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Sudan in Crisis: Humanitarian Ceasefire Urgently Needed

International actors should press for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and civilian protection in Sudan.
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If Dianne Feinstein Were President

Tracking the rules pertaining to a disabled president, there should be a formal procedure allowing a senator to temporarily step aside.
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I’ve Prosecuted National Security Cases. It Can Take Time to Get Them Right.

Prosecutors in counterintelligence cases are maximizing their chances of success while protecting defendants’ rights and national security.

Early Edition: April 19, 2023

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To Curb Gang Violence in Haiti, Break with Politics as Usual

International efforts rarely succeed because there are always Haitian political and business leaders ready to resupply gangs for support.
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The Year of Section 702 Reform, Part II: Closing the Gaps and Completing the Modernization of FISA

There are gaps in FISA's coverage that collect American communications outside of any statutory framework and beyond the reach of courts.

Early Edition: April 18, 2023

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The Teixeira Breach: What Top Intelligence and Legal Experts Are Saying

Analysis from top intelligence and legal experts on the Teixeira breach and implications for national security.
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After ICJ’s “Certain Iranian Assets” Judgment, Iran and United States Both Claim Victory

"[T]he Court determined that it could not order the United States to unfreeze nearly $1.75 billion in Iranian central bank assets but obligated the United States to compensate…

Early Edition: April 17, 2023

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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Apr. 8-14)

Leaked intelligence documents • COVID-19 and intelligence failures • Russia - Crime of aggression • NATO membership: Bosnia • Global Fragility Act • Biden administration…
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The Just Security Podcast: The M23 Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo

To explain the M23 conflict, and what the United States can do to pressure Rwanda to withdraw, we have Daniel Levine-Spound and Ari Tolany.
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