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How Support to Partner Forces Enables Secret War

With security cooperation as a means of pursuing U.S. military objectives becoming more frequent, Department of Defense-led security cooperation, particularly under §§ 333, 127e,…
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UN Efforts on Ukraine, However Imperfect, Highlight Importance of International Cooperation

"[E]ven as the international community comes to grips with the U.N.’s limitations, the war in Ukraine demonstrates that we must not lose sight of its potential."

Early Edition: November 3, 2022

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Canvassing Deserts: When Obstacles to Reaching Urban Voters Become Voter Suppression

Political canvassers operate at the grassroots of participatory democracy. They are coming in droves this election cycle, flocking to homes in swing districts. Their door-knocking…
Members of an environmental activist group hold a sign at the front of a march in Dakar on October 29, 2022.

Climate Change Diplomacy Has an Authoritarianism Problem

"[T]he ultimate goal of international climate negotiations is to provide current and future generations with the opportunity to live safe, healthy, prosperous, and dignified lives.…

Early Edition: November 2, 2022

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Biden Administration Haiti Deportation Policy on Shaky Ground

"[T]he Biden administration should put a hold on removals for all Haitians facing extortion, suffering, and even death if returned to Haiti."

Early Edition: November 1, 2022

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The Biden Administration’s SIGINT Executive Order, Part I: New Rules Leave Door Open to Bulk Surveillance

Congressional action is needed to ensure Biden's executive order on signals intelligence collection safeguards privacy rights.

Early Edition: October 31, 2022

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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Oct. 22-28)

Russia-Ukraine - International justice • January 6th • China - Export Controls • Counterterrorism • NATO – Turkey • Election law • International law • Human rights…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stands behind a podium as he addresses the parliament to mark the opening of the new legislative year, in the stark white hall of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara, on October 1, 2022. Erdogan warned that Turkey would not ratify the NATO membership bids of Sweden and Finland until the two Nordic countries "kept" promises they had made to Ankara. (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Turkey’s Erdoğan Deploys Sweden and Finland’s NATO Membership Bids to Further His Repression

Any accession deal must ensure the potential newest members don’t flout the rule of law that helps underpin the strength of the alliance.
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