On Wednesday, a military judge threw out the last disputed confession in the case against the suspected 9/11 plotters at Guantanamo Bay. Carol Rosenberg reports:

This week, the last of the accused 9/11 co-conspirators' confessions was ruled inadmissible due to their torture while in CIA custody. These rulings are a reminder that the U.S. government fares better when it abides by the law, writes Benjamin Farley.

In today’s fractious geopolitical environment, military might seems to be failing, write Leanne Erdberg Steadman and Peter J. Quaranto. They outline how a focus on human dignity can help generate consensus for international peacebuilding:

As children return to AI-infused classrooms this back-to-school season, state lawmakers and regulators should work to prohibit companionship chatbots that interact with minors as bullies, writes Leah A. Plunkett.

Rather than expand the arms embargo on Darfur, the UN Security Council should take steps that would give the existing embargo teeth, write Mutasim Ali and Yonah Diamond. "An empty arms embargo signals to arms suppliers that there are no consequences for fueling the conflict," they write.

The most important climate liability case in more than a decade kicked off the U.S. Supreme Court's term. Inbar Pe'er, Kit Beyer, John David Cobb, Jake Reagan and Julian Watrous offer key takeaways:

As a new G.A.O. report highlights, the U.S. lacks a strategy and coordinated agency efforts to adapt to an aging global population. HelpAge USA's Jane Buchanan on how the United States can enable coordination across government and provide global leadership to plan for this major demographic shift:

A military judge has thrown out the confessions of Mustafa al-Hawsawi, a capital defendant in the 9/11 case at Guantanamo Bay. Carol Rosenberg reports:

A new UN declaration crystallizes the international community’s position in favor of continued statehood in the context of sea-level rise. Harry Aitken, Legal Adviser and Counsellor at the Australian Mission to the UN, on the landmark text:

President Donald Trump's promise to give out $5,000 "dividend" payments if Republicans retain control of Congress in the midterms could violate multiple federal criminal statutes that criminalize buying or coercing votes, write Bruce Swartz, Harry Seavey and Cara Barazia.