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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Sept. 3-9)

Trump Documents investigation • January 6th • Pakistan floods • China: Human rights • U.S. force in Syria • Anti-Asian bias • Counterterrorism / Violent extremism …
Trump boards Marine One as he departs the White House on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. A person in military uniform salutes him as he passes.

The Absence of Any Executive Privilege by a Former President For National Security Secrets

The landmark Supreme Court case that both sides point to — Nixon v. GSA — has an even more important lesson.
A line of US soldiers walk in the countryside of the town of al-Malikiya in Syria.

Tit-for-Tat Hostilities In Syria: War Powers and International Law Implications

The Biden administration's latest war powers report to Congress and letter to the UN Security Council raise questions about the domestic and international legal basis for hostilities…
Muslim Uyghurs hold pictures of their relatives detained in China during a press conference in Istanbul, on May 10, 2022. The signs behind them say "Close the Chinese Concentration Camps" and "Rescue Our Families From Camps." Turkey's Uyghur community urged UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet to probe so-called "re-education camps" during a long-delayed visit to China that month, including to Xingjiang, where Western lawmakers have accused Beijing of genocide and crimes against humanity. Bachelet subsequently released her report on Aug. 31. (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

A UN Report Implicates the Chinese Government in Crimes Against Humanity. What Comes Next?

Governments and UN bodies must act swiftly to hold the Chinese government accountable and protect those who are speaking out.
Trump leaves the Manhattan Supreme Court where he serves on jury duty on August 17, 2015 in New York City. Reporters gather around him with cameras and microphones.

When, Where and For What Mar-a-Lago Crimes Should Garland Indict Trump?

The Justice Department would be on strongest legal ground to indict former President Trump for MAL crimes in Washington, D.C., not Florida.
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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Aug. 27-Sept. 2)

Trump documents investigation • Pakistan floods • Russia-Ukraine • Taliban takeover anniversary • Taiwan relations • Nuclear proliferation • Democratization

Amid Devastating Floods, Pakistan’s Leaders Must Learn from the Past to Avoid Future Mistakes

The government needs a thoughtful, inclusive, and holistic plan to address what has become an annual cycle of heat, drought, and monsoon rain.
A Chinese military helicopter flies past Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest points from Taiwan, in Fujian province on August 4, 2022, ahead of massive military drills off Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the self-ruled island. The military drills were the largest-ever Chinese military exercises encircling Taiwan, in a show of force straddling vital international shipping lanes. The photo also shows an unidentified vessel that appears to be a cargo ship between the helicopter and the island. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Strategic Ambiguity Isn’t Working to Deter China on Taiwan – It Will Invade Anyway. It’s Time to Commit

A game theorist with experience as a fighter pilot says the US should rally other countries to expand the commitment to the island’s defense.

A Crisis of Justice for Afghan Victims of War

Afghan citizens are denied justice at every level - from domestic impunity for Taliban crimes to international impunity for abuses by coalition forces. A clarion call from the…
An Afghan woman and man walk with children along an airplane strip in the night.

The World Should Protect Afghan Refugees Fleeing the Taliban’s Oppression

The international community must urgently do more to help Afghan refugees.
The illustration depicts pages from the government's released version of the F.B.I. search warrant affidavit for former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. The pages contains black redactions that cover many portions of the affidavit. On the bottom right page, there is a signature by Judge Bruce E. Reinhart.

A Damage Assessment of Trump’s “Declassification Defense”

"It should be shocking to the American public and to jurors in a courtroom to hear such a line of defense to allegations of mishandling national defense information."
Taliban fighters, in the backs of trucks, hold weapons in a celebratory convoy on a road. The cars carry white Taliban flags with a black Shahada.

Terrorism Might Be the Least of Our Problems a Year After America’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Beyond counterterrorism, Afghanistan remains a key theater for great power competition and U.S. security interests.
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