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Spyware Out of the Shadows: The Need for A New International Regulatory Approach

We urgently need a system where the developers of spyware tools are forced either to require their State customers to provide credible guarantees on future human rights compliance,…
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The U.S. Military Can Help Save the Amazon

The U.S. military should partner with Brazilian forces to counter illegal deforestation that is contributing to climate change.
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Not for Self, But for Country? A Crisis for U.S. Counterintelligence

The Teixeira breach revealed a new counterintelligence challenge - young Americans who have lost faith in the system.
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The Just Security Podcast: The Battle for Sudan

To understand the conflict in Sudan and how it will impact the region we have Quscondy Abdulshafi, Suliman Baldo, and Rebeca Hamilton.
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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."
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The EU Joins Washington’s Campaign to Contain China

Europe is playing with fire by adopting Washington’s bellicose containment strategy. It should prioritize cooperation instead.
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The U.N. General Assembly’s Veto Initiative Turns One. Is it Working?

Resolution 76/262 has prompted more robust General Assembly engagement in one of the three occasions in which it has thus far been used.  
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The Role of Culture in Torture and its Absence in Guantanamo’s Medical Care System

Culturally competent medical care, including to the extent possible care provided by independent medical experts of the detainees’ nationalities, is needed at Guantanamo now.
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Europe Can Show the United States and Canada How to Share Responsibility for Asylum Seekers

Responsibility sharing arrangements should pull together resources and hosting commitments from multiples stakeholders.
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The War From Within: Racial Injustice in the US Prison System

Promoting American values abroad requires upholding them at home by addressing systemic and institutional racism.
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Diplomatic Engagement with the Taliban: A Path Forward or a Black Hole?

Normalizing ties with the Taliban would come at a high cost for ordinary Afghans.
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Time for the United States to Rethink its Strategy for Afghanistan

The United States must rethink its strategy toward Afghanistan and prevent the Taliban from gaining a stronger foothold.
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