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Side by side images of a man leaving flowers at a memorial near the Walmart in El Paso, Texas, where 23 people were killed in a mass shooting on August 16, 2019, and flowers and messages placed on the Lakemba Mosque wall in tribute to the victims of the Christchurch attacks on March 22, 2019 in Sydney, Australia.

18 Years After 9/11, We Face a New International Terrorist Threat

"We as a society should be talking about a new form of international terrorism—white supremacist terrorism—rather than insisting on calling it 'domestic terrorism.'"

The Early Edition: September 11, 2019

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Popular Mobilization Forces members stand by a burning truck after a drone attack near Qaim border crossing, in Anbar province, Iraq Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019.

Questions on Legality of Israeli Strikes in Iraq and Lebanon

A flurry of news reports during the final week of August detailed recent Israeli air strikes against Iranian affiliated groups in Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria. The Washington Post…
Mike Pence and Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Trump and Giuliani’s Quest for Fake Ukraine “Dirt” on Biden: An Explainer

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence last week gave an odd response to a question about whether the United States is withholding $250 million of aid for Ukraine until that country helps…

The Early Edition: September 10, 2019

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A graphic details information that goes into the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) and informs other databases. Two way arrows are shown connecting the following information and the TSDB. Visas, government benefits, borders, airlines, state and local police, passports, firearms, hazmat, port workers, and special events.

Why a Judge’s Terrorism Watchlist Ruling is a Game Changer: What Happens Next

Leading expert and author of a book on the subject, Jeffrey Kahn explains what happens now that a court declared a major terrorist watchlist unconstitutional.

The Early Edition: September 9, 2019

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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (Sept. 2-6)

Border wall (military construction cuts), intelligence community, terrorism watchlist decision, Yemen War, and more...
: Beau Depalo, 3, hugs his father, SSgt Michael Depalo of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, during a homecoming ceremony at Campbell Army Airfield on March 21, 2015 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The 162 soldiers who returned to Fort Campbell are some of the last to come home from a humanitarian deployment to Liberia in West Africa to fight the spread of the Ebola virus.

Funding the Border Wall Will Diminish Quality of Life for Service Members–Here’s How

Last May, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) filed an amicus brief in the border wall litigation – El Paso v. Trump – on behalf of military service members. In…
U.S. and Polish forces participate in a simulated tank battle during the "Tank Battle" event held at Below Piskie Training Area, July 13.

Trump Cuts “Muscle” from European Defense to Fund Border Wall

The Trump administration is taking $770 million from the European Deterrence Initiative, a program created to shore up European defense after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014.
Security Council Meeting on September 12, 2003.

National Security at the United Nations This Week

A UN report finds potential complicity in Yemen war crimes by the US, France, & Britain; the IAEA reports further crumbling of the Iran Nuclear Deal; the UN warns of a risk of…

The Early Edition: September 6, 2019

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