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Deepfakes 2.0: The New Era of “Truth Decay”
The first generation (Deepfakes 1.0) was largely used for entertainment purposes. The next generation (Deepfakes 2.0) is far more convincing and readily available.

U.S. Security Aid Is a Faith-Based Policy
The US government requires more empirical evidence for aid to help improve livelihoods abroad than for financing weapons used to destroy them.

Contingency Planning: Conducting the Census When Knocking on Doors Isn’t Safe
With much of the country in lockdown due to COVID-19, the job of conducting the census is all but impossible.

The Early Edition: April 14, 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…

Coronavirus Border Expulsions: CDC’s Assault on Asylum Seekers and Unaccompanied Minors
Relying on obscure 1944 provision that provides no such authority, CDC tries to block all asylum seekers and unaccompanied minors in violation of congressional statutes, writes…

The Time has Come to Have a Conversation at the U.N. on Self-Defence
Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga, Legal Adviser to Mexico's Mission to UN, writes in his personal capacity about an important conversation on international law.

The Early Edition: April 13, 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…

Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (April 6-10)
Coronavirus, Foreign Agents Registration Act, Military justice, military draft, Saudi Arabia, nuclear weapons, Countering Violent Extremism, United Nations, and more.

9/11 All Over Again
As in the days after 9/11, the current challenges stemming from COVID-19 seem unprecedented. But the parallels are striking.

National Security at the United Nations This Week (April 4-10)
The Syria hospital attacks inquiry, coronavirus job losses and nursing shortages, China's wet markets, Libya, and more in our UN recap.

Extend New START — The World Can’t Afford a U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Race Too
The chances of successfully negotiating a new, complex deal including China were already slim before the coronavirus pandemic. Now, in the midst of what clearly will be an extended…

Lawsuit Against Fox News Over Coronavirus Coverage: Can It Succeed? Should It?
There are reasons to be wary of lawsuits as a tactic for controlling the information that media outlets disseminate, even if it is to punish Fox News.