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Early Edition: June 14, 2021

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major national security news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news. ISRAEL The…

Jun. 14, 2021 Siven Watt and Florence Powell

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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (June 5-11)

Attack on the U.S. Capitol • Gender and Counterterrorism • Facebook Oversight Board (and Human Rights) • Cyber • Civilian Casualties in U.S. Wars • Torture and Interrogation…

Jun. 12, 2021 Just Security

Two adults and a number of children take temporary shelter under cloth tents at a market in Mihtarlam, the capital of Laghman Province on May 24, 2021. They have been displaced due to fighting between Taliban and Afghan forces.

Afghanistan is Facing a Humanitarian Crisis. The US Must Help.

Next week’s high-level summits in Europe provide important opportunities for the international community to start planning for the coming instability in Afghanistan.

Jun. 11, 2021 Hardin Lang

Jen Easterly, nominee to be the Director of the Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Chris Inglis, nominee to be the National Cyber Director, testify during their confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 10, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Four Key Takeaways from the Senate’s Cybersecurity Confirmation Hearing

There were approximately 65,000 ransomware attacks last year in the United States, and that number doesn’t seem to be slowing down. Over the past few weeks, cybersecurity has…

Jun. 11, 2021 Alison Strongwater

Lt. Gen. John Kimmons, U.S. Army, holds up a copy of the Army Field Manual, FM 2-22.3, Human Intelligence Collector Operations as he briefs reporters on the details of the manual in the Pentagon on Sept. 6, 2006.

The Méndez Principles: The Need to Update the Army Field Manual on Interrogation for the 21st Century

Defense Secretary Austin should convene an expert panel to ensure that methods used are informed by current science.

Jun. 11, 2021 Susan Brandon and Mark Fallon

Former General Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s recently pardoned national security adviser, gives a thumbs up as he departs a protest of the outcome of the 2020 presidential election outside the Supreme Court on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters walk around him. Most, including Flynn, do not wear face masks.

What To Do About Lt. General (retired) Flynn: Military Justice and Civil-Military Relations Considerations

Flynn's recent conduct has raised new questions about retiree court-martial jurisdiction. Yevgeny Vindman and Dan Maurer make the legal and policy argument for a court-martial.…

Jun. 11, 2021 Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman and Daniel Maurer

Early Edition: June 11, 2021

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Jun. 11, 2021 Florence Powell

A Rohingya refugee family rests in a temporary shelter days after a fire burnt their home at a refugee camp in Ukhia, in the southeastern Cox's Bazar district on March 25, 2021.

Beyond the Coup in Myanmar: The Views of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

The coup seemed to dash Rohingya refugee hopes of return to Myanmar. But some feel cautious hope at newfound cross-ethnic solidarity.

Jun. 10, 2021 Jessica Olney and Shabbir Ahmad

A phone screen shows a statement by Trump on May 5, 2021. Another screen in the background shows an image of Trump. The statement text reads, “What Facebook, Twitter, and Google have done is a total disgrace and an embarrassment to our country. Free Speech has been taken away from the President of the United States because the Radical Left Lunatics are afraid of the truth, but the truth will come out anyway, bigger and stronger than ever before. The People of our Country will not stand for it! These corrupt social media companies must pay a political price, and must never again be allowed to destroy and decimate our Electoral Process.”

For Facebook’s Sake: Getting Conversant with Human Rights

The Facebook Oversight Board decision on former President Trump has helped bring into sharper focus what international law scholars and lawyers have long understood: international…

Jun. 10, 2021 Deborah Pearlstein

A 3D hologram of the globe with circles and grids laid over to indicate communications and technology.

The Sixth United Nations GGE and International Law in Cyberspace

Top expert analysis of the much-anticipated report that provides consensus views among key States on the application of international law to cyberspace.

Jun. 10, 2021 Michael Schmitt

Early Edition: June 10, 2021

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Jun. 10, 2021 Florence Powell

Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. They cover the stairs and the bleachers set up for the inauguration. They carry American flags, Trump flags, anti-Semitic flags, and other white supremacist flags.

What Should Happen With the January 6th Investigation Now? Experts Weigh In.

Five top experts share their views of the virtues and perils of specific options Congress may now pursue.

Jun. 9, 2021 Alison Strongwater