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Early Edition: January 26, 2026

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news: MINNESOTA Federal agents on Saturday…

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…
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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:…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance answers questions during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC on January 8, 2026

The White House’s New Fraud Section: Key Questions

The plan for a new DOJ fraud division, reportedly run from the White House, raises major legal and policy questions about executive power and DOJ independence.
General view taken at the start of the first hearing at the International Court of Justice in which Myanmar is accused of committing genocide against the country's Muslim minority, the Rohingya, in the Hague on January 12, 2026. The Gambia filed the genocide case in cooperation with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in 2019. Myanmar's military deliberately targeted the Rohingya minority in a bid to destroy the community, Gambia's Justice Minister Dawda Jallow told the International Court of Justice Monday at the start of a genocide hearing. (Photo by Phil Nijhuis / ANP / AFP via Getty Images)

Proving Genocide: The Burden of Proof

The Gambia has not shifted the burden of proof in the Gambia v. Myanmar ICJ case; rather, Myanmar faces a tactical choice in its response.
U.S. President Donald Trump presents the “Board of Peace” onstage at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on January 22, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Expert Q&A on the Charter of the Board of Peace and the Role of Congress

Can the United States join the Board of Peace without action by Congress? Can it provide funds or carry out its operations without congressional approval?

Early Edition: January 23, 2026

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: GREENLAND  European Commission…
A smartphone displays a post by U.S. President Donald Trump on the Truth Social platform showing a composite image featuring Trump alongside U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, with the U.S. flag and a sign reading Greenland, U.S. Territory Est. 2026, while a map of Greenland is visible in the background, on January 20, 2026 (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)

The Insurmountable Legal Obstacles to U.S. Acquisition of Greenland

Any acquisition of Greenland by the United States–whether by force or through coerced agreement–would directly violate fundamental principles of international law.
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Hypothetical Legal Review of Use of the U.S. Military in Greenland

This hypothetical legal review imagines what a senior judge advocate’s legal analysis would be if ordered to plan a U.S. military operation in Greenland without Denmark's consent.
A sign reading "Justice for Renee Nicole" stands among flowers and candles at a makeshift memorial outside a home along Portland Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 11, 2026. (Photo by Kerem YUCEL / AFP via Getty Images)

Emerging Evidence Provides Basis for Opening Investigation of ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good

The Justice Department’s refusal to investigate ICE Agent Jonathan Ross’s killing of Renee Good breaks with decades of DOJ civil-rights practice and standards.

Early Edition: January 22, 2026

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: GREENLAND  President…
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Getting Critical Minerals Certification and Due Diligence Right In the DRC-Rwanda Accord and Beyond (With a Lesson from a Punk Band?)

A concentration on decision-making, investment, and accountability will lead to a more impactful DRC-Rwanda minerals agreement and improve others as well.
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