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AI at UNGA79: Recapping Key Themes

Leaders emphasized the importance of global AI governance at this year's U.N. General Assembly high-level week.
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The United Nations in Hindsight: Does the Security Council Matter?

It is not written in the cards that international law will fall apart, and that impunity will reign. Rather, peace and its parts, including respect for international law, are an…
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The ‘Obligation to Prevent’ in a Future Crimes Against Humanity Convention

Adopting a Crimes against Humanity Convention would significantly strengthen efforts to prevent these crimes and reinforce justice.
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Rethinking the United Nations Cybercrime Treaty

The U.N. Convention Against Cybercrime clearly challenges the democratic vision for a free Internet and puts the United States on the spot.
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The Just Security Podcast: What to Expect from the 2024 U.N. General Assembly

Unpacking the key themes around this year’s U.N. General Assembly is Richard Gowan, the U.N. Director at the International Crisis Group.
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UNGA 79: Expert Analysis & Resources

Just Security's analysis of issues likely to surface during this year's General Assembly, as well as archives and additional resources.
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U.N. General Assembly High-Level Week 2024 : What Experts Are Looking For

A slate of top analysts eyes the prospects and how debates are likely to unfold amid backsliding on development and on global cooperation.
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Guide to the Formal and Informal Agendas at the 2024 UN General Assembly Summit

An expert assessment of where the lines of diplomacy will be drawn.
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The Just Security Podcast: Strategic Risks of AI and Recapping the 2024 REAIM Summit

Just Security Senior Fellow Brianna Rosen shares key takeaways from the 2024 REAIM Summit and strategic risks of AI in the military domain.
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Adding Gender to Apartheid in International Law: But Where?

Could discussions about the revival of the Apartheid Convention provide a basis for rethinking the approach to the codification of gender apartheid?
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Putting the Second REAIM Summit into Context

The upcoming REAIM Summit on responsible AI in the military domain is a valuable multistakeholder forum that can catalyze diplomatic and normative processes.
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France’s New Western Sahara Position Marks a Turning Point in North Africa — But for Better or Worse?

It may aid stability as US and European support tips toward Morocco. But it has provoked Algeria, which is eyeing Russia and China.
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