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Early Edition: August 7, 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…
US special representative for Iran Brian Hook wears a face mask against Covid-19, bearing the US and Israeli flags, during a meeting with the Israeli prime minister in Jerusalem on June 30, 2020.

US Iran Envoy to Step Down—Ahead of Key U.S. Move on Nuclear Program

The move comes as the Trump administration is  expected to try to 'snapback' UN Iran sanctions, collapse nuclear deal
John Durham and William Barr

An Open Letter to Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham

"I urge you to comply with the Department’s longstanding policy."
A person is transported into the emergency room of the Elmhurst Hospital on April 22, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City.

COVID-19 Is a Threat to National Security. Let’s Start Treating It as Such.

An effective national response to COVID-19 begins with elevating the pandemic from public health emergency to national security crisis.
People cross a street with cars. There are more street lights than seems needed for such a small street. There are numbers and waves of circles overlaid the image.

New Technologies, New Problems – Troubling Surveillance Trends in America

The rapid advent of powerful digital surveillance technologies raises questions about the U.S. ability to maintain a balance between security and citizens' rights. Several troubling…
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AFRICOM’s Improved Civilian Casualty Reporting System Still Leaves Gaps for Somalia

Only with more ways to submit reports and the proper followup can the U.S. military start to rebuild trust among communities harmed by its actions.

Early Edition: August 6, 2020

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Protesters march holding placards and a portrait of Breonna Taylor during a demonstration against racism and police brutality, in Hollywood, California on June 7, 2020.

“Viral Convergence”: Interconnected Pandemics as Portal to Racial Justice

Could ongoing health and racism pandemics in the United States help provoke "viral justice" as interests converge around human rights?
A member of the Syrian Civil Defence (The White Helmet) checks the rubble and debris at a medical centre following reported shelling by the Syrian government, in the Syrian town of Hbeit in the southern countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province on April 30, 2019.

Bashar al-Assad is Criminally Responsible for Syria’s COVID-19 Crisis

Syrians who die as a result of the inaccessibility to treatment or protection against COVID-19 may also result in criminal responsibility.
A Kashmiri Muslim woman walks in front of a concertina razor wire of Indian government forces closing a road in the deserted city center during a curfew like restrictions, a year after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, in the city center on August 05, 2020 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India.

Kashmir: A Place Without Rights

On August 5, 2019, Kashmir’s autonomy was countermanded by the Indian government. Conditions on the ground in Kashmir are in a state of emergency. It is a place of no rights,…
Exterior view of the International Criminal Court on July 20, 2018 in The Hague, Netherlands.

Exploring Some Limitations to the ICC’s Ability to Charge US Officials with Contempt

"One potential method by which to explore the possibility of disincentivizing measures by non-member states to frustrate the institutional independence of the ICC is to consider…

The Early Edition: August 5, 2020

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