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China’s Nuclear Buildup is About More Than Nukes
The US will need a comprehensive approach to strategic ties to uphold deterrence and sustain regional peace and security.

Early Edition: January 4, 2022
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Afghanistan: The Humanitarian Catastrophe is the Security Threat
"The gap between what security analysis sees as 'the problem' and what those on the ground see and experience as 'the problem' is intensely worrying."

Why Ending the Justice Department’s “China Initiative” is Vital to U.S. Security
The reverberating effects within the scientific community threaten to undermine the primacy of US science and technology at a crucial time.

Time for the Biden Administration to Disavow the Dangerous Soleimani Legal Opinions
The legal opinions' fundamental error: distorting accepted legal framework to fit inapposite facts. Still on the book, the opinions remain a loaded weapon for another president…

Early Edition: January 3, 2022
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25 Most Read Just Security Articles in 2021
What captured readers’ attention over the past year.

Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Dec. 18-Dec. 25)
January 6 Immigration • Counterterrorism • Civilian Casualties • Corruption • Germany • End of Year, Beginning of Year • Holiday Giving

Democracy, Rule of Law, Justice: Lessons from 2021 for the Year Ahead?
A curated selection of Just Security articles offers insights for 2022 on issues of racial justice, democracy and the rule of law, diplomacy, foreign policy, and more.
Amid Civilian Harm Revelations, Defense Bill Takes Measured Steps on Oversight and Accountability
Recent months have seen a flood of revelations concerning civilian harm resulting from U.S. military operations. The last U.S. airstrike of the war in Afghanistan, which killed…

Real Anti-Corruption Reform Requires a Role for Civil Society
A public beneficial ownership registry, accessible to civil society and journalists, is integral to anti-corruption efforts.

Early Edition: December 23, 2021
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