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US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brief the media on September 10, 2019, at the White House in Washington, DC.

What’s the New Terror Financing Executive Order All About?

Last week, the Trump administration updated E.O. 13224 to expand both State and Treasury’s ability to wield sanctions against terrorists. What are the practical implications…
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Constitution Day 2019: The Hidden Domestic Surveillance Crisis

As we mark the 232nd anniversary of the signing of America’s governing charter, we have ample evidence that it continues to be violated by the federal officials charged with…

The Early Edition: September 17, 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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France’s Major Statement on International Law and Cyber: An Assessment

Leading expert on international law and cyberspace assesses major new position staked out by French government.
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Guidelines on Investigating Violations of International Humanitarian Law

New Guidelines from the ICRC and Geneva Academy on when and how armed forces must investigate possible law of war violations.

The Early Edition: September 16, 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 (Sept. 9-13)

Yemen War, Border enforcement, White nationalism, Disinformation and 2020 elections, Terrorism watchlist, Israeli airstrikes, Afghanistan, United Nations + more
The new U.S. Ambassador to the United Nation (UN), Kelly Craft, takes up the United State's seat at the Security Council at UN headquarters on September 12, 2019 in New York City.

National Security at the United Nations This Week

New U.S. Ambassador Kelly Craft taking her UN seat, Russia’s use of force, Israel’s annexation plans, hope for U.S. talks with Iran, U.K. austerity, and more. The latest in…
Protestors led by a coalition of interfaith religious leaders demonstrate against US immigration policy that separates parents from their children, June 23, 2018 outside the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego, California. A sign reads, “Stop caging families,” and many protestors wear shirts reading, “& Vote.”

Fear and Loathing on the Border: A First-Hand Look at the Travesty

Far from the loophole-ridden sieve described by the administration, the asylum system we saw was a Kafka-esque labyrinth designed to punish migrants who dare to exercise their…
Yemeni graffiti artists paint tally marks on a damaged building that was hit by a previous air strike, during a campaign called 'Shrapnel' in the capital Sanaa on June 23, 2018.

The UN Report and Indiscriminate Attacks in Yemen

The UN Group makes a number of important legal findings, a leading international humanitarian law expert discusses.

The Early Edition: September 13, 2019

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If National Security Was Driving Immigration Arrests, Employers Would be Charged Too

Since 2014, across the country, there have been no more than 200 prosecutions for alleged violations of 8 U.S.C. § 1324a, the law that makes hiring undocumented immigrants illegal.
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