The fact of Israel's profound isolation is showing up in polls, social media, and widening boycotts. Parliamentary elections expected in the fall offer the clearest opportunity for change.
Four years ago, outreach workers in Hollywood knew where to find their unsheltered clients. Most lived in clusters of tents that workers could visit weekly, delivering services and building trust to help ultimately move people inside. But now, more people are living in vehicles and sleeping rough.
Now, when OpenAI's system predicts that an account belongs to someone under 18, teen protections are automatically applied without waiting for a parent to activate them. But even ambitious efforts can fall short, and the public needs a way to discover when they do.
As Damascus continues to rebuild after more than a decade of war – from the recent dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to the United States’ removal of Syria from its sponsors of terrorism list – a top UN official warned the Security Council on Thursday that international support…
Sign up to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR Iranian Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei yesterday said Iran is compiling a list of conditions for re…
Bashar Al-Assad's in absentia conviction represents a milestone in Syria's justice system, but the trial was plagued by glaring problems.
The post A Sentence in Damascus and An Accused in Moscow: The Limits of Syria’s First Attempt at Accountability appeared first on Just Security.
As a federal-level accountability desert forms, states are reviving "collateral accountability" — damages suits against federal officers who violate constitutional rights.
The post Collateral Accountability: The Oldest Check on Federal Lawlessness appeared first on Just Security.
AxiosRELIABLE 7.5geopolítica✓ 15 fuentes📊 datosThu, 27 Aug 2026 20:02:43
Data: Trade Partnership Worldwide, via National Taxpayers Union Foundation. Note: Includes tariffs mandated by executive order only. Totals through June 2026. Map: Brad Jennings/AxiosStates bear wildly different estimated tariff burdens from President Trump's trade actions since the start of 2025, f…
Behind the stalled Iran talks lies a quiet US pivot: not a deal, but a strategy to collapse the regime. Or Horvitz breaks down what the headlines are missing.
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South Korea said on Monday that the United States had cancelled a large joint amphibious landing exercise scheduled for next month due to constraints on force availability caused by the war with Iran.
The biennial Ssangyong drills involve marine forces from South Korea and the US and are designed to…
SEOUL, Aug 24 (Reuters) - South Korea's Defence Ministry said North Korea was continuing preparations for an additional troop deployment to Russia, but had detected no signs that such a deployment was imminent, according to a South Korean lawmaker's office.
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Fearing bottlenecks, India has approved the transfer of technologies for conventional missile systems from a state-run organization to private companies.
The West African nation launched financing, procurement, and infrastructure policies to boost its sovereign cloud initiative and increase domestic technical knowledge.
Editor’s note: This is the first article in a new occasional series featuring battles that just didn’t matter, may look important, but in fact had negligible strategic or political effects or were absurd, anticlimactic, or structurally irrelevant to the wars they were part of.Some battles never end.…
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USS Benfold endured an "engineering casualty" last month, leaving about 300 sailors without potable water, galley services, toilets or air conditioning.
Iceland will decide whether to restart talks on joining the European Union in a referendum on Saturday, with President Donald Trump's threat to annex Greenland a motivating factor.
The United States is embarking on a vast build-out of its electric system. Transparent cost data would help regulators pinpoint avoidable delays, help developers assess risk, and help communities judge the value they are being asked to host.
Sign up to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told several of his foreign counterparts in recent days that “for the time being” the United …
Renewed clashes in Tigray and tensions between Ethiopia and other Horn of Africa nations threaten a regional security crisis.
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A declaration signed by leading international law and human rights experts calls for codifying gender apartheid as a crime against humanity and outlines key principles.
The post Experts Declare International Law Principles Supporting Women’s Resistance to Gender Apartheid appeared first on Just Secu…
States must be vigilant stewards of their data — auditing what they hold, limiting what they share, and enforcing legal constraints against federal overreach.
The post States Can Fight Federal Overreach by Protecting State Data appeared first on Just Security.
