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Syrian refugees watch from their window as others get tested for the covid-19, during a testing campaign organised by Lebanon's health ministry and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the southern city of Sidon, on May 28, 2020.

Big Shoulders — How the US Can Remedy Its Failures on Refugee Admissions

Despite its size and wealth, America consistently fails to do its part in upholding the terms of an international convention it helped create.

Early Edition: May 10, 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 AFGHANISTAN…
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (May 1-7)

Professional ethics and abuses of state • Social media • Kill or capture operations • Countering violent extremism • Coronavirus • U.S. diplomacy • Racial justice •…
Video evidence of Trump’s incitement of the January 6th attack on the Capitol is presented during Trump’s second impeachment trial. The video shows Trump at a podium speaking to the insurrectionists on January 6th.

Facebook Oversight Board’s Decision on Trump Sets Up New Tests

The board made critical recommendations: that Facebook reckon with its own role in amplifying content and overhaul its approach to high-reach accounts.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks with two other participants at the JCPOA Iran nuclear talks on April 27, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. They wear face masks but do not social distance. Various countries’ flags stand behind a table set up for the meeting.

Senate Bill Threatens Sensitive U.S. Diplomacy

Section 310 of the bill sweeps too broadly and would have unintended consequences by chilling the most sensitive types of diplomacy that have always been entrusted to the executive…

Early Edition: May 7, 2021

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A general view of Pinlaung Township, in the Pa-O self-administered zone of Shan State in eastern-central Myanmar, shows clouds swirling around tree-covered mountains.

Beyond the Coup in Myanmar: A Northern View

A civil society leader from Myanmar's volatile northeast border reflects on the unthinkable challenges in her work since the coup - and the hidden blessings of life in a "conflict…
A US army instructor walks next to Malian soldiers on April 12, 2018 during an anti-terrorism exercise at the Kamboinse - General Bila Zagre military camp near Ouagadougo in Burkina Faso. The Malian soldiers stand facing a hill while holding guns.

Twenty Years After 9/11, the US Needs a Better Strategy to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism

Five steps the Biden-Harris administration should take to ensure that it is developing and implementing a more up-to-date and effective approach to P/CVE.
An employee, wearing a face mask and a WHO vest, of the World Health Organisation (WHO) supervises the arrival of the first batch of coronavirus vaccines, at Khartoum airport in the Sudanese capital, on March 3, 2121.

Preparing for Future Pandemics Means Improving and Reforming — Not Abandoning — the WHO

Committing to an international effort in response to transnational health threats does not mean surrendering sovereign authority or essential interests.

Early Edition: May 6, 2021

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Protesters wave French flags and signs written in French as they march near the Gare du Nord, in Paris to protest against Islamophobia, on November 10, 2019. A cloud of smoke rises behind them.

Conscience Wars in France?

Culture wars is an expression that was first popularized in U.S. politics by sociologist James Hunter in the early 1990s. While France traditionally prides itself in refusing the…
A digital stylization of the globe surrounded by balls of coronavirus.

In a COVID World, America Is Divided Over Its Common Defense

We need to reconceptualize what security means; explore how we can build paradigms that re-connect our polarized society; and respond to the security challenges we face in ways…
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