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Protesters in Hungary Call Out Labor Rights – and Rule of Law
“All I want for Xmas is demokracia [democracy],” says one protest sign seen in Budapest, Hungary, over the past several days, as up to 15,000 people took to the streets. They…
Flynn’s Work as Turkey’s Agent While a Transition Official: Judge Sullivan Was at Least Half Right
Michael Flynn may have been working as an unregistered agent of Turkey while serving the United States in an official capacity after all, depending simply on how you define his…
The Most Extraordinary Lesson of Two New Reports on Russian Disinformation: What They Reveal About White House Paralysis
"The very issuance of these reports and the novelty of what they still reveal serve as an indictment of the White House’s persistent inaction."
The 2018 Just Security Holiday Reading List
Everyone at Just Security would like to wish our readers a wonderful holiday season. To help make the season bright, here are some book recommendations from our Just Security editors,…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (December 10-14)
Legal issues raised by a range of national security topics in the news.
A Note on FISA “Verification”
Last week, former FBI Director James Comey testified before the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees in closed session. When, at Comey’s request, a transcript was released…
All Evidence Points to Campaign Finance Crimes By President Trump
"The fact that we have in these documents ... all strongly suggest that Trump knew what the law forbade and violated it notwithstanding this knowledge. In other words, the DOJ…
How Far Can a Rogue Kremlin Push International Law?
The Russian-Ukrainian standoff at the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov shows that the Kremlin now is just ignoring international law. The United States and the West need to adjust…
Why It Doesn’t Matter Whether It’d Be Constitutional to Indict Trump
Lederman writes that so much of the public discussion is a distraction from Mueller's greatest value: determining if President Trump is compromised by Moscow, thus preventing the…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (December 3-8)
Russia Investigation and SDNY campaign hush money investigation Ryan Goodman and Andy Wright, Mueller’s Roadmap: Major Takeaways from Cohen and Manafort Filings Ryan Goodman,…
Explainer: The Comey Subpoena Fight–A Face-Saving Surrender and Testimony Deal
Former FBI Director James Comey appears to have capitulated in his legal effort to fight a congressional subpoena to give a closed deposition, but he also walked away with some…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (November 25-30)
We discuss legal and policy issues raised by a lots and lots and lots of national security topics in the news.