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The Early Edition: June 29, 2020

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China's Xi Jinping speaks at The Second Belt And Road Forum For International Cooperation.

A Rejoinder to China’s Response to UN Human Rights Experts

Over 50 U.N. experts issued a strong statement about continued repression in China. The government responded. UN Special Rapporteur replies here.
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (June 22-26)

Racial justice and protests, William Barr and Justice Department, Michael Flynn case, torture, International Criminal Court, DACA and immigration, coronavirus, use of force, nuclear…
Virrual press conference by H.E. Mr. Riad Al-Malki, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the State of Palestine.

National Security at the United Nations This Week (June 19-26)

(Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…
John Elias, a career official in the Justice Department's antitrust division, is sworn in before the House Judiciary committee hearing on "Oversight of the Department of Justice: Political Interference and Threats to Prosecutorial Independence", on Capitol Hill on June 24, 2020 in Washington DC.

11 Top Antitrust Experts Alarmed by Whistleblower Complaint Against A.G. Barr—and Office of Professional Responsibility’s Opinion

"I was surprised to find every one of the 11 experts was alarmed by the allegations and several were highly critical of the Office of Professional Responsibility's handling of…
Buildings of the Yuzhnoukrainsk nuclear power plant are seen through the steam rising from the water in the town Yuzhnoukrainsk, Mykolaiv region, 300 kilometres (185 miles) south of Kiev, on November 25, 2015.

The Harm of Nuclear Weapons Tests for Peaceful Nuclear Power

Any US efforts that undermine key treaties would erode the global nonproliferation regime that advances the safety of civil nuclear technologies.
The US flag at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on August 6, 2013.

Crises of Accountability for U.S. Systemic Abuses of Power

On this International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the United States is at a crossroads. We will know soon if the country is capable of breaking the cycle of impunity…

The Early Edition: June 26, 2020

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Trump’s Rationale for Attacking the ICC—Continuity with Bush and Obama’s War on Terrorism

An article by the first Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
Protesters in shirts reading, "Ban the Bomb" at a march in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, to protest against French President Chirac's decision to resume nuclear testing.

As Trump Mulls New US Nuclear Tests, We Can Learn from a “Small” Country’s Resistance to the Bomb

How do progressive activists find agency facing a nuclear weapons complex backed by the most powerful militaries in the world? Answers may lie in the history of the struggle against…
National Guard Soldiers stand in a line blocking a side street along a Black Lives Matter rally in Boston, MA on June 3, 2020.

National Guard Risks and Recommendations in Public Order Management

Since the tragic murder of George Floyd by police on May 25, more than 20 states have activated National Guard units to support local law enforcement in response to protests…

The Early Edition: June 25, 2020

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