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How “Yanny” Versus “Laurel” Explains Today’s Politics
It doesn’t matter if you hear “Laurel” or “Yanny.” But it matters a whole lot if you can’t fathom why someone might disagree with you on immigration, or health care,…
Rogue Satellites Launched Into Outer Space: Legal and Policy Implications
Earlier this year, a Silicon Valley start-up called Swarm Technologies used an Indian launch vehicle to place four experimental satellites in outer space. This was despite the…
The Early Edition: June 4, 2018
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 TRUMP-KIM SUMMIT Syrian President…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (May 26-June 1)
Remembering the Fallen: Memorial Day Lt. Col. Jim Golby, My Least Favorite Day Cybersecurity and Law on Cyberspace Robert S.Taylor, A Model for Improving Cooperation in Cyber –…
Did Russian Trolls Have Company?: New Evidence on Israel-based PSY-Group’s Possible Social Media Efforts in 2016 US Election
Much ink has been spilled on the role of the Russia-backed Internet Research Agency’s engaging in disinformation tactics to help the Trump campaign. The intelligence firm and…
Welcome Viola Gienger! — Just Security’s new Washington Editor
We at Just Security could not be more excited to welcome our new Washington Editor, Viola Gienger, as the latest addition to the Just Security team. Viola is a veteran journalist…
Memorial Day at Just Security
In honor of Memorial Day, Just Security will be on an abbreviated schedule with a lower volume of posts than normal. If any major, time-sensitive developments occur, we will…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (May 21-May 25)
Yemen Oona Hathaway and Aaron Haviland, View from Socotra Island: Yemen War and Threats to the UN Charter Gregory D. Johnsen, Iranian Missiles and Ending the War in Yemen Isa Qasim,…
Senator Merkley’s Smart New Alternative AUMF Proposal
Yesterday, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) released a new proposal for an authorization to use military force, or “AUMF.” As Merkley explained in last week’s AUMF hearing before…
The Confusing and Confused New Attack on the Constitutionality of the Special Counsel’s Investigation
With apologies to those who have already read my 14-part Twitter thread on this subject, there’s a new argument being peddled against the legitimacy of Special Counsel Mueller’s…
Iranian Missiles and Ending the War in Yemen
Above: Seized weapons believed to have been sent by Iran for delivery to Houthi forces in Yemen. Image via US Navy. Yesterday, the Treasury Department levied sanctions against…
View from Socotra Island: Yemen War and Threats to the UN Charter
A small Yemeni island was recently at the center of a little-noticed standoff between three states—Yemen, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia. The dispute reveals…