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The Early Edition: March 13, 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…
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during their second summit meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole hotel on February 28, 2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

After Hanoi, What Now?

Editor’s Note: This article is cross-posted on Nukes of Hazard. In the weeks since the end of the Hanoi Summit