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New opinion: How strategic messaging can help turn Putin around

General John Baker speaks with Benjamin Wittes of Lawfare on the 9/11 plea negotiations

What is a military innovation and why it matters

Neutrality for Ukraine with alternative security guarantees is still promising

Remembering Ian Fishback

Nancy Sherman

Russia is threatening to treat foreign fighters as war criminals: Can countries not party to hostilities protect their citizens?

Geoffrey Corn and Claire Finkelstein

The United States should give some consideration to supplying Ukrainians with fighter jets

Coverage of Lt. Gen. Clapper’s commentary on the Russia-China relationship

The Biden administration “has a tight rope to walk,” Lt. Gen. Clapper says of the United States’ response to Ukraine

Crippling sanctions and Ukrainian resilience have put Putin in a situation of desperation

Mary Ellen O’Connell commented to USA TODAY on China’s leverage for Russia to stop the invasion

Beyond sanctions: President Biden should declare a national energy emergency

Lt. Gen. James Clapper quoted in an article for The Hill on the charge led by William Burns against Putin’s information war

The House Judiciary Committee should investigate the torture of Zubaydah and waive the state secrets privilege

Claire Finkelstein comments on how to protect Ukraine in an interview with Areva Martin

Should Putin use chemical weapons, the calculation for Western countries would change

End all Russian oil and gas imports, including into Europe

Absent more warplanes for Ukraine, Russia will have an advantage by air

Zelensky is a “tremendous inspiration,” Lt. Gen. Clapper says in an appearance on CNN

Presidential accountability and the rule of law: Can the president claim immunity if he shoots someone on Fifth Avenue?

Lt. Gen. James Clapper predicts increasing brutality of Russian troops against Ukrainian citizens

“International law will hold Putin to account,” William Burke-White says in an opinion for The Hill.

Zubaydah outcome contrary to what many human rights organizations have been advocating

Claire Finkelstein says volunteer soldiers in Ukraine will not “get any breaks” under international law

Claire Finkelstein comments on Ukraine, NATO, and U.S. ethics and cybersecurity

Claire Finkelstein discusses the situation in Ukraine with Areva Martin

Lt. Gen. James Clapper is quoted in an article for The Wired on Putin’s dangerous escalation

“Putin might do the unthinkable,” according to Lt. Gen. James Clapper

Mary Ellen O’Connell urges compliance with the rules-based international order