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Early Edition: September 18, 2025
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The Just Security Podcast: Misogyny’s Role in Violent Extremism
Cynthia Miller-Idriss joins Tom Joscelyn to discuss her new book, Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism.

Israel’s Strike on Doha: A Crisis for U.S. Credibility?
Israel's Doha strikes could heighten regional instability, intensify Arab unity against Israel, and chill normalization efforts.

Murder by Drone: The Legal and Moral Stakes of the Caribbean Strikes
If allowed to go unchecked, the Caribbean strikes could encourage additional unlawful executions by the United States and other leaders.

Washington’s Multilateral Retreat Creates an Opening for State and Local Leaders
U.S. state and local leaders can fill voids left as the Trump administration cuts and even exits multilateral organizations.

Sanctions against Israel: An International Law Perspective
An examination of proposed sanctions against Israel, the legal framework for sanctions, and States’ obligation to prevent genocide.

Early Edition: September 17, 2025
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U.N. Commission Finds That Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza: What Does It Mean?
Context for those seeking to understand what it does (and does not) mean for the UN Commission to make a genocide determination.

How Misogyny Fuels Violent Extremism
Taking a closer look at where misogynist beliefs come from can help shed light on the pathways to violence — and how to interrupt them.

At the Coming U.N. Leaders Meetings: Existential Questions on the U.S. Role, Israel-Palestine, and the U.N. Itself
This year's General Assembly meeting may do more to spotlight the U.N.’s current weaknesses than help find solutions to them.

Early Edition: September 16, 2025
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Striking Hamas in Qatar: “Unwilling or Unable”?
Leading legal expert analyzes the Israeli airstrike on Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar.