice

This week, as Russia intensified attacks on civilians in Ukraine, Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko doubled down on his support for Putin’s war of aggression. As Ryan…

Extremist Ideologies and the Roots of Mass Atrocities: Lessons for Ukraine

Mass atrocities consistently depend on justificatory narratives rooted in prevailing ideological worldviews and institutions.
People in black hoods and orange jumpsuits walk in front of US Capitol Building

Russian Torture and American (Selective) Memory

"No nation ever has and no nation ever will . . . torture their way to security."
The "petit seminaire" (small seminary) Internally Displaced People (IDP) camp in the Central African Republic city of Bangassou, where 2,000 Muslims had been living for almost three years, as of February 13, 2020. In May 2017, a column of anti-Balaka Christian militiamen swept through Bangassou, which until then had been relatively untouched by the civil war that had ravaged the rest of the country since 2013, killing at least 72 Muslim civilians and 12 peacekeepers in a matter of days, according to the United Nations. (Photo by CAMILLE LAFFONT/AFP via Getty Images)

At the UN: New Moves to Speak Up for a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty

Amid a new resolution, delegations will need to send a crucial signal that protections for civilians are deepening -- not withering.
Russian President Vladimir Putin stands at a white podium. Behind him are two Russian flags.

Припиніть говорити «анексовані території»: альтернативи терміну агресора

Кожного дня, коли Україна виганяє російські війська з незаконно окупованої української території,…
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