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Biopharma: The Next National Security Frontier
In a post-COVID-19 world, biopharma companies may become far more integral to our nation’s safety.

The Early Edition: April 2, 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…

The Toxic Confluence Online of Anti-Muslim Literature and Jihadist Messaging
An unusual and concerning detail emerged in a counterterrorism trial in the United Kingdom last month. A British Muslim, Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, was convicted in February of planning…

Threats to Democracy Spread with the Virus, We Must Keep Both in Check
In Hungary, the parliament has lost the ability to check the power of Viktor Orbán and his executive branch.

The Early Edition: April 1, 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…

Guantanamo’s COVID-19 Precautions Must Safeguard Detainees’ Rights
Even if the virus does not reach the detainees, some of the precautions that Guantanamo is taking could at once undermine detainees’ rights, including access to counsel, and…

Intelligence, Surveillance, and Ethics in a Pandemic
It is imperative that States and their citizens question how much freedom and privacy should be sacrificed to limit the impact of this pandemic.

China’s Responsibility for the Global Pandemic
The world is now grappling with an unprecedented case of transboundary harm that originated in China: the still-growing global COVID-19 pandemic. This essay considers how the international…

Beware of Political Manipulation in Assessing Success Against the Coronavirus
Now, at a moment when we need a coordinated and transparent global response, the full scale and scope of the global democratic erosion comes into view.

The Early Edition: March 31, 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…

How to Think About the Right to Privacy and Using Location Data to Fight COVID-19
"Government officials need to listen to stakeholders and technologists who are not trying to promote private companies’ interests in infection control programs."

Public Officials Can’t Block Critics from Official Social Media Accounts
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied the Trump administration’s request for full court review of last year’s decision holding that the president…