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A sign marks the location of a polling place as residents vote in the state's primary election on August 11, 2026 in Madison, Wisconsin.

Boots Off Ballots: Troops and Elections, In Practice

Soldiers should always remember that in a democracy, any domestic deployment order given on or around an election is suspect.

Early Edition: October 9, 2026

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The Just Security Podcast: How State and Local Governments Can Fight Back Against Authoritarianism

Erwin Chemerinsky and Aziz Huq discuss the powers that state and local governments can use to serve as a check against authoritarianism and federal overreach.
A blue wooden plaque bearing the map outline of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the text "U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Baby, Cuba. Pearl of the Antilles. Commanding Officer Capt. Samuel T. White. Welcome Aboard."

The 9/11 Military Commission and Lessons of Recent History

The rulings that the accused 9/11 plotters' confessions are inadmissible are a reminder that the U.S. government fares better when it abides by the law.
Pope Leo, wearing a white cassock, is seen in profile, lighting candles in what looks like a black wrought iron stand, before an audience including clergy, against a backdrop of a large blue and white outline drawing of a dove of peace.

A Better Path for Peace and Security? Focus on Dignity.

Efforts to end wars and protect civilians could benefit greatly from a renewed commitment to the near-universal value of dignity.

This Back-to-School Season, Create Bully-Bot Free Zones for Children and Teenagers

State lawmakers and regulators should work to prohibit companionship chatbots that interact with minors as bullies.

Early Edition: October 8, 2026

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Just Security’s Artificial Intelligence Archive

Just Security's collection of 100+ articles analyzing the implications of AI for society, democracy, human rights, and warfare.
Aerial view of dozens of people milling about in an arid landscape of red earth, a lone tree in the background and a range of mountains in the distance at the back right of the image. There are a few makeshift shelters of scrap wood or covered in white tarps, and what looks like rows of more shelters at the back right. Several people are leaning against stacked white bags of wheat flour in the foreground.

How to Better Enforce the Darfur Arms Embargo

Rather than expand the arms embargo on Darfur, the UN Security Council should take steps that would give the existing embargo teeth.
The front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building against a clear, blue sky, with its columns and steps in shadow and a low shrub in the foreground.

Key Takeaways from Suncor v. Boulder Oral Argument: Jurisdiction, Preemption, and the Proper Role of State Tort Law in Addressing Climate Change

What we learned from oral arguments in the most important climate liability case to reach the U.S. Supreme Court in more than a decade.

Why the U.S. Must Prepare for Rapid Global Population Aging – and How

The United States lacks a strategy and coordinated agency efforts to adapt foreign and security policy to the rapid aging of the global population.
A ballot box sits ready to be used as Prairie Oak Lodge is used as a polling place on June 2, 2026 in Marion, Iowa.

No Emergency Exception: The Ban on Troops at the Polls Was Built for Crises

Section 592 unmistakably conveys Congress’s intent to bar any kind of military interference in American elections.
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