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The Early Edition: January 2, 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 Monsey Attack: What’s the basis for the federal charges against Grafton Thomas?
"The government's decision to use Section 247 but not Section 249 will probably make successful prosecution more difficult, for several reasons."

Most Read/Popular Just Security Articles of 2019
See what attracted the most readers over this tumultuous year.

The 2019 Just Security Holiday Reading List
From the conflict in Northern Ireland to moral injury to cyberwar and a prescient sci-fi collection, our end-of-year reading recommendations from Just Security editors.

A Gambian Paramilitary Fighter Could Face Justice in the United States
While Gambia wrestles with its past and decides how to hold those accused of human rights violations to account, the United States must similarly determine what to do with a former…

The Early Edition: December 24, 2019
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ICC Holds Historic Hearing on U.S. Torture and Other Grave Crimes in Afghanistan
While “high crimes and misdemeanors” dominated the news cycle in Washington this month, the focus in The Hague was on grave crimes and mistreatment. Just days before the International…

The Inevitable Day of Reckoning in Syria
President Trump's decision to disengage with the YPG and ultimately side with Turkey was rash and immoral, yet fundamentally inevitable.

The Early Edition: December 23, 2019
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (Dec. 16-20)
Analysis of top national security and rights-related issues of the week.

Taking Stock at 40: The UN Convention Against the Taking of Hostages
A product of its time, the Convention emphasized preventing future terrorist attacks by punishing perpetrators. But now, several decades later, it’s clear that stopping hostage…

Selective Disclosure of OLC legal Opinions Isn’t Enough
The ad hoc release of OLC opinions raises more fundamental questions about the role of the OLC and the public’s right to know how the executive branch interprets the law.