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Early Edition: January 28, 2026

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Jan. 28, 2026 Elisabeth Jennings

Heavily armed law enforcement patrol outside the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) where Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is being held before his trial on January 4, 2026 .

Is President Maduro a Prisoner of War?

Three theories by which POW status might attach to a person in Maduro’s position, and the consequences of entitlement to that status.

Jan. 28, 2026 Tracey Begley, Benjamin R. Farley and 1 more

IMAGES (left to right): Natural disaster and its consequences (via Getty Images); In this picture taken on September 28, 2022, an internally displaced flood-affected family sits outside their tent at a makeshift tent camp in Jamshoro district of Sindh province (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images; Trees smolder and burn during the Dixie fire near Greenville, California on August 3, 2021. – Numerous fires are raging through the state’s northern forests, as climate change makes wildfire season longer, hotter and more devastating. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Just Security’s Climate Archive

A catalog of articles analyzing the diplomatic, political, legal, security, and humanitarian consequences of the international climate crisis.

Jan. 28, 2026 Clara Apt

The Top 10 Questions the Trump Administration Needs to Answer About Minnesota

These are questions that the Trump administration has not answered, and journalists and members of Congress could – and should – pose.

Jan. 27, 2026 Andrew Weissmann and Ryan Goodman

The Road to a New Convention on Crimes Against Humanity

A new treaty on crimes against humanity will require extensive dialogue and ongoing efforts to engage delegations about the substantive issues.

Jan. 27, 2026 Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga

Members of Syrian security forces at the entrance of the al-Hol camp in the desert region of Hasakah province which holds around 24,000 people, including some 6,200 women and children from around 40 nationalities on January 21, 2026 in Al Hasakah, Syria. Syrian government forces have taken control over large swaths of northeast Syria amid clashes with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). In Al Hasakah governate, government forces have taken control of the infamous al-Hol (Al-Hawl) camp, previously controlled by the SDF, that houses families accused of having links to Islamic State fighters. (Photo by Abdulmonam Eassa/Getty Images)

We Told You So: Now What for Northeast Syria?

The chaos unfolding in the camps and prisons in NE Syria was predictable. The new Syrian government must expediently provide security and protection to the detainees.

Jan. 27, 2026 Fionnuala Ní Aoláin KC (Hons) and Anne Charbord

Early Edition: January 27, 2026

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Jan. 27, 2026 Elisabeth Jennings

Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller speaks to press about NSPM-7 on the presidential signing of the Memorandum

The Smearing of Alex Pretti and NSPM-7

"The smearing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good is not simply a rhetorical tactic. It is part of a larger operation."

Jan. 26, 2026 Tom Joscelyn and Ryan Goodman

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Responding to the Trump Administration’s Cuts to International Judicial Work

Foreign aid cuts have halted most international judicial training. What future paths remain for U.S. judges seeking global engagement?

Jan. 26, 2026 Preston Lim

Early Edition: January 26, 2026

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Jan. 26, 2026 Elisabeth Jennings

What a Proper Investigation of Alex Pretti’s Killing Would Look Like

On Saturday morning shortly after 9am local time, U.S. Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old I.C.U. nurse, on the streets of Minneapolis. The facts are…

Jan. 24, 2026 Julia Gegenheimer

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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Jan. 19-23, 2026)

Immigration / Law Enforcement • U.S., Greenland, and NATO • Board of Peace • Anti-Corruption Series • U.S. Actions Related to Venezuela • Russia-Ukraine War • Symposium:…

Jan. 24, 2026 Just Security