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Early Edition: October 20, 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 DEVELOPMENTS…
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Good Governance Paper No. 5: Prepublication Review — How to Fix a Broken System

Fifth in series of top experts exploring proposals to restore and promote nonpartisan principles of good government, public integrity, and rule of law.
This photo taken on September 12, 2019 shows people walking next to a Uighur cemetery in Shayar in the region of Xinjiang.

The 116th Congress’s Record on International Human Rights: The Good, the Bad, and the Unfinished Business

Action and inaction on Uyghurs, Yemen, the Rohingya, asylum seekers, Venezuela, and more highlight the crises facing the next Congress.
Two Muslim women stand near a fence across the street from the White House before the start of a protest against the Trump administration's proposed travel ban, October 18, 2017 in Washington, DC.

The President and Immigration Law: The Danger and Promise of Presidential Power

In our penultimate installment of this series, Lucas Guttentag discusses causes for concern and hope. He argues that the Supreme Court has signaled recent retreat from judicial…
Burkina Faso's opposition supporters attend a mass rally at the "Stade du 4-Aout" stadium in Ouagadougou.

We the People: Lessons from Africa for Defeating Authoritarianism in 2020 U.S. Election

"Civil society movements in several African countries have recent, hard-won experience with many of the scenarios we face in the United States. ... Their experiences have yielded…
Military police in full riot gear are pictured near Lafayette Park ahead of President Trump's trip to St. John's Church in Washington DC on June 1, 2020, where protesters were tear gassed.

Wrestling with Legal and Illegal Orders in the Military in the Months Ahead

Given what we’ve witnessed over the last few months, armed forces should critically review their training for both judge advocates and commanders, including the development and…

Early Edition: October 19, 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 RELATIONS…
An Azeri soldier walks near a destroyed vehicle in the city of Jabrayil, where Azeri forces regained control during the fighting with Armenia over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh on October 16, 2020.

Absence of US Diplomacy on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Risks a Wider War

If the war were limited to Azerbaijan and Armenia, the world might be forgiven for sitting this out. But Turkey, Russia, Iran and others are in deep, too.
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (Oct 12-16)

Analysis of important developments from the week.
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A Topical Index of COVID-19 Articles on Just Security

Editor’s Note: This topical index will be updated as new articles are published. Last updated Oct. 16.  ONLINE RESOURCE: TIMELINE Ryan Goodman and Danielle Schulkin, Timeline…
An armed villager arrives at a neighbor’s home destroyed by shelling following an overnight attack during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in the Martakert region on October 15, 2020.

Turkey Fuels Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Drones, Mercenaries and Dreams of Imperial Resurgence

Turkey’s wide-ranging political and military support for the Azeri attack reflects President Erdoğan’s bellicose approach to solving problems in the region.
A delegate wears her mask as she casts her vote during the General Assembly election of members to the Human Rights Council. The 16th plenary meeting October 13, 2020

National Security at the United Nations This Week (Oct. 9 – 16)

Russia and China elected to UN Human Rights Council; Saudi Arabia loses out The United Nations (U.N.) Human Rights Council held secret ballot elections to fill 15 vacant seats…
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