Sign up to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani will visit Tehran today to relaunch di…
For the United States to take the lead in AI cyber operations capabilities, government and industry must create appropriate safeguards.
The post AI-Cyber Operations: A New Frontier for Public-Private Partnerships appeared first on Just Security.
China has spent years modifying civilian ferries to launch amphibious armored vehicles, developing specialized equipment to move forces ashore without conventional port facilities, hardening dozens of air bases, and rapidly expanding the missile forces that could be used to deter or defeat a U.S. in…
Defense NewsRELIABLE 7.5defensacenter-right✓ 16 fuentesMon, 17 Aug 2026 18:16:02
German drone maker Helsing has enlisted Japanese e-commerce and finance firm Rakuten to help finalize a deal to sell its unmanned systems to Japan’s army.
War on the RocksRELIABLE 8.0defensa✓ 18 fuentes📎 bien sourced📊 datosTue, 18 Aug 2026 07:00:57
On June 26, 2026, the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, through its specialized firearms, ammunition, and explosives unit, raided a clandestine workshop in Rio das Pedras, on the city’s west side. Investigators said the group used a 3D printer seized at the scene to produce pistol frames and structura…
Defense NewsRELIABLE 7.5defensacenter-right✓ 27 fuentesWed, 26 Aug 2026 13:14:11
Ukraine is now in possession of the intellectual property and permissions needed to build the high-tech European weapon domestically — in theory, that is.
Defense NewsRELIABLE 7.5defensacenter-right✓ 8 fuentesWed, 26 Aug 2026 14:55:07
Vladyslav Polskyi, a former science teacher turned combat commander, saw two wounded soldiers stranded on the battlefield and knew he had to do something.
Thai navy says ‘routine’ visit’ will allow personnel to rest and recuperate amid reports of poor conditions onboardThe USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is set to make a temporary stop in Thailand next week as it heads back to the United States, Thai navy officials said, after spending more than …
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum, only for War on the Rocks members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues…
The Marine Corps just released its plan to fight against adversaries on land, and Ryan had the two architects of the plan, Ground Combat Element 2040, on the show to talk about it. They discuss drones, resilience, long-range fires, logistics, and what marines will need to survive and fight on an inc…
In 2025, Rob Geist Pinfold wrote, “The March Massacres Show That Syria Urgently Needs Solutions, Not Sanctions,” in which he argued that sanctions relief was a major way the West could positively engage with the new Syrian government. A year later, after sanctions relief materialized and the United …
“Unthreatening and respectful.” That is how the president of the United States described North Korea on Aug. 16, 2026, in his social media post ordering his secretary of defense to scale back joint exercises with South Korea. Two years earlier in Seoul, the U.S.-South Korean alliance agreed that Sou…
Cyber security remains a persistent concern for public and private sector organizations alike. Given the potential impact of cyber threats from criminal groups, adversarial states, and extremists, the topic draws substantial attention. Yet, in a field that evolves so quickly, some risks slip through…
AI will become an indispensable tool for case officers, agents, fabricators, counterintelligence services, and the rest of the intelligence world. But this will have the paradoxical effect of increasing the importance of old-fashioned human intelligence.
The U.S. biosecurity system is poorly prepared for new threats. Naturally occurring crop diseases not yet present could cause billions of dollars in losses if introduced here. Engineered pathogens delivered deliberately could be far worse.
Saskia Popescu is an epidemiologist by training and a policy researcher at RAND. In this Q&A, she discusses what the United States can do to prepare for future outbreaks like Cyclospora and other biological threats.
A public resource tracking all the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
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Sign up to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent yesterday announced “Operation Economic Outcast,” which aims to isolate Iran by threatening oth…
An expert analyzes whether the UAE bears State responsibility for the atrocities committed by the RSF and associated forces in Sudan.
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On the role of U.S. military leaders in addressing legal constraints and strategic questions.
The post “Can We Do This?”: The Role of Military Leaders and Their Legal Advice appeared first on Just Security.
