The Nord Stream Prosecution: Immunity, Military Objectives, and Superior Orders
Top experts examine international legal issues in German efforts to prosecute Ukraine military members for the 2022 Nord Stream sabotage.
Syria on the Road to Trials of Chemical Weapons Use: Attributing an Attack Does Not Prove Individual Criminal Responsibility
Syrian prosecutors should not bring chemical weapons charges against any detainee unless they can identify a specific incident and evidence linking them to it.
COP31 and the U.S. Retreat from Global Climate Leadership
Expect COP31 to be judged less by its concrete outcomes than by who steps into the space the United States has left behind.
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What Experts Will Be Watching as COP31 Gets Underway
Experts in climate, human rights, security, migration, and more on the developments they'll be watching most closely at the 31st UN Climate Conference in Antalya, Türkiye.
Beyond the Generals: Non-Policy Officers and Civil-Military Responsibility in the New Information Age
Technological change and political polarization make it more likely that non-policy officers will find themselves at the center of public controversy.
When the Executive Branch Resists: Five Questions Congress Should Ask
Five questions congressional investigators should ask when an executive branch agency refuses to provide the information they're seeking.
Congress’s Options in the Courts: Two Paths to Congressional Litigation Against the Executive Branch
An expert examines whether Congress has standing to pursue relief against the executive branch in federal court.
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Collection: Just Security 2026 Midterm Election Analysis and Commentary
Collection: Questions for Congress
Syllabus Supplements
Immigration Habeas Tracker: Government Obstruction, Judicial Trust, and Accountability
Collection: Iran, Israel and the United States at War (2025-2026 Operations)
Collection: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers, Operation Southern Spear, Operation Absolute Resolve
Collection: U.S., Greenland, and NATO
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
The Anti-Corruption Tracker: Mapping the Erosion of Oversight and Accountability
Just Security’s Artificial Intelligence Archive
Just Security’s Russia–Ukraine War Archive
Collection: ICE and CBP Operations in Minnesota and Other States
Jus Ad Bellum: Syllabus Supplements
International Humanitarian Law: Syllabus Supplements
Immigration Law & Policy: Syllabus Supplements
Collection: Coverage of Trump Administration Executive Actions
Just Security’s Israel-Hamas War Archive
Just Security’s Climate Archive
Russia’s Eliminationist Rhetoric Against Ukraine: A Collection
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