Recent Articles
The Early Edition: March 25, 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…
Turkey’s Humanitarian Rationale for its Idlib Offensive in Syria
The legality of forcible humanitarian intervention is the subject of great debate. But the situation in Idlib over the past year had grown catastrophic.
What the UN Security Council Can Do on Coronavirus: A Global Goods Coordination Mechanism
On the need for the UN Security Council to break its silence on coronavirus and adopt a global goods coordination mechanism.
The Early Edition: March 24, 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…
COVID-19 and Violent Conflict: Responding to Predictable Unpredictability
Eleven baseline understandings are likely to be key in designing the most effective responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in impoverished, conflict-affected regions.
One Doctor’s Place in China’s Battle for the COVID-19 Narrative
The Chinese Communist Party’s evolving effort to re-brand Dr. Li as a loyal soldier in their fight against COVID-19 captures the dramatic, unsettled state of the Chinese Communist…
Pompeo’s Commission on Unalienable Rights Looks to Be a “Win-Win” for China
“While Secretary Pompeo may view this elevation of one right as complementary to U.S. government criticism of Beijing, in the long run it plays directly into the campaign being…
It’s Time Iraq Accepts Legal Responsibility for Its Iran-Backed Militias
Legal reform of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMFs) would have a more durable effect on these hostile militias than a few US air strikes.
We Badly Need Congress to Act. We Don’t Need Congress to Act in Person.
Remote voting critically helps ensure that Americans are not effectively disenfranchised if and when their representative becomes unable to show up in person.
The Early Edition: March 23, 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…
War with Coronavirus and Lack of “Armor” for Medical Personnel
"Efforts to flatten the curve in order to protect the capacity of the health care system may not work if the healthcare workforce is being hollowed out from within."
Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (March 16-20)
COVID-19, regulating new weaponry and repatriating foreign fighters from Syria. This and more in our top national security issues of the week.