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The Early Edition: May 4, 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…
Trump answers questions from the media during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC on April 21, 2020.

From “Enemy of the People” to “Essential”: The Pandemic Creates an Opening for the Press

World Press Freedom Day is a reminder that we need to emerge from this crisis ready to reimagine how to support news media as critical infrastructure.
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (April 27-May 1)

Coronavirus, U.S.-Israel, 2020 election, surveillance/Intelligence Community, autocracies of Hungary and Poland, Countering Violent Extremism, Venezuela, Hong Kong-China, and more
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres prepares for a virtual press hearing at a desk with a blue backdrop behind him with the United Nations logo.

National Security at the United Nations This Week (April 25-May 1)

(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,…
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro coughs as he speaks after joining his supporters who were taking part in a motorcade to protest against quarantine and social distancing measures to combat the new coronavirus outbreak in Brasilia on April 19, 2020. He does not wear a face mask.

Coughing into the Crowd: Bolsonaro’s Botched COVID-19 Response

The Brazilian context is a perfect storm in terms of both public health and human rights/democracy risks; a tinderbox trudging toward repression of rights, democratic collapse,…
The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO) at their headquarters in Geneva. The logo is the United Nations symbol surmounted by a staff with a snake coiling round it.

Pandemics and the Need for Global Governance

A new international organization is needed with primary authority to identify risks of contagious disease as early as possible and, as appropriate, marshal resources and expertise…
FBI Building in Miami, Florida.

ODNI’s 2019 Statistical Transparency Report: The FBI Violates FISA…Again

Buried in the ODNI's 2019 statistical transparency report—released on Thursday—is information about a major instance of non-compliance with the law that ODNI hasn’t previously…
Man in black shirt with black glove pushing on scale of justice in dark room.

Law Day and the Need for Virtue in Government Lawyering

"This Law Day demands that we also pay attention to a very different set of actions by lawyers within the Trump period."

The Early Edition: May 1, 2020

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Senior Advisor to the President Stephen Miller looks on as Trump hosts a round-table discussion on border security and safe communities with State, local, and community leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House on January 11, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Trump’s COVID-19 Immigration Proclamation May Be Legal, But It’s Still an Abuse of Power

The president may have power to suspend immigration given the Supreme Court's green light. The key question is about abuse of that power.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban leaves following a meeting during the second day of a special European Council summit in Brussels on February 21, 2020 held to discuss the next long-term budget of the European Union (EU). Staff and reporters surround him.

The EU Should Quarantine its Autocrats

The Hungarian and Polish governments’ exploitation of the COVID-19 pandemic for their own ends poses a significant challenge for the EU with consequences that will be present…
Police wearing face masks, helmets, and carrying clear riot shields walk through the International Finance Center shopping mall on April 28, 2020 in Hong Kong, China, where a protest (not shown) is being held.

Can We Finally Admit That “One Country, Two Systems” Is Dead in Hong Kong?

Things in Hong Kong were supposed to be different. After the People’s Republic of China (PRC) assumed sovereignty over the former British colony, the territory was supposed to…
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