What the National Guard is really doing here.

Russia has promised pardons to former convicts who volunteer in the war. Only eventually, some may return home—bringing violence with them.

Although some fear that AI will flood the market, harming existing copyrighted works, historical examples seem to tell a different story. 

Notes on Trump’s crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C.

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Strikes on a Hezbollah-linked bank raise questions about when financial institutions lose protection under international humanitarian law.

Stretching Article 51 to accommodate months-long pauses between attacks and responses blurs the line between lawful self-defense and unlawful preventive war.

Anna Bower reported from the conference, where Xinis barred the government from removing the defendant until briefing is complete.

A European Defense Union must take a new, balanced approach to privacy and security, requiring flexibility from EU members and institutions.

The U.S. and other states must press Israel to end its war in Gaza, which has gone well beyond what Israel’s right of self-defense permits.  

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