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Early Edition: February 24, 2021

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major national security news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news. US RELATIONS…
Voters cast their ballots at a Masonic Lodge on June 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. The voting booths are simple tables with privacy barriers and are connected by wires with lights for each one.

Outlaw Participation in Foreign Attacks on U.S. Elections

Attacks on U.S. elections will become a dangerous new normal if Congress does not make it a crime.
Nobel peace laureate Leymah Gbowee, head of the Women in Peacebuilding Network (WIPNET), stands in front of a sign calling for peaceful elections in Monrovia on October 5, 2017. The sign reads, Don’t Touch Our Peace.”

Biden Needs a Foreign Policy Focused on Sustainable Peace

War and weapons cannot solve today’s most urgent challenges. They require peacebuilding, diplomacy, and conflict-sensitive development.
Side-by-side photos of Biden and Trump

Trump’s War Powers Legacy and Questions for Biden

Will Biden rein in near-limitless claims of presidential authority to use force without congressional authorization and commit to restoring the balance of war powers between the…
White House Counsel Don McGahn stands behind Trump during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House October 17, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Unpacking Biden Administration vs. Congressional Tension in the McGahn Case

Awkward transitions to “unified government” and what it portends.

Early Edition: February 23, 2021

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A member of the Syrian Civil Defence (The White Helmet) checks the rubble and debris at a medical centre following reported shelling by the Syrian government, in the Syrian town of Hbeit in the southern countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province on April 30, 2019.

How the Biden Administration Can Better Protect Health Care in War

The health consequences of violence against hospitals, clinics, ambulances, health workers, and patients in war have become ever more evident in conflicts throughout the world.
French Jihadist Melina Boughedir carries her son as she arrives to court in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on February 19, 2018. She walks into a wooden caged area.

Families in the Crosshairs of National Security

Families are being affirmed in public policy while simultaneously being targeted in security practice.

Early Edition: February 22, 2021

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Families of victims and rights activists demonstrate outside Sri Lanka's main prison, demanding justice for the 27 inmates shot dead by security forces in 2012, in Colombo on September 12, 2017.

Emblematic Cases Expose the Long Road to Justice in Sri Lanka

For more than a decade, in one atrocity case after another, justice is delayed, denied, or even reversed, as the government pursues impunity.
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld gives his opening remarks before the 9-11 Commission on March 23, 2004. He sits next to two others testifying.

Lessons from the 9/11 Commission

Written by Ambassador Tim Roemer, member of the 9/11 Commission.
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (Feb 13-19)

Attack on the U.S. Capitol • Social Media • Facebook • U.S. Foreign Policy on Saudi Arabia, UAE • Forever War • Climate Change • Reproductive Rights • Immigration/Refugees/Asylum…
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