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After a Year of Privation With the Taliban’s Return, the People of Afghanistan Deserve Better from the US and the World
Tactical, short-sighted measures are not sufficient to prevent further worsening of conditions. A new approach is needed to meet the moment.
What Was the International Legal Basis for the Strike on al-Zawahiri?
Serious questions need to be addressed in order to establish that both the killing of Zawahiri, and the use of force against Afghanistan, were not violations of international law.
Preventing the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali from Falling into Irrelevance
With the UN Security Council considering renewal of MINUSMA's mandate, are there ways it can better address the range of security threats?
Still at War: The Forever War Legal Paradigm in Afghanistan
The Biden administration faces tough legal choices following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
How Strengthening the Corporate Transparency Act Can Help the IRS Follow the Money
Stronger tools are needed for regulators to identify the true owners of financial holdings.
With West Africa and Priority Countries Set, Potentially Game-Changing Global Fragility Act Still Faces Hurdles
Congress and the Biden administration still must move on funding and authorities to jump start the already delayed 10-year program.
U.S. Real Estate Secrecy Links Global Corruption, Domestic Inequality
"Slowing or even stopping the torrent of opaquely-sourced cash currently flowing into the real estate industry would be a huge victory in the fight against corruption – and could…
Biden’s Guantanamo Politics are not Obama’s
To the extent that political concerns with moving aggressively toward Guantanamo closure were at one time persuasive among some executive branch officials, they shouldn’t be…
Real Anti-Corruption Reform Requires a Role for Civil Society
A public beneficial ownership registry, accessible to civil society and journalists, is integral to anti-corruption efforts.
Bringing Climate and Terrorism Together at the UN Security Council – Proceed with Caution
The open debate creates risks that counterterrorism will come to dominate the climate security and environmental peacebuilding fields.
To Ease Iraq’s Displacement Crisis, Restorative Justice and Peacebuilding are Vital
Alongside humanitarian and logistical barriers, the lack of social acceptance is a factor barring 1.2 million people from returning home.
An Undefined Defining Moment: Marking 20 Years of Counterterrorism Without Ever Agreeing What Terrorism Is
UN Security Council Resolution 1373 in 2001 created a sprawling global system that, rather than solving the problem, spawned widespread abuse.