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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Sept. 15-19, 2025)

U.S. strike / Venezuela • Israel-Hamas War • Resource: Immigration law syllabus supplement • United Nations • Trump executive actions • U.S. diplomacy • First Amendment…
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Could Trump Use the Uniform Code of Military Justice to Stifle the Protected Speech of Military Retirees?

The concerns expressed about the possible application of UCMJ's Article 88 to the protected speech of retired military officers aren't theoretical.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs a letter of congratulations as he meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda Olivier Nduhungirehe and the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner

Turning Trump’s Peace Overtures into Sustainable Deals

The president’s many overseas peacemaking initiatives are more likely to succeed with a more collaborative approach drawing on research.

Early Edition: September 19, 2025

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: U.S. FOREIGN AFFAIRS…
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Immigration Law: Syllabus Supplements

Editor’s Note: This immigration law syllabus supplement offers curated articles from Just Security’s archives, intended to be combined with traditional casebooks and other…
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Rethinking IEEPA Accountability and Oversight

Congress can take steps now to revise IEEPA & strengthen accountability & oversight when the executive branch leverages U.S. economic powers.
A general view shows a screen of votes during a United Nations General Assembly meeting to vote on a non-binding resolution demanding "an immediate humanitarian ceasefire" in Gaza at UN headquarters in New York on December 12, 2023. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

From Peacekeepers to Naval Convoys: Weighing the Options (and Legal Limits) on More Concerted General Assembly Action on Gaza

With no end in sight for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, could the UN General Assembly provide the muscle to support humanitarian or peacekeeping intervention?

Early Edition: September 18, 2025

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION…
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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.
A picture taken from a distance shows the damaged building (L) in the compound housing members of Palestinian militant group Hamas's political bureau

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.
US Marines' Lockheed Martin F35-B jets arrive in formation to José Aponte de la Torre Airport

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.
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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.
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