1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (199+ words) This article is part of Just Security’s anti-corruption series: When the Guardrails Erode. With the Hungarian election standing as a startling example of unexpected success for democratic forces, some U.S. activists and politicians are asking if they can and should…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (389+ words) Throughout 2025, Russia launched more than 54,000 Shahed-type drones against Ukraine. These drones, made from commercial parts, cost as much as $50,000 each. Each drone required a response. Copying an expensive foreign solution to this problem was not an option, so Ukraine built…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (394+ words) Rubio’s terrorism framing for Cuba is not new, but the factual basis for using it expired long ago. Meanwhile, the rhetorical pattern, creating a “leading state sponsor of terrorism” narrative around a country the administration appears to want to confront…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1053+ words) Peter Kucik (Mercury – LinkedIn) is a Managing Director in the Washington office of Mercury Public Affairs. He is an expert in geoeconomics and economic statecraft, providing clients around the world with strategic advice to navigate U.S. trade restrictions and sanctions…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (545+ words) After many years, Ukraine’s Supreme Court did what the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian Parliament) has failed to do. On Feb. 25, it recognised two men in a long-term relationship as a “family” in the eyes of the law. Two months later,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (619+ words) These events continue to raise concerns in the Baltic nations, and NATO more broadly, over preparedness (or a lack thereof) for countering Russian UAV attacks. Indeed, the May incident, following on the heels of the earlier ones, has led to…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (550+ words) This article is part of Just Security’s Symposium: The Intersection of Sanctions and Corruption. Today, sanctions occupy a central place in U.S. foreign policy. They are both executive-driven and congressionally mandated. They are bipartisan. And they are durable, even sticky....

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (950+ words) Ambassador (ret.) Michael Carpenter (Bluesky - LinkedIn - X) is a Senior Fellow for Transatlantic Affairs at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). He served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Europe at the National Security Council from…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1643+ words) Ward Ferdinandusse (LinkedIn) is the Deputy Specialist Prosecutor at the Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor’s Office, which investigates and prosecutes war crimes and crimes against humanity in the period 1998-2000 as well as obstruction of justice offences. As prosecutor in the Dutch National…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (303+ words) This article is part of Just Security’s Symposium: The Intersection of Sanctions and Corruption. A March 2026 Perry World House conference brought together anti-corruption and sanctions experts to examine how the two domains interact: whether sanctions drive or reinforce corruption, and…...