2026-10-25 · Behind the news
The Moral Cost of Killing on Command
by Heather Aliano
When the military livestreams a firing squad, what happens to the soldiers ordered to be there?
0:00 / 9:21 · Narrator Gacrux
2026-10-19 · Behind the news
Foreign Interference and the Democratic Self-Defense Trap: a European Perspective Going Into the 2026 Midterms
by Michael John-Hopkins
0:00 / 26:26 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
2026-10-18 · Future-gazing
The Mythos of Digital Sovereignty
by Bulelani Jili
If a country has to rent its digital defenses from a tech company, who is actually in charge?
0:00 / 15:08 · Narrator Sulafat
2026-10-15 · Future-gazing
How Generative AI is Scaling Transnational Repression
by Kate Pundyk
How does an AI turn an exile's digital life into a map for hunting them across borders?
0:00 / 14:33 · Narrator Gacrux
2026-10-13 · Behind the news
Boots Off Ballots: Troops and Elections, in Practice
by Dan Herman
0:00 / 22:25 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
2026-10-08 · Behind the news
The 9/11 Military Commission and Lessons of Recent History
by Benjamin R. Farley
0:00 / 23:44 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
2026-09-30 · Behind the news
Boots Off Ballots: the Law
by Dan Herman
0:00 / 29:59 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
2026-09-16 · For the curious
Who Checks the President? Not the Military
by Paul Rasmussen
0:00 / 53:24 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
2026-08-25 · Behind the news
The U.S. Government Must Preserve the Soft Power of Its Sanctions
by Anton Moiseienko
What happens to a country's sanctions when the rest of the world stops taking them seriously?
0:00 / 9:06 · Narrator Algieba
2026-08-19 · Behind the news
The Court That Removed Its Own Prosecutor
by Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik
How does a court that judges the world go about removing its own top prosecutor?
0:00 / 14:18 · Narrator Rasalgethi
2026-08-13 · Behind the news
Deference Should Follow Expertise, Not Pretext
by Yuvraj S. Tuli
What stops the government from using national security as an excuse to punish its critics?
0:00 / 11:00 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
2026-08-07 · Behind the news
Strategic Attack on Iran: Airpower’s Promises, Limits, and Lessons
by Michael Schmitt
What happens when a military destroys everything it aims at, but the war just keeps going?
0:00 / 32:02 · Narrator Charon
2026-07-30 · Behind the news
Counting the Votes in the Supreme Court’s Birthright Citizenship Decision
by Marty Lederman
Who on the Supreme Court actually wants to end birthright citizenship?
0:00 / 1:09:01 · Narrator Rasalgethi
2026-07-26 · Behind the news
Clausewitz on Operation Epic Fury
by Michael Schmitt
0:00 / 36:48 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
2026-07-25 · Behind the news
When Civilian Infrastructure Becomes a Lawful Target
by Michael Schmitt
At what point does a shipping warehouse that also supplies an army stop being a civilian building?
0:00 / 31:20 · Narrator Algieba
2026-07-22 · Future-gazing
Sanctions Gaps and the Governance of Corruption Risk
by William Burke-White
If the rules for global sanctions are too messy to follow, who ends up holding the keys?
0:00 / 20:06 · Narrator Gacrux
2026-07-06 · Behind the news
Looking Back at Humphrey’s Executor
by Michael Dreeben
Can a legal cornerstone hold when the political parties have traded places on presidential power?
0:00 / 15:24 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
2026-06-24 · Behind the news
Making Syria’s Transitional Justice Process Meaningful for Survivors and Communities
by Mustafa Haid
How does a new state build justice with survivors who have already built their own path?
0:00 / 19:53 · Narrator Charon
2026-06-11 · Behind the news
AI ‘Regulation’ in the Chokepoint State
by J. Benton Heath
What does it mean when AI regulation relies on secret procedures and trusted partners?
0:00 / 14:06 · Narrator Rasalgethi
2026-05-29 · Behind the news
The Weaponization of GLOMAG: How Rivals Co-opt U.S. Sanctions to Target Business and Political Opponents
by Peter Kucik
When does a tool designed for global justice become a lever for personal vendettas?
0:00 / 17:10 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
2026-05-26 · Future-gazing
Planning for America’s Democratic Renewal Must Start Now: Lessons From Poland
by Mieczysław (Mietek) Boduszyński
How do you rebuild a democracy without bending the rules yourself?
0:00 / 14:20 · Narrator male
2026-05-23 · Future-gazing
To Memorialize the Fallen, Renew the Pursuit of Peace
by Peter J. Quaranto
If we are to truly honor the fallen, does our definition of sacrifice require a shift from waging war to building peace?
0:00 / 11:20 · Narrator male