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Hope – and Vigilance – on the Road to a Crimes Against Humanity Treaty

Proponents of a crimes against humanity treaty will need to redouble their efforts to shore up the support necessary to ensure it is strong and effective.

Oct. 9, 2026 Leila Nadya Sadat and Akila Radhakrishnan

Aerial view of dozens of people milling about in an arid landscape of red earth, a lone tree in the background and a range of mountains in the distance at the back right of the image. There are a few makeshift shelters of scrap wood or covered in white tarps, and what looks like rows of more shelters at the back right. Several people are leaning against stacked white bags of wheat flour in the foreground.

How to Better Enforce the Darfur Arms Embargo

Rather than expand the arms embargo on Darfur, the UN Security Council should take steps that would give the existing embargo teeth.

Oct. 7, 2026 Mutasim Ali and Yonah Diamond

IMAGES (left to right): Natural disaster and its consequences (via Getty Images); In this picture taken on September 28, 2022, an internally displaced flood-affected family sits outside their tent at a makeshift tent camp in Jamshoro district of Sindh province (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images; Trees smolder and burn during the Dixie fire near Greenville, California on August 3, 2021. – Numerous fires are raging through the state’s northern forests, as climate change makes wildfire season longer, hotter and more devastating. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Just Security’s Climate Archive

A catalog of articles analyzing the diplomatic, political, legal, security, and humanitarian consequences of the international climate crisis.

Oct. 7, 2026 Clara Apt

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Just Security’s Russia–Ukraine War Archive

A catalog of over 100 articles (many with Ukrainian translations) on the Russia Ukraine War -- law, diplomacy, policy options, and more.

Oct. 6, 2026 Clara Apt and Tess Graham

Landmark UN Declaration on Sea-Level Rise Offers Legal Certainty and International Stability

The Declaration represents an international consensus on legal questions including inundated States' continuing statehood and UN membership.

Oct. 6, 2026 Harry Aitken

A man walks through a street covered with rubble and collapsed concrete in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza Strip.

Under the Gaza Peace Plan, Who Is Responsible for the Treatment of Protected Persons and What Does That Require?

An analysis of the obligations that the Board of Peace and International Stabilization Force must fulfill with respect to the civilian population of Gaza.

Oct. 2, 2026 Tim Wood

The Just Security Podcast: What Happened at the 2026 UN General Assembly?

Daniel Forti and Mariea Sekijima join Viola Gienger to discuss the most important developments from the 2026 UN General Assembly.

Oct. 2, 2026 Daniel Forti, Mariea Sekijima and 1 more

Standing Up for International Law

When academics, business and law firm heads, and leaders of international associations like the ABILA defend the rule of law, those ripples can build into a wave of change.

Sep. 30, 2026 Michael P. Scharf

A Syrian carries the picture of his relative, who was killed during the country's civil war, while celebrating after the court proceedings, in Damascus on August 11, 2026. A Syrian court on August 11 sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country's nearly 14-year civil war.

Supporting Syria’s Domestic Accountability Process

Despite their flaws, Syrian institutions have the potential to become vehicles of accountability with sustained international engagement.

Sep. 22, 2026 Terry Flyte

Three blue-helmeted soldiers sit atop a heavy duty white pickup truck with "UN" on the side in the foreground, as three other "blue helmets" as the peacekeepers are called, stand or work on the ground,, with a white UN armored personnel carrier sits in the background under a large tree. The ground underneath it all is dry red earth, marked with vehicle tracks.

Keep the Blue Helmets Ready — They Are Needed More Than Ever

Member states must ensure that UN peacekeeping forces are prepared and equipped to deploy, mediate, protect civilians, and respond to global crises.

Sep. 21, 2026 David Haeri

Rows of desks in an arc face a dias placed against the iconic soaring gold backdrop and U.N. seal of the General Assembly chamber. Only about a third of the seats behind the rows of desks are occupied.

As Leaders Gather at the U.N. General Assembly, Competition May Outdo Cooperation

The challenges facing the U.N. include recurrent financial shortfalls and political irrelevance to some of the world's major crises.

Sep. 17, 2026 Richard Gowan, Daniel Forti and 1 more

A woman almost fully covered in a dark blue robe and head covering faces away from the camera toward an opening in a ragged tent, where a girl peaks out as if she's speaking to the woman. The girl wears a gray headscarf, with a bit of orange clothing showing through the opening in the tent.

A Plea from Forgotten Families in Detention in Northeast Syria: “What Will Happen to Our Children?”

More than 2,400 children and mothers once linked to ISIS are still held in detention in Roj Camp and other facilities in northeastern Syria.

Sep. 14, 2026 Beatrice Eriksson and Fionnuala Ní Aoláin KC (Hons)

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