Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Nov. 10-14, 2025)
Veterans Day • Russia-Ukraine War • U.S. military / Immigration • Israel-Hamas War • Anti-corruption series • Afghanistan • Violent extremism • Trump executive actions • U.S. foreign policy / Nigeria • Data privacy • Latin America
The Political Theater Behind Trump’s “Guns-a-Blazing” Nigeria Threat
Trump’s threat of military intervention in Nigeria may be intended more for domestic audiences and wouldn't address the drivers of the country's conflict.
Ukraine’s Ironclad Security Is Inseparable from Peace
After abandoning nuclear arms for the Budapest Memorandum, Ukraine faces existential war -- proof that security “assurances” alone won't be enough now.
Featured Articles
Soldiers in Robes: Why Military Lawyers Can Not and Should Not Serve as Immigration Judges
DOJ’s recent decision to appoint several military lawyers, or JAGs, to serve as immigration judges is not only against the law, but a bad idea.
Walls of Silence, Crumbling Futures: Why the World Must Act on Afghanistan
The credibility of the U.N.'s human rights framework depends on whether it can confront a systematic experiment in gender oppression with more than statements of alarm.
The Year Every Young American Should Serve
We should create universal access to national service: a year-long opportunity for every young American. The unity and future of our democracy demands it.
Before Enforcing the New Foreign Data Law (PADFAA), Congress Must Fix These Five Things
PADFAA was enacted with the right intent but the wrong architecture. Congress must adopt five targeted amendments before enforcement begins.
Early Edition
November 14
A curated morning round up of news (domestic and international).
Start of business each weekday.
Resources
Immigration Law: Syllabus Supplements
Collection: Just Security’s Coverage of Trump Administration Executive Actions
Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
The Anti-Corruption Tracker: Mapping the Erosion of Oversight and Accountability
Just Security’s Artificial Intelligence Archive
Collection: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers
Just Security’s Israel-Hamas War Archive
Just Security’s Climate Archive
Just Security’s Russia–Ukraine War Archive
Russia’s Eliminationist Rhetoric Against Ukraine: A Collection
Mapping State Reactions to the ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant
Translations
Community Spotlight
JS Editor Mark Nevitt and Author Sarah Harrison Featured in Washington Post
Washington Post‘s Warren Strobel, Ellen Nakashima and Noah Robertson cite Nevitt’s and Harrison’s Just Security article discussing the U.S. military’s lethal strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific and the collapseRead More
Co-Editor-in-Chief Ryan Goodman Featured on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes interviewed Goodman on a study published at Just Security on how courts have reacted to the Trump administration on issues of compliance and false information.Read More
JS Executive Editor Rebecca Hamilton Talks Sudan on Australia’s ABC
Executive Editor Rebecca Hamilton updated Australians on the war in Sudan in an extended interview with TV Broadcaster ABC.Read More
JS Executive Editor Ní Aoláin Elected Fellow of the British Academy
JS Executive Editor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin KC (Hons) has been elected to the British Academy’s Fellowship, in recognition of outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.Read More
JS Executive Editor Announced Fullbright U.S. Scholar
Congratulations to JS Executive Editor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2025-2026 in the Fullbright-Schuman European Union Affairs Program.Read More
JS Executive Editor Oona Hathaway named Berlin Prize recipient
Oona Hathaway is one of 20 fellows awarded the Berlin Prize by the American Academy in Berlin. She will use the fellowship to write her book, “War Unbound.”Read More
Co-editor-in-chief Speaks to Financial Times on Judicial appointees
JS co-editor-in-chief Ryan Goodman discussed friction between president Trump and conservative legal community over judicial appointees with FT’s US legal and enforcement correspondent, Stefania Palma.Read More
Co-editor-in-chief Speaks to WSJ about Immigration Policy
JS co-editor-in-chief Ryan Goodman discussed the political and legal challenges facing the Trump administration’s immigration policy with WSJ Supreme Court Correspondent Jess Bravin.Read More
JS author featured in ABA Journal
Senior writer for the ABA Journal, Debra Cassens Weiss, features Dean Erwin Chemerinsky’s article about a provision in the House budget bill that would limit federal courts’ contempt power.Read More
JS Editor Monica Bell, Professor of Law and Counselor to the Dean at Yale Law School, named 2025-2026 Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow
Congratulations to Monica Bell, who will join the 26th class of Radcliffe fellows. Bell was chosen for her expertise in issues of inequality, violence, safety, and racial justice.Read More
JS Executive Editor Rebecca Hamilton named AU’s Scholar/Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Executive Editor Bec Hamilton, American University’s 2025 Scholar/Teacher of the Year. The award recognizes her for “immeasurably” contributing to the AU community and the field of law.Read More
JS Executive Editor Oona Hathaway named 2025 Guggenheim Fellow
Congratulations to Executive Editor Oona Hathaway, who will join the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows. She was tapped based on “prior career achievement and exceptional promise.”Read More
JS AIET Director and Senior Fellow Brianna Rosen at Qatar-UK AI Symposium
Just Security’s Director for AI & Emerging Technologies Dr. Brianna Rosen chaired a panel on AI diplomacy and defence at the Qatar-UK AI Symposium in London.Read More
Co-editor-in-chief speaks to Washington Post about “Signal Gate”
JS co-editor-in-chief Ryan Goodman discussed the legal implications, and told the Post his fears for downstream effects. Read Goodman’s analysis of criminal law precedents relevant to Signal Gate.Read More
Executive Editor Hamilton on PRX The World re South Sudan
JS Executive Editor Rebecca Hamilton spoke to The World’s Carolyn Beeler about the U.S. State Department’s revocation of visas for all South Sudanese nationals.Read More
Executive Editor wins ASIL Certificate of Merit for OUP-JS book
Just Security Executive Editor Matiangai Sirleaf wins American Society of International Law’s Certificate of Merit book award for high technical craftsmanship and utility to lawyers and scholars.Read More
Executive Editor Oona Hathaway nominated President-elect of ASIL
Executive Editor Oona Hathaway nominated to serve as President-elect of the American Society of International Law. The organization is home to over 3000 international law scholars and practitioners.Read More
Senior Fellow Tom Joscelyn interview on New Orleans attack
Without knowing the person responsible, “the first thing I thought of was there was a spate of similar attacks in 2016 and 2017″ inspired by ISIS, Joscelyn told CBC.Read More
JS Executive Editor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Interviewed in The Washington Post
Washington Post correspondent Greg Miller interviewed JS Executive Editor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin on the abuse of counterterrorism frameworks by backsliding democracies and authoritarian regimes around the world.Read More
Just Security article on Guantanamo plea deals cited in Senate Judiciary Committee letter to Secretary of Defense Austin
Scott Roehm and Ian Moss’s article informed Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Senator Durbin’s letter to the Secretary of Defense calling for “judicial finality for the victims” of 9/11 and their families.Read More