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The Early Edition: August 20, 2019
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Act Now to Celebrate the U.N. Women, Peace and Security Agenda in 2020
The United Nations Security Council took a historic step in October 2000 to promote the role of women in global peace and security. But if we want to be in a position to truly…
Effective U.S. Grand Strategy Includes Harnessing Diverse Educational Institutions
The best way to confront the wide spectrum of global risks and competition today is to operationalize the intellect and lived experiences of a diverse workforce. Historically black…
The Early Edition: August 19, 2019
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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (August 5-16)
A quick guide to all our commentary and analysis of the week, including from Ambassador (ret.) Robert Ford, Ambassador (ret.) Lee Wolosky, Brig. Gen. (ret.) Kenneth Watkin, UN…
Part III: The Muddy Middle: A New Framework for Use of Force
We may not have wanted to land in this muddy middle between peace and war that we currently find ourselves in, but this is the reality of the current moment in the counterterrorism…
Proportionality and 150 Iranian Lives: Do They “Count”?
General (ret.) Ken Watkin explains why assessing civilian casualties in the jus ad bellum proportionality analysis is the right approach.
The Early Edition: August 16, 2019
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How Data Privacy Laws Can Fight Fake News
Governments from Russia to Iran have exploited social media’s connectivity, openness, and polarization to influence elections, sow discord, and drown out dissent. While responses…
Part II: The Muddy Middle: Challenges of Applying Use of Force Policy Guidance in Practice
In part two of a three-part series, the authors explain how new operational models for both why and how the U.S. used force outside areas of active hostilities created tensions…
The Early Edition: August 15, 2019
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Time for a Cyber-Attack Exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
Recently, a federal judge in New York dismissed the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) civil lawsuit against Russia, Wikileaks, and others stemming from the 2016 cyber-attack…