A suite of laws to counter foreign sanctions, intervention, and long-arm jurisdiction is impacting both cross-border business and geopolitical competition.
Judged by the initial strategic goals set by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2022, Russia’s military lost its war against Ukraine some time ago. Yet Russia’s armed forces have not stopped fighting and continue to prosecute large-scale combat operations in a brutalizing, protracted war sucking up…
A timeline that chronicles major events in the Trump administration’s campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.
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Sign up to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR Leader of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, on Saturday and Sunday issued warnings that support for the United States’ econo…
The untold power of regular grand juries and special grand juries to independently conduct investigations and issue reports when federal prosecutors won't.
The post Sword of the People: The Power of Grand Juries to Investigate Administration Corruption appeared first on Just Security.
Liberia must harmonize its war crimes bills into strong legislation and secure real resources, or the long-promised court risks stalling again.
The post Liberia’s Long-Awaited War Crimes Court: Momentum – and Risks appeared first on Just Security.
Expert analysis and background context for recent decisions made within the Israel Defense Forces' military justice system.
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LONDON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will visit Ukraine on Monday on his first overseas trip since taking office, and will announce British support to help Kyiv improve its domestic production of long-range missiles.
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MeduzaRELIABLE 7.5geopolíticaanti-Kremlin✓ 5 fuentesFri, 21 Aug 2026 20:09:23
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Ukraine’s decision to ban the Russian animated series Masha and the Bear “demonstrates the ugliness of the Kyiv regime.”
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday responded to a new round of US sanctions targeting its president and a senior prosecutor, calling them “a flagrant attack” against the court.
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Two U.S. tanker aircraft have left Bulgaria’s Bezmer air base, Bulgaria’s defense minister said, after their deployment in the Balkan country angered Iran.
This exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Brandon Tseng, the co-founder and president of Shield AI and a former Navy SEAL, whose company builds the Hivemind autonomy software, the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon synthetic reality and simulation technologies. We asked Brandon about the bet …
RAND has spent more than a decade surveying educators across the United States and has expanded this effort to include the perspectives of students and parents. Among the hundreds of survey questions we fielded this past year, the results depicted in these five charts stood out the most.
To maintain sanctions' effectiveness as a tool, governments should strive to implement them with clarity, consistency, and credibility.
The post The U.S. Government Must Preserve the Soft Power of Its Sanctions appeared first on Just Security.
Sign up to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR President Trump yesterday vowed to impose “TREMENDOUS economic consequences” on countries that do business with Iran. In his social m…
The ICC's ability to function will depend significantly on Japan's response to the U.S. sanctions against the Court's Japanese president.
The post The Road to Dismantling the ICC Runs Through Tokyo appeared first on Just Security.
State and local governments have constitutional and legal powers that can be harnessed to challenge repressive federal actions and to advance meaningful freedom and equality.
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A series exploring the powers and authorities state and local governments have to check federal overreach and protect democratic norms and individual rights.
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Sign up to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR Vice President JD Vance said yesterday that the war with Iran has entered a “new phase” of economic pressure. “We’re going to keep th…
Defense NewsRELIABLE 7.5defensacenter-right✓ 9 fuentes📊 datosMon, 17 Aug 2026 14:35:50
The U.S. military, scrambling to rebuild depleted stocks of high-tech weaponry, awarded Raytheon $22.9 billion to dramatically boost Tomahawk production.
Defense NewsRELIABLE 7.5defensacenter-right✓ 4 fuentes📊 datosThu, 20 Aug 2026 12:20:03
Switzerland's envisioned plus-up for air defense comes amid a heightened threat situation and long delivery times for defense equipment, officials said.
Defense NewsRELIABLE 7.5defensacenter-right✓ 11 fuentesThu, 20 Aug 2026 19:10:05
A U.S. Air Force C-17A Globemaster III taking off from Christchurch, New Zealand, returned after receiving a “potentially hazardous” space activity notice.
