Recent Articles
A District Court Endorses a Broken Prepublication Review System
Last week, a district court in Maryland dismissed a constitutional challenge to the system of prior restraints that prohibits millions of former intelligence agency employees from…
Great Expectations: AFRICOM’s New Quarterly Report on Civilian Casualties
A look at circumstances under which civilian casualties may occur in Somalia, why the US military may be under-reporting the numbers, and what to do about it.
The Early Edition: April 21, 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…
Can Governors Close Their Borders to Pandemic Risks?
COVID-19 is not the first pandemic affecting America, and will not be the last. Under such circumstances, states have well-recognized authority to limit travel within and across…
Healthcare Workers with Chronic Illness on Coronavirus Frontlines: The Need for Accommodations
Management must support high-risk providers, encourage accommodation requests, and help reduce the guilt and shame that discourages disclosure.
What Counts As Sufficient Transparency on Civilian Casualties in Somalia
Former National Security Council and Defense Department official writes about upcoming civilian casualties report from AFRICOM, and what will still be missing.
US Ramps Up War in Somalia, Killing More Civilians
While much of the world tries to fight a global pandemic that has already killed thousands, the U.S. military has been secretly stepping up its war in Somalia, killing civilians…
The Early Edition: April 20, 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 Dancer: President Trump, the Anti-Lockdown Posture, and Dr. Fauci’s Ace Card
Philip Bobbitt argues that other presidents were also unprepared for pandemic, but Trump looks now like he may turn down an extremely perilous path.
Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (April 13-17)
Brig. General on disinformation and deep fakes, Mexico's Legal Adviser to UN Mission on self-defense, senior ODNI officer on speaking truth to power, leading human rights lawyers…
There is No Public Health Rationale for a Categorical Ban on Asylum Seekers
"We asked six infectious disease epidemiology experts to respond to the CDC's public health justifications for closing the border to asylum seekers." Their unanimous response:…
National Security at the United Nations This Week (April 11-17)
US halt on WHO funding. Warnings on lifting coronavirus restrictions and on sweeping pandemic effects. Syria, Libya, Somalia, Colombia. And more in our weekly recap.