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What Should Be Addressed in Austin’s Confirmation Hearing for Defense Secretary?
Some of the top defense experts and thinkers offer their thoughts on what issues they’d like to see addressed and what questions they’d like to see asked at retired Gen. Lloyd…

Reconsidering the Digitalization of International Criminal Justice
Tech is heralded as a way to increase access and participation in international justice. But what are the costs of these digital justice mechanisms?

US Human Rights Policy: How to Really Build Back Better
The Biden administration must create a system in which human rights and democracy policymaking is embedded and integrated in its decision-making machinery.

Early Edition: January 19, 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. INAUGURATION…

Early Edition: January 18, 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. BREACH AT THE…

MLK Believed “No Justice, No Peace”
Arguments that the protests over the killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and countless others betray King’s legacy are not only in bad faith, but plainly wrong.

Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (January 9-15)
Attack on the Capitol - Impeachment - Democratic backsliding - Social media technology - Biden nominations - Intelligence community - Guantanamo - Corporate liability…

Incitement to Violence Ain’t Free Speech
The First Amendment protects abstract appeals for illegal actions. But there can and should be criminal liability for speech that incites the likely and imminent risk of violence.…

History Shows the Senate Can Hold an Impeachment Trial After Trump Leaves Office
The suggestion that impeachment applies only when officials are in office is not consistent with the uniform practice of impeachments in US history.

Struggles of American Democracy and Implications for Human Intelligence
Despite our democracy’s recent struggles, and perhaps even enhanced by them, America's soft-power advantage is as true now as ever.

Early Edition: January 15, 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. BREACH…

A Capitol Riot and Big Tech Takes a Stand: But Is It the One We Want?
To solve the numerous challenges linked to content moderation, the spread of incitement to violence, censorship etc., we certainly need standards based on human rights law, but…