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Top Experts Raise Questions Regarding Legal Basis of Zawahiri Strike
A note from co-editors-in-chief Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman: Although Just Security is on hiatus this week, we wanted to be sure to examine and reflect on the U.S. airstrike…

Early Edition: August 4, 2022
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Myanmar Junta’s Execution of Activists Casts Harsh Light on Lack of U.S. Sanctions on Oil and Gas
The world awoke on July 25th to news that Myanmar’s military junta had executed four democracy activists following a sham judicial process, the first death sentences carried…

Early Edition: August 3, 2022
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Early Edition: August 2, 2022
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Just Security Hiatus – Week of August 1
Just Security will be on an annual hiatus for the week of August 1. During this period we will continue to publish our Early Edition.

Early Edition: August 1, 2022
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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (July 23-29)
Russia-Ukraine • Nuclear weapons • Atrocity prevention • Domestic deployment of military • Reproductive freedom and national security • U.S. foreign policy: Balkans •…

The Tenth NPT Revcon: What’s at Stake for the Global Nuclear Order
The nonproliferation regime is on shaky ground. Experts say this year's delayed review conference offers a chance to shore it up.

Early Edition: July 29, 2022
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America’s Forgotten Balkan Allies
Before Russia opens yet another war theater through its proxies, the US must recalibrate policy to restore influence in the region.

The Biden Administration’s Senseless Opposition to Congress’s Effort to Prevent Abusive National Guard Deployments
Section 516 of the NDAA is a commonsense reform that would prevent a president from borrowing the National Guard of a political ally to use it as a domestic police force in an…