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The Disturbing Links in Trump’s Transactional Foreign Policy: A New Post-Mortem on Guatemala’s Impunity Commission
It’s a riveting — if demoralizing — quid pro quo story, and proof positive of the way corruption begets corruption and autocrats find solace in each other.

Early Edition: September 10, 2020
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Egypt’s Agenda for Reshaping the UN on Counterterrrorism
The draconian prosecution, trial and sentencing of Bahey eldin Hassan helps Egypt delegitimize human rights as central to counterterrorism.

QAnon is a Nazi Cult, Rebranded
"I have studied and worked to prevent genocide for forty years..."

Early Edition: September 9, 2020
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and…

Part 2 – Tanker, Jailer, Soldier, Sailor: Functional Immunity and the Enrica Lexie Award
At the heart of the Enrica Lexie dispute-- a clash between an Italian tanker and an Indian fishing boat-- lies a question of jurisdictional immunity: was India barred from exercising…

The Troubling Free Speech Implications of Trump’s TikTok/WeChat Sanctions
When expressive activity is increasingly happening online, we should all be concerned about expansive presidential powers that can effectively shut down some of those avenues of…

Time to Fix a Broken Declassification System
The government’s declassification system is broken, but there's a bipartisan solution in the works.

The Early Edition: September 8, 2020
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and…

Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (Aug 31-Sept 4)
Domestic military deployment, domestic political violence, International Criminal Court, UN Security Council and ISIS detainees, hate speech and social media, North Korea sanctions,…

The D.C. Circuit, Conspiracy, and the Guantanamo Military Commissions: Third Time’s the Charm?
Eleven years since Congress authorized the third generation of post-9/11 Guantanamo military commissions, the substantive law governing them remains in doubt. The case of Bahlul…

A Test for the US Posture on the Int’l Criminal Court: “Safe Harbor” Licenses?
A US willingness to consider mitigation will signal the true intent of sanctions against the ICC prosecutor and a division director.