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Highlights of Expert Panel on COVID-19 from Harvard, MIT, Mass General Hospital
Key findings of top medical researchers on coronavirus at a first-of-its-kind "virtual Grand Rounds."
Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (March 9-13)
COVID-19, FISA reform, US-Iran, and much more ... in our top national security issues of the week.
Explainer: National Emergency Declarations and COVID-19
A brief backgrounder on the Stafford Act and other emergency authorities President Trump has invoked to address coronavirus (COVID-19).
A Response to “End the FISA”: Why It’s a Good Law and Sound Policy
Since the public release of a redacted version of a Report on Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation (the “Horowitz Report”),…
National Security at the United Nations This Week (Mar. 7 to Mar. 13)
Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…
The Trump Administration’s Latest (Failed) Attempt to Justify the Soleimani Strike
Two months after killing Qassem Soleimani, the Trump administration still hasn’t gotten its story straight. On January 3rd, the day of the operation, and for the next 10 days,…
Time for Russia and Putin to Face a Reckoning on Syria
Russia made possible much of the slaughter in Syria and itself continues to commit a substantial share of the appalling crimes that take place there. One step could be taken now…
Pompeo’s “Rights Commission” is Worse Than Feared: Part I
Human rights groups have sued to shut it down. A study of its hearings shows its anti-rights leanings are even worse than feared.
The Early Edition: March 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…
Sen. Van Hollen Calls for Paoletta to Relinquish Role as OMB’s Top Ethics Official
Mark Paoletta, the general counsel at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), needs to recuse himself from ongoing inquiries into the Trump administration’s withholding of…
Pandemics and Human Rights
Some governments use a crisis as a pretext to infringe rights. Others retain over-broad emergency powers after the crisis subsides.
Crossing the Rubicon: Major Developments on the Human Rights Obligations of Corporations
Two significant legal developments in the Americas — a Canadian Supreme Court judgment issued last week, and a report of the Inter-American human rights system — will…