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A satellite image of the site of the Feb 2021 US airstrike in Syria.

Legal Questions (and Some Answers) Concerning the U.S. Military Strike in Syria

Unpacking the right of self-defense under international law when it comes to use of force in response to a series of attacks.
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (Feb 14-26)

Attack on the U.S. Capitol • Biden administration vs. Trump administration litigation • countering violent extremism • war powers • climate change • US foreign policy…
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with Jewish community leaders at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center to discuss the nuclear deal reached with Iran on September 3, 2015 in Davie, Florida. He looks down at the table and rests his mouth in closed hands. A person appears to place a hand on his shoulder from next to him.

Biden Risks Playing into the Hands of Iranian Hardliners

President Biden still has not made a demonstration of good faith by tangibly diverting from Trump’s maximum pressure approach on Iran. By not doing so, he is falling into the…
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is seen on a television monitor as he testifies before the bipartisan September 11 commission, formally known as the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon The U.S., on Capitol Hill March 23, 2004 in Washington, DC. Photographers can be seen kneeling on the floor with cameras and officials sit at tables around the room.

How a January 6 Commission Can Succeed: What Empirical Research Tells Us

Research on more than 50 independent commissions sheds light on optimal design for commission, selection of its commissioners, and their work ahead.
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (Feb 13-19)

Attack on the U.S. Capitol • Social Media • Facebook • U.S. Foreign Policy on Saudi Arabia, UAE • Forever War • Climate Change • Reproductive Rights • Immigration/Refugees/Asylum…

The Early Edition: February 19, 2021

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major national security news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news. CORONAVIRUS…

The Early Edition: February 18, 2021

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and…
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (Feb 6-12)

Attack on the Capitol — Climate change and emergency powers — U.N. Human Rights Council — Protection of civilians in US armed conflicts — Preventing future SolarWinds —…
An exterior view of the building of US Department of the Treasury is seen on March 27, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Ripe for Reform: The Opaque World of Specific Licenses to Do Business Under Sanctions

The process for granting licenses under sanctions programs is opaque and the information shared with Congress and the public on licenses is meagre.
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (Jan 30-Feb 5)

Attack on the U.S. Capitol - Impeachment & investigations - Countering violent extremism - Protection of civilians in war - Guantanamo and coronavirus vaccines - Asylum seekers…
Trump supporters at the January 6th rally at the Ellipse. The Trump propaganda film is playing and three large screens show the top half of Trump’s face under an ominous red light. People in the crowd wave American flags and Trump 2020 flags.

Movie at the Ellipse: A Study in Fascist Propaganda

Scholars on the Nazis and anti-Semitism have seen this before.
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (January 23-29)

Legal and policy analysis of most recent news and developments.
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