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Questions the Senate Should Ask State Legal Adviser Nominee CJ Mahoney
The State Department Legal Adviser is the most senior U.S. lawyer responsible for ensuring the United States upholds its international legal obligations, which is now, more than…
Non-lethal Assistance and the Syrian Conflict: Lessons from the Netherlands
Whether one thinks of Syria, Libya, Yemen, or Ukraine, third-State involvement is undeniably a common feature of many – if not most – ongoing non-international armed conflicts.…
The New Jane Crow: Women’s Mass Incarceration
(Editor’s Note: This article is part of a special Just Security “Racing National Security” symposium edited by editorial board member Matiangai Sirleaf. The goal of…
Trump Administration’s Women, Peace and Security Plans: Blueprint for Action or Empty Promises?
The president and his officials take many actions diametrically opposed to these plans. But Congress and civil society can keep the pressure on.
The Early Edition: July 20, 2020
PORTLAND PROTESTS Mayor Ted Wheeler of Portland, Oregon, yesterday called for federal officers policing the protests to leave the city, denouncing their tactics as “abhorrent.”…
Portland’s Pretext: Barr’s Long History Manipulating Law to Put Federal Forces on U.S. Streets
In a 2001 interview, Bill Barr boasted that he came up with the idea in 1989.
Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (July 13-17)
Racial justice, coronavirus, 2020 election, Justice Department, whistleblowing, Congressional authorization of military force, surveillance, South China Sea, United Kingdom, Iraq,…
What Comes Next: The Aftermath of European Court’s Blow to Transatlantic Data Transfers
On Thursday, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) dealt a blow to the free flow of data across borders in the name of protecting privacy -- with global implications.
National Security at the United Nations This Week (July 10-17)
(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,…
The Life and Adventures of Ron Johnson: His Journey Through “Multiple Untruths” to the Fable of Obamagate
The Lugar Center is a fairly recent addition of the sort of traditional institute in Washington that prevailed before Donald Trump. Its mission is to advance an internationalist…
Pandemic Politics: Race, Sex, and the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court waded into debates on harm-reduction and crime control for the second time when they revisited and clarified issues related to the U.S. government funding of…
The Surprising Convergence Between Neo-Nazis and Jihadis
From a military base in Europe in May, U.S. Army Private Ethan Melzer typed out a series of encrypted messages offering support to the Order of Nine Angels (O9A), a neo-Nazi group,…