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New Transitional Justice Legislation Provides an Entry Point for Reengaging with State- and Nation-Building Efforts in South Sudan
The South Sudan government should be held strictly to its commitment to establish and politically support new truth commission legislation.
Is the U.S. Abandoning the Fight Against Foreign Information Operations?
The Trump administration's policy shift paves the way for foreign propaganda to flourish, leaving Europe to step into the breach.
Ukraine’s Use of Technology in Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes Investigations
Technology can help bring justice for Ukrainian survivors of sexual and gender-based crimes, but the process is not without challenges.
Structuring Markets for Strategic Quantum Innovation
To harness quantum's full potential, governments should create a market environment conducive to strategic innovation.
In Congress, a Welcome, But Flawed, Step to Stop Trump’s Transfers to Torture
The El Salvador 502B resolution risks falsely drawing distinctions about the applicability of human rights based on immigration status.
The U.S.-Ukraine Agreement: Legality and Transparency
The recently announced mineral deal is likely a lawful “sole executive agreement” that the president need not submit to Congress, but subsequent implementing agreements are…
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The Just Security Podcast: Peace Diplomacy and the Russo-Ukraine War
How should we understand the prospects for a sustainable peace in Ukraine amidst evolving geopolitical dynamics and continued battlefield uncertainty?
Why a Global “Moratorium” on Solar Radiation Management Deployment Should Get a Chilly Reception
A bottom-up norm-setting approach would rectify the concerns of agreeing to a global moratorium on solar radiation management deployment.
Paying for Return: Why Assad’s Assets Must Fund Syrian Repatriation
Assad’s frozen, sanctioned assets should be structured into reparation programs to help Syrian families afford rebuilding their lives.
Ambiguity Is Not Authorization: The Neutrality Treaty Does Not Justify U.S. Military Intervention in Panama
U.S. Military intervention in Panama would violate fundamental international norms and find no justification in the Neutrality Treaty.
One Step Forward? Agreement on Spyware Regulation in the Pall Mall Process
A new code marks a serious commitment by states to regulate digital surveillance tools, but stops short of agreeing to hard legal standards.
Bosnia’s Secession Crisis Can Be an Opportunity for Progress
The ouster of Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, with constitutional reform, would finally put Bosnia on a path to stability and the EU.
Don’t Succumb to Climate Fatalism
Climate policy is taking a hit, but succumbing to this backsliding is not the answer. Instead, there are real security, economic, and political benefits to hitting back.
Targeting a Nation: Russian Airstrikes and the Crime of Persecution in Ukraine
Legal analysis shows how Russia’s actions meet the threshold for the crime of persecution under international law.
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.
How to Eliminate a Nation: Russia’s Crime of Extermination in Ukraine
Extermination is often overshadowed by or conflated with genocide, it is no less egregious in its scope and effects. Prosecuting the crime of extermination is essential.
Open Questions for China’s Open-Source AI Regulation
China's accelerating wave of AI regulation makes one thing clear: the era of lightly-governed open-source AI in the country is ending.
Transparency for Minerals is Essential, and No One Can Go It Alone
Despite efforts for transparency, the minerals trade still fuels conflict and corruption; only joint action and accountability can ensure resources benefit communities.