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Nigerians Are the Latest to Risk Their Lives to Protest Against Police Brutality
As the United States inches closer to the presidential election, the fact that the protests in other countries mirror those here at home is an opportunity.
Early Edition: October 27, 2020
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…
Good Governance Papers No. 9: Building an Effective Human Rights-Based Foreign Policy
Ninth essay in a series of top experts exploring proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government, public integrity, and the rule of law.
Ethics Groups Say Barr’s Use of DOJ Is Shredding Its Essential Independence
A new report from two independent, non-partisan groups focused on ethics in government excoriates the operation of the Justice Department during the tenure of Attorney General…
Disinformation Wars in Egypt: The Inauthentic Battle on Twitter between Egyptian Government and Opposition
The streets of Egypt are quiet, but last month Twitter seemed to suggest otherwise. Joey Shea and Alexei Abrahams explain why, tracking evidence of warring disinformation campaigns…
Torture by Rescue: Asylum-Seeker Pushbacks in the Aegean
Since at least March, Greece has been systematically returning asylum seekers who have arrived on its shores – who have the right to adjudication of their asylum claims – to…
Early Edition: October 26, 2020
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major national security news and developments over the past weekend. Here’s today’s news. US DEVELOPMENTS …
Intergenerational Co-Leadership for Global Governance Innovation
This generation is ready to move beyond street protests and play an active role in politics and governance. Thinking about youth only as the future has hindered us from recognizing…
Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (Oct 19-23)
Analysis of the week's news and developments.
National Security at the United Nations This Week (Oct. 16 – 23)
UNSMIL hails ceasefire in Libya On Friday, the parties to the nine-year Libyan war agreed to a ceasefire in Geneva. The head of the U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Stephanie…
Good Governance Paper No. 8: How to Strengthen Oversight by Congress
Eighth essay in a series of top experts exploring proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government, public integrity, and the rule of law.
Great Power Competition Versus Counterterrorism: A False Dichotomy
Not only are these strategic priorities not necessarily at odds with one another, but in fact, they often overlap and complement each other.