Editor’s Note: The following article draws on themes from the author’s forthcoming book titled US Counterterrorism Operations in Afghanistan: Jackpots, Dry Holes, and Collateral Damage.Over the next month, the United States will pass two major historical milestones: the five-year anniversary of its …
Emerging from the chaos of supplying the U.S. Army during the War of 1812, the War Department sought to foster domestic production of standardized muskets. Out of this industrial project arose an invention that laid the foundation for automation and mass production. Thomas Blanchard’s copying lathe …
Lt. Gen. (ret.) Francis Beaudette, former commanding general of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, joins Ryan to discuss how his family history, service, and books shaped his path into and time in the Army. Together, they talk through his years as a young officer during Operation Desert Storm…
Welcome to The Ukraine Compass, a weekly digest of Ukrainian commentary and analysis from across the political spectrum, only for War on the Rocks members. Each Monday, we bring you a curated selection of articles from Ukrainian media offering insight into how Ukrainians themselves debate the issues…
Operation Epic Fury made clear that AI is now at the heart of American warfighting. Central Command used Claude through Palantir’s Maven Smart System platform to generate and prioritize roughly 1,000 targets in the first 24 hours of the campaign, at an operational tempo that more than doubled the op…
In 2025, James Cameron wrote, “Eurodeterrent: A Vision for an Anglo-French Nuclear Force,” where he argued the United Kingdom and France should cooperate to develop a nuclear deterrent umbrella for Europe, independent of Washington. A year later, after French President Emmanuel Macron’s landmark nuc…
In early 1963, a single number characterized the difference in the positions of the United States and the Soviet Union on a comprehensive nuclear test ban. Nikita Khrushchev had proposed three on-site inspections each year. Washington was asking for seven. Other differences remained, including inspe…
The Iran war is beginning to resemble the Ukraine war in one important way. Operationally, the wars themselves are still very different — Ukraine is a large-scale ground invasion, while the Iran war is not there just yet. But their political logic after a failure to achieve a quick result is startin…
In a Pacific war, the U.S. military cannot assume uncontested access to its depots and supply lines for munitions, spare parts, food, water, and energy. Jonathan is joined by David Tuttle (Rune Technologies), Paul Lwin (HavocAI), and Tom Garvey (CACI) to discuss sustaining a dispersed force that’s f…
For years, the Chinese military’s own newspaper has been making a promise it may no longer be able to keep. Whenever the People’s Liberation Army Daily (Jiefangjun Bao), the official newspaper of China’s Central Military Commission, discusses artificial intelligence and command, it returns to the sa…
Military analysts are captivated by how the material nature of war is transforming in Ukraine. Unmanned systems have captured Russian infantry units, battered Russian naval and commercial ships, and even, with the help of on-board AI, conducted autonomous strikes deep into areas where Russian jammin…
“You cannot be at mental peace always. You will be worried. So even my family — they are scared all the time, and they were anxiously praying [for] the vessel [to] come out of this area safely.” While Captain Chirag operates a commercial cargo vessel in the Red Sea, his comments in the aftermath of …
Welcome to The Adversarial. Every other week, we’ll provide you with expert analysis on America’s greatest challengers: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and jihadists. Read more below.***IranU.S. strikes on Iranian soil tapered off in August after frequent exchanges throughout July. The hiatus seem…
Nancy Staudt is leading the RAND School of Public Policy at a moment when higher education is being pushed to evolve in a world defined by constant change.
Australia's answer to regional AI collaboration lies in federated learning, an AI model that allows cross-border collaboration on transnational security issues whilst preserving data sovereignty.
Over the last two years, Ukraine has developed an effective, if not necessarily novel, strategy of attrition: kill more Russian soldiers, faster. Ukraine's leaders use business principles to maximize both Russian casualties and economic costs.
Sella Nevo focuses on developing policies to promote the safe and effective use of AI and biotechnology. His mandate at RAND: to help ensure the most pivotal technologies of our time benefit humanity rather than endanger it.
As heatwaves grow more frequent, intense, and prolonged, they are placing increasing strain on health services across Europe. Is this becoming Europe’s new normal?
