On the Supreme Court’s latest reasoning about the Federal Reserve and the fault lines that are likely to emerge in the years ahead.
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The widespread solidarity shown to Venezuela must now be transformed into real, practical support for recovery from the deadly double earthquakes last month, UN relief chief Tom Fletcher said on Wednesday.
The president embraced the alliance in a meeting Wednesday, extolling member nations’ defense spending and saying nothing about the Danish territory, officials said.
With risk-based personnel vetting practices, U.S. AI labs can keep recruiting the world’s best researchers while safeguarding national security.
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The FIFA decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s red card is a compact case study in how power can shape the application of rules without ever rewriting them.
The U.S. needs to lead a new export control regime -- coordinating with its partners and allies -- to constrain China’s ability to produce advanced and foundational chips.
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Transitional justice approaches in Syria must not isolate periods of oppression from the broader contexts that enabled them.
The post Not Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Historical Commissions Are Crucial for Syria appeared first on Just Security.
It is an open question whether the Trump administration seeks to rebalance NATO or disengage the U.S. from European security.
The post Will Trump Take the Win at NATO’s Ankara Summit? appeared first on Just Security.
Signup 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: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities overnight and early this morning killed at least 17 peo…
To restore transparency and accountability, Congress should reform the statutory authorities to remove officers from promotion lists and delay promotions.
The post How Congress Can Regulate Military Promotions After <i>Trump v. Slaughter</i> appeared first on Just Security.
The Trump administration's threats to First Amendment rights have inspired a broad front defending free speech, freedom of the press, protest rights and more.
The post How Defending Free Speech Can Unite Unlikely Allies appeared first on Just Security.
A Fourth of July barbecue demonstrates how international law shapes daily life, from weather forecasts to global trade, and where that architecture is under strain.
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Russia’s "passportization" campaign in occupied Ukraine demonstrates how citizenship policy can be manipulated as a modern instrument of hybrid warfare.
The post Where Did All These Passports Come From? Russia’s Manipulation of Citizenship as Hybrid Warfare in Ukraine appeared first on Just Security…
Only two of 64 proposed amendments submitted by U.N. member States for a draft Crimes Against Humanity Convention enumerate disability as a specific protected category.
The post Will States Address Disability Invisibility in the Crimes Against Humanity Convention? appeared first on Just Security.
Signup 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: VENEZUELA QUAKE – TOLL AND RESCUE A 4.6 magnitude aftershock struck the northern state of La Guaira yesterday, after the Venezuelan government s…
There are steps the United States can take to prevent the Saudi-UAE relationship from deteriorating further.
The post A New Security Order for the Middle East Must Address the Growing Saudi-UAE Rift appeared first on Just Security.
Software ecosystems are strategic infrastructure, yet they remain almost invisible within national security risk assessments.
The post Hiding in Plain Sight: The Geopolitics of Software Supply Chains appeared first on Just Security.
Providers, not regulators, are increasingly setting the standards against which their own AI systems are measured.
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Chatrie stands as an important but narrow reaffirmation of the Supreme Court’s determination not to let technology overwhelm all privacy expectations in the digital age.
The post Fencing with Fourth Amendment: Unpacking the Supreme Court’s <i>Chatrie</i> Decision appeared first on Just Security.
Signup 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 – NEGOTIATIONS President Trump has weighed a return to all-out war with Iran, holding multiple conversations in recent days with Defens…
In post-conflict settings undergoing digital transformation, the governance of civilian AI systems is a key condition for sustaining peace.
The post Beyond the Battlefield: Governing Civilian AI in Post-Conflict Settings appeared first on Just Security.
The U.S. shift away from a rules-based export regime amid a race for AI leadership is causing India to hedge against a heavy reliance on American technology.
The post U.S. Export Control Unpredictability Is Testing the Limits of U.S.-India Tech Cooperation appeared first on Just Security.
Many actions taken by the current administration echo the grievances laid out in the Declaration of Independence against King George III.
The post Reflections from Today’s Judiciary on the Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence appeared first on Just Security.
Unpacking the Supreme Court opinion in Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe.
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As surely as day follows night, survivors will continue their quest for justice and accountability. The Supreme Court’s decision marks the end of an era, but a new dawn awaits.
The post Seeking Justice the Day After SCOTUS Killed the Alien Tort Statute appeared first on Just Security.
Signup 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: VENEZUELA EARTHQUAKES Two back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela have killed at least 164 people and injured 700, interim President Delcy Rodríguez said, as re…
The failure point, at each stage, was not the intelligence community's analysis. It was the president’s decision-making.
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Signup 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: VENEZUELA QUAKE – CASUALTIES At least 235 people were killed and 4,300 injured after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela Wednesday evening, officials sa…
A public resource tracking all the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.
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States should not be able to consent to others using force that they cannot use themselves, and intervening states should not blindly rely on host state consent.
The post A Dangerous Legal Loophole: Consent is Not Enough for U.S. Military Activities in Latin America appeared first on Just Security.
Governments and the private sector need to find the courage to apply reputational pressure on the UAE for supporting a force the U.S. cites for genocide in Sudan.
The post U.S., U.K. Won’t Stop UAE’s Support to Sudan’s RSF by Tiptoeing Around It appeared first on Just Security.
Leading immigration expert unpacks the Supreme Court's ruling on temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian residents in U.S.
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Signup 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 – CEASEFIRE A $300 billion private fund designed to trigger investment into Iran is outlined in the U.S.-Iran framework agreement, an…
Juneteenth commemorates emancipation. Jubilee demands something more: a society in which access, opportunity and economic and political power are secure rather than contingent.
The post Jubilee Deferred: What Juneteenth Demands of America at 250 appeared first on Just Security.
Legal ethics expert warns Acting AG Todd Blanche's lawsuit against the DC Bar is part of a broader campaign to free DOJ lawyers from the ethical rules governing their peers.
The post Blanche Is Targeting the D.C. Bar to Remove Ethical Guardrails for the Justice Department appeared first on Just Secu…
Washington cannot afford to neglect the lessons of past Sahelian counterinsurgency efforts as it contemplates what form a partnership with Mali’s military should take.
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Signup 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 – MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING President Trump yesterday issued a defense of his deal with Iran, lashing out at critics who have said t…
The American people, as the ultimate owners of the country's soft power, can convey a desire for international engagement even as the government chooses a different message.
The post More Than an Own Goal: Understanding U.S. World Cup Choices as a Message About Hard and Soft Power appeared first on …
A non-binding U.S.-Japan agreement on deep-sea mining highlights the weaknesses and vulnerability of the International Seabed Authority.
The post Deep Sea Mining and the Logic of Contracting Around the Commons appeared first on Just Security.
The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act should be repealed or amended. The alternatives are extending a disastrous war of choice or ignoring the law.
The post Time to Repeal INARA and Move Forward with the Iran MoU appeared first on Just Security.
Signup 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 – CEASEFIRE Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that the (unpublished) agreement between the United States and I…
The labor issues the U.S. Trade Representative claims to investigate are real problems. They should not become pretexts for tariffs the administration already wants.
The post The Cynicism Behind the Administration’s Proposed Forced Labor Tariffs appeared first on Just Security.
In Northern Ireland, a horrific crime is being manipulated to justify racist violence and the targeting of migrants.
The post Northern Ireland’s Racist Violence Has a Familiar Playbook appeared first on Just Security.
From healthcare bans to funding cuts, the consequences of hate-driven policymaking opposing transgender rights ripple broadly across communities.
The post The Collateral Damage of Anti-Trans Policymaking appeared first on Just Security.
A magistrate judge's review of a search-warrant application may be the last meaningful safeguard against federal interference in an election.
The post The Last Check: Magistrate Judges and Federal Seizures of Election Records appeared first on Just Security.
"Further evidence of the need for a regulatory system that provides a more stable equilibrium for stakeholders to operate."
The post The Mythos Recall and Washington’s Missing AI Safety Playbook appeared first on Just Security.
Signup 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 – CEASEFIRE Yesterday morning, Hezbollah launched several drones at northern Israel; hours later, Israel struck a Hezbollah command center in Beiru…
"The breadth of the order issued with respect to the Anthropic models is unprecedented."
The post Legal Considerations Related to the Anthropic “Export Controls Directive” appeared first on Just Security.
The most consequential drivers of the war in Sudan are foreign states, private military contractors, and transnational criminal networks.
The post Sudan Has Become a Transnational Marketplace of Violence: Effective Responses Require Targeting the Sources appeared first on Just Security.
Does the killing of Tren de Aragua's leader by the U.S. military in Venezuela constitute murder? An extrajudicial killing? What was its purported legal basis?
The post Key Questions on U.S. Killing Tren de Aragua Leader Inside Venezuela appeared first on Just Security.
Options for the DC Circuit en banc in these contempt of court proceedings.
The post The Continuing Saga of Chief Judge Boasberg’s Contempt of Court Inquiry Involving Todd Blanche and Emil Bove appeared first on Just Security.
