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Early Edition: December 16, 2025

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Was the Visit and Seizure of the Skipper off the Coast of Venezuela Lawful?

Experts examine the international law basis of the U.S. boarding and seizure of a vessel carrying Venezuelan crude.
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The International Law Obligation to Investigate the Boat Strikes

Operation Southern Spear’s lethal boat strikes are unlawful under IHRL and, even on the administration’s own terms, trigger binding LOAC and DoD duties to investigate.
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Trump’s Chip Strategy Needs Recalibration

Facing the challenge from China, U.S. technological leadership in the century ahead requires a focused and disciplined strategy coordinated with allies.

Early Edition: December 15, 2025

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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Dec. 8-12, 2025)

U.S. strikes / Venezuela • Russia-Ukraine War • Israel-Hamas War • Rwanda-DRC conflict • Signalgate • Anti-corruption series • Emerging technologies • Trump executive…
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As the U.N. Seeks Its Next Secretary-General, a Growing Number of Countries Favor a Woman for the Post

Research analyzing statements by U.N. member states shows at least 94 interested in seeing a woman become the next secretary-general for the first time.
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Rwanda–DRC Peace Deal: Trump Owns It. Now What?

Trump's Rwanda-DRC peace deal inherits six months of failed implementation, unmet security commitments, and a worsening humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo.
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AI Model Outputs Demand the Attention of Export Control Agencies

The conversation about AI and national security must expand beyond semiconductors and model weights to encompass the outputs those technologies enable.
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Early Edition: December 12, 2025

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The Law on Targeting Shipwrecked Drug Traffickers: Expert Backgrounder

Detailing how, under different scenarios, international law and U.S. past practices apply to Sept. 2 boat strike on survivors.
In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) greets US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (L) prior to their talks in Moscow on April 25, 2025. (Photo by KRISTINA KORMILITSYNA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Why a Ukraine-Russia Amnesty Would Violate Geneva Convention Obligations

An amnesty in any future peace plan would be unlawful and a moral abdication of the pursuit of accountability for victims in Russia's war in Ukraine.
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