Only diplomacy will end this war. But the U.S.-led process has been episodic and inconsistent. As top Trump officials remain preoccupied with Iran, European governments have an opportunity to take the initiative.
It's often short-run financial constraints—not enough money to cover rent or food while also paying for school—that keep young adults out of the classroom. Public benefits relieve enough pressure to make enrollment possible. Once enrolled, benefits also help students stay.
By removing the easiest-to-count subpopulation—tent dwellers—while missing the rise in hidden rough sleepers and vehicles, the LAHSA count metrics have obscured the true scale of the crisis.
Epidemic and pandemic threats are a matter of national, regional, and international security. The evolving risks demand strengthened collaboration across the health and defence communities to bring their unique expertise and resources to bear, to prepare faster and more effectively.
A Europe capable of deterring, denying, and defeating existential threats is within reach. However, achieving such resilience will require difficult conversations on security and preparedness across European NATO, as a whole.
Matan Chorev is vice president and director of RAND Global and Emerging Risks. In this Q&A, he discusses some of the most consequential challenges facing the United States and the world.
This syllabus supplement offers curated articles intended to be combined with traditional casebooks in a law or higher ed classroom.
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This syllabus supplement offers curated articles intended to be combined with traditional casebooks in a law school or other higher education classroom.
The post “In Focus” Syllabus Supplements: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers, Operation Southern Spear, and Operation Absolute Resol…
A collection of syllabus supplements which offer curated articles intended to be combined with traditional course books in a law school or higher education classroom.
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If CEDAW fails in Afghanistan, at the very frontier of the violations it was designed to prevent, its protections risk collapsing into little more than paper promises.
The post For Women and Girls in Afghanistan, Now Is the Moment to Make CEDAW’s Promise Meaningful appeared first on Just Security.
Trump's family is profiting spectacularly from proximity to power, providing an opening for a select committee to investigate, modeled after the 1975 Church Committee.
The post Congress Needs a Select Committee That Focuses on Trump Family Corruption appeared first on Just Security.
Expert analysis of how Iran's conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz fit within the strictures of international law.
The post Iran’s Conditions for Reopening Hormuz: What International Law Requires, Permits, and Forbids appeared first on Just Security.
Sign up to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR The United States is sending the aircraft carrier the USS George Washington to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, wh…
Five years after the fall of Kabul, the Taliban government still has not succeeded in achieving recognition at the United Nations.
The post A System Working: Five Years On, the Taliban Still Doesn’t Have a Seat at the U.N. appeared first on Just Security.
State attorneys general and local district attorneys can take action to uphold the rule of law in the face of unlawful federal actions.
The post Four Things State and Local Prosecutors Can Do to Combat Federal Corruption appeared first on Just Security.
U.S. tech companies should take action to protect the Afghan women and girls who rely on their platforms for online education.
The post U.S. Tech Companies Owe a Duty of Care to Afghan Girls Too – of a Different Kind appeared first on Just Security.
Defense NewsRELIABLE 7.5defensacenter-right✓ 12 fuentesThu, 06 Aug 2026 15:27:06
Iran has made a concerted push with Gulf states, warning them explicitly that Tehran will hit their oil, power and water plants unless U.S. strikes end.
Defense NewsRELIABLE 7.5defensacenter-right✓ 68 fuentesFri, 07 Aug 2026 18:29:25
North Korea has deployed troops, weapons and now, according to a Ukrainian intelligence official, a missile unit to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Defense NewsRELIABLE 7.5defensacenter-right✓ 7 fuentesMon, 10 Aug 2026 16:03:06
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby reaffirmed the U.S. interest in the region as he called for greater burden-sharing and partnership.
Defense NewsRELIABLE 7.5defensacenter-right✓ 14 fuentesMon, 10 Aug 2026 19:39:58
The USS Theodore Roosevelt is now the first Navy carrier to be equipped with an Unmanned Air Warfare Center that will support the unmanned MQ-25A Stingray.
