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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…
New York State Troopers stand guard in front of the house of Rabbi Chaim Rottenberg on December 29, 2019 in Monsey, New York. Media also stand outside the house.

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."
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Most Read/Popular Just Security Articles of 2019

See what attracted the most readers over this tumultuous year.
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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.
Guests arrive at the Dune's Resort, in Kotu, near Bajul, for the ceremony launching the works of the Truth and Reconciliation and Reparation Commission on October 15, 2018.

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

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…
Exterior View of new International Criminal Court building in The Hague on July 30, 2016.

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…
Turkish soldiers drive American-made M60 tanks in the town of Tukhar, north of Syria's northern city of Manbij, on October 14, 2019, as Turkey and its allies continue their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria.

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

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…
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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.
A banner calling for the release of Austin Tice, an American journalist held captive in Syria, is displayed at the Newseum in Washington, DC on November 2, 2016. The sign reads, “Held captive for being a journalist since August 2012.” And “#FreeAustinTice”

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…
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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.
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