Pretrial hearings in the USS Cole bombing case ended abruptly on Wednesday after the defense lawyer had a health emergency.

International associations play a vital role in standing up for international law and institutions at a time when they are under attack.

Federal law and the Constitution are abundantly clear: efforts to involve troops in U.S. elections are anti-constitutional and illegal.

Successive administrations have stretched the AUMF beyond any reasonable interpretation to wage worldwide war, without foreseeable end.

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Analysis of what the outcome of Suncor v. Boulder will mean for climate cases that rely on deception to prove fossil fuel company liability.

State governments have the authority to allow AI companies to coordinate on safety measures without running afoul of federal antitrust laws.

Recent developments signal a European commitment to upholding global anti-corruption norms even without U.S. involvement.

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This series aims to set out what a meaningful, multistakeholder, and globally relevant AI accountability mechanism should look like.

Advanced AI systems have crossed an important threshold from commercial software to technologies viewed as strategic national assets.

Even if the jury were to acquit him, the U.S. military could still continue to hold the suspect in the USS Cole bombing case indefinitely.

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A list of individuals currently in ICC custody awaiting trial or judgment, who could be released if U.S. sanctions dismantle the Court.

The Washington press corps has offered a masterclass on collective resistance to Trump administration assaults on democracy and rule of law.

Taipei should extend its new semiconductor equipment certification system to test industrial AI agents and monitor them after deployment.

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Host David Aaron joins Adam Hickey to discuss an unusual announcement from the Department of Justice on the Foreign Agent Registration Act.

A new report finds that the Mexican government's actions against journalists from 2018 to 2024 could constitute grounds to investigate the crime of persecution.

The witnesses in Guantanamo’s first-ever death penalty trial, the USS Cole bombing case, are expected to testify by video feed.

Cautionary tales show well-intentioned procedural requirements can tie up decisionmaking without meaningfully enhancing outcomes.

A series of Supreme Court rulings have left the federal government with a narrow path to regulating open-weight AI models.

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There is much the United States could learn from Brazil about forming a cross-sectoral coalition to defend democratic institutions.

An expert outlines the body of international law governing the placement and use of weapons in outer space.

The introduction of Muse, Meta's new 24/7 AI assistant, carries significant implications for users' autonomy and data privacy.

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Congress should pose the following questions to the administration about the assets it claims to have seized from Venezuela.

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

Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantánamo Bay on the military judge's order of a last minute "sanity board" in the USS Cole Bombing case.

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To combat executive non-enforcement, state attorneys general are using antitrust law to hold corporations accountable.

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

If federal agencies fail to create records related to their AI interactions, they effectively insulate their decisionmaking from oversight.

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Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantánamo Bay on the upcoming pre-trial hearing in the USS Cole bombing case.

Tests of six popular AI models show how easily their election safeguards can be bypassed, and what companies, lawmakers, and civil society should be before November.

A House Foreign Affairs Committee report sheds light on the Trump administration's contentious interventions into Bosnia's politics.

Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantánamo Bay on the upcoming pre-trial hearing in the USS Cole bombing case.

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Just Security's Reinvention Blueprints series features expert proposals to rebuild U.S. government institutions so they serve the public and meet today's challenges.

In an age of limitless access to data, the Privacy Act of 1974 urgently needs expanded coverage and independent oversight.

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

The United States is deporting third-country nationals to Equatorial Guinea despite its documented pattern of human rights abuses.

States should treat spyware governance as a top-tier political priority and work toward a binding, enforceable regulatory framework.

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Tech company leaders' warnings about the dangers of AI demand urgent international legal efforts to regulate artificial intelligence.

The global war on terror demands reflection and reckoning for the damage it caused to human rights and the international legal order.

As the first serious agreement between Lebanon and Israel stalls, Washington needs to restore reciprocity to the process.