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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Nov. 4-8)

Emerging technology • U.S. elections • Abu Ghraib • Syria / Transitional justice • Defense production reform • Kyrgyzstan / Civil society • Africa / Human rights •…

The Trump Administration Must Make Quantum Technology a Priority in the First 100 Days

The world is on the brink of a quantum revolution and the U.S. lead is narrowing rapidly.
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What’s to Stop Algorithm-Driven Recruiters From Rejecting Able Federal Workers With Neuro-Divergent Disabilities?

The U.S. government has bought AI-assisted recruiting aids, which tend to "screen out" those with developmental or learning disabilities.

Early Edition: November 8, 2024

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The United States Must Win The Global Open Source AI Race

Critics of open source AI must consider the security implications of strategic competition with China.
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Assessing Amnesties and Re-assimilation in Northeast Syria

Using amnesties, trials, and “parole boards” for detainees in northeast Syria would be consistent with the requirements of international law.

Early Edition: November 7, 2024

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Journalist in Exile Laments Kyrgyzstan Crackdown, Now Extending to His 12-Year-Old Son

Bolot Temirov on the personal cost of the country's repression of media and civil society, as democracy gives way to authoritarianism.

Early Edition: November 6, 2024

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How to Fix the Defense Production Act Committee

Revamping the Defense Production Act Committee to achieve its founding potential would be a step toward a stronger American industrial strategy – and to ensuring American resilience…
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Don’t Ignore the Security Risks of Climate Change Because of “Uncertainty”

Taking action on climate change requires moving beyond double standards about uncertainty and treating it in the same way as other security risks.
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Election 2024 Real-Time Litigation Tracker

Tracking the most important breaking election cases across the country with implications for the democratic process.
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