Recent Articles
Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (June 15-20, 2025)
Israel / Iran • Political violence • U.S. military deployment • Trump executive actions • Public health • European security • Corruption • United Nations / Counterterrorism…
Posse Comitatus Act Meets the President’s “Protective Powers”: What’s Next in Newsom v. Trump
"Congress has been far more clear than is widely believed about what its view is..."
Dismantling CDC’s Global Work is Dismantling Our First Line of Biodefense
As the Trump administration plans to weaken the CDC, Americans and the world will become more vulnerable to biological threats.
Time for Rightsizing: Change is Coming to the UN Counterterrorism System
The UN80 reform process, done well, offers a chance to streamline sprawling -- and too often harmful -- structures to focus on the U.N.’s core purpose.
Early Edition: June 20, 2025
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: ISRAEL-IRAN WAR — U.S.…
Indefensible: Israel’s Unlawful Attack on Iran
Part of our ongoing series on the Israel-Iran war.
After the Minnesota Attacks: How Communities Can Respond to the Climate of Hostility Facing Public Officials
Left unchecked, this climate of hostility will continue to pose a significant danger to community safety and the health of America’s democracy.
Top Experts’ Backgrounder: Military Action Against Iran and US Domestic Law
Experts who advised a president on use of force answer a full range of basic questions on the conditions under which action against Iran would be lawful, and what options Congress…
U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts to Healthcare Trigger a Global Human Rights Crisis: How the World Must Respond
The U.N. Human Rights Council's current session offers a critical opening for leaders to address the health crisis spurred by U.S. funding cuts.
Open-Source Information Provides Powerful Evidence of Gender Crimes in Iran and Beyond
Digital open source data can be ethically deployed to strengthen investigations and prosecutions on gender crimes in Iran and elsewhere.
Early Edition: June 18, 2025
Just Security will be on a reduced schedule on Thursday, June 19, 2025, for the Juneteenth holiday. We will not be publishing daily newsletters or articles except in the case of…
Israel and Iran: A War with No Off-Ramp
The constellation of forces in Israel, the United States, and beyond complicates efforts to find an off-ramp to the war.