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New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern briefs the media about the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Parliament House in Wellington on April 27, 2020.

What a “Feminist” Approach to Fighting COVID-19 Might Have Achieved

Imagine a global security structure based on principles of cooperation, human security, pragmatism, transparency, and inclusivity.
A protester looks at riot police officers during a protest against the government of President Sebastian Piñera on March 20, 2020 in Santiago, Chile.

Advancing Rights and Justice During a Pandemic: An Online Event Series

Watch leading scholars and practitioners from around the world discuss the human rights and social justice implications. And then join in.
The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO).

The US Cannot Withdraw from the WHO Without First Paying Its Dues

President Donald Trump must choose between freezing US contributions to the World Health Organization and following through on his threat of withdrawal. He cannot do both.
The 19th Session Human Rights Council. 15 March 2012.

Human Rights Cannot Be Put on Hold

As a result of the current global pandemic, the U.N. Human Rights Council session, when the U.S. was set to be reviewed as part of the Universal Periodic Review, was postponed.
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Mapping the Proliferation of Human Rights Bodies’ Guidance on COVID-19 Mitigation

When multiple bodies – especially intergovernmental organizations or oversight bodies within the same system – offer separate guidance on the same topics without coordinating…
Mr. David Kaye, Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, speaks at a press briefing.

A Conversation With U.N. Special Rapporteur David Kaye: COVID-19 and Freedom of Expression

Ryan Goodman, Just Security's co-editor-in-chief, recently posed a series of questions to David Kaye, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression.
Medical workers in personal protective equipment (PPE) test for COViD-19 at Abyssinian Baptist Church.

To Fix the COVID-19 Testing Gap, Take a Lesson from GM (or the Pentagon)

The chaotic state of the current COVID testing marketplace is a direct impediment to outbreak control and economic recovery. The federal government should engage in the testing…
A police officer sits on an impounded power bike and interrogates the owner for failing to comply with the sit-at-home order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus on Lagos Ibadan expressway, on April 28, 2020.

COVID-19 and the Shrinking Civic Space in Nigeria

With the same rapidity as its spread, COVID-19 seems to be taking over as the major driver of shrinking civic space in many parts of the world, displacing the popular buzzwords:…
Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping on November 9, 2017 in Beijing, China.

Nixon Went to China. Trump Should Go to Wuhan.

This week the annual meeting of the World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) convenes in virtual format, under the shadow of a dangerous pandemic, and with…
A female cashier wearing a mask to avoid Corona Virus sits behind the till receiving payments from other female customers who are all wearing black veils inside Sadaf pharmacy in Tehran, Iran.

Revisiting Export Controls in the COVID Era

A summary of U.S. Treasury’s new guidance for each country subject to U.S. sanctions.
A medical support team augmentation class trains on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Nov. 18, 2014. U.S. military members learned how to use Personal Protective Equipment and proper procedures when working in areas contaminated with the Ebola virus.

COVID-19 and Health Systems: Responding to Unpredictable Predictability

Health systems across the world have been tested by this pandemic, and many have been found wanting, surprised by the pandemic’s ferocity and its unknowness, its seeming unpredictability.…
Fictitious malicious coding in a 1970 dot matrix font on a computer screen.

What the Pandemic Tells Us About the State of U.S. Cybersecurity

The Cyberspace Solarium Commission sees lessons on risk assessment, resilience, public-private collaboration, and more.
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