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A tray of potential vaccines for COVID-19.

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…
People hold up placards during an anti-Islam protest on January 16, 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic.

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…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (C) walks near other representatives during a vote about the government's bill on the protection against the new coronavirus COVID-19 at the plenary session of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest, Hungary on March 30, 2020.

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

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A watch tower is seen in the currently closed Camp X-Ray at the U.S. Naval Station on June 27, 2013 in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Barbed wire can be seen in both the background and foreground of the photo.

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…
A Palestinian worker gets his temperature checked as he returns home via the Mitar checkpoint in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, along with fellow workers, on March 25, 2020. The person checking his temperature uses a no-contact thermometer and wears gloves and a full body jumpsuit with hood.

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.
A nearly empty Times Square is seen on March 23, 2020 in New York City. It is raining and the streets are wet. An electronic billboard reads, “Thank You #HealthCare Workers!” Other electronic billboards show ads for various products. The lights from the billboards can be seen reflected in the water on the street.

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…
A man gets his temperature checked outside a barricade where community members control who comes in and out of a residential street on February 24, 2020 in Beijing, China. The police officer checking his temperature wears PPE over his shirt, a face shield, and a face mask. The thermometer he uses measures his wrist.

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

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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.

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."
A cell phone shows tweets from Trump in response to an editorial in the New York Times. September 6, 2018

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…
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