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Members of the Islamic State (IS) group stand across from their weapons lying on a table, following they surrender to Afghanistan's government in Jalalabad, capital of Nangarhar Province.

India and the Foreign Fighters Conundrum

India has left many of its nationals who fought with terrorist groups languishing in prison abroad. But it has legal options - and obligations - to bring these nationals home.…

Early Edition: August 2, 2021

The Early Edition is on a week-long August hiatus. We will return on Monday next week, August 9.
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco speaks at the launch of the Justice Department's "five cross-jurisdictional trafficking strike forces" to staff from Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and the Department of Justice at the ATF in Washington, DC, on 22 July, 2021.

Now the Important Part: Implementing DOJ’s Task Force on Election Worker Threats

"Having anything close to one-third of election workers fearing for their safety is simply unsustainable."
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier stands next to a damaged helicopter which was shot down by the Taliban near the hydroelectric Kajaki Dam in Kajaki, northeast of Helmand Province.

Running Out of Time – Do Not Leave Afghan Allies Behind

An Afghan interpreter shares the terror of being targeted by the Taliban, and urges swift evacuations.
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speaks during at a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on US Policy in the Middle East on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Questions for Senators to Ask the Biden Administration at AUMF Hearing

Former State Department lawyer who knows all the ins and outs of authorizations for use of military force offers up questions for Congress to ask witnesses on Tuesday.
A collage of images from articles of the past week.

Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (July 21-30)

Attack on U.S. Capitol • Racal Justice • Press Freedom/Summit for Democracy • Arms Control • Counterterrorism • Tigray • Nigeria • U.S.-Iran • Genocide (Balkans)
Insurrectionists at the US Capitol Building on January 6th. Many carry American flags.

Where Was DOJ? Senior Army Officials Describe Costs in Absence of Lead Agency on Jan. 6

Senior U.S. Army officials described costs in absence of lead agency on Jan. 6.
A member of the US Air Force looks on near a Patriot missile battery at the Prince Sultan air base in Al-Kharj, in central Saudi Arabia on February 20, 2020.

The Top US Diplomat on Arms Control Commits to `Values-Based Security Partnerships’ — Here’s How to Do That

For too long, America’s security cooperation has prioritized short-term, tactical goals over longer-term diplomatic and human rights aims.

Early Edition: July 30, 2021

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US President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media standing outside an airplane at Heathrow, west of London, on June 13, 2021.

Don’t Let the Autocrats Win – How Biden Can Use the Democracy Summit to Build Back Media Freedoms

Autocracy is on the march, but Clooney presents a toolkit with four specific devices to help protect press freedom around the world.
Bosnian Muslim women, family members of victims of Srebrenica 1995 massacre, gather prior to the burial ceremony of caskets with body remains of their relatives at the memorial cemetery in village of Potocari, near Eastern-Bosnian town of Srebrenica, on July 11, 2021.

Deceptive Report Escalates Srebrenica Genocide Denial Campaign

It now becomes a permanent part of the brazen refusal by Bosnia's Serb authorities to own up to the atrocities committed in their name.

Early Edition: July 29, 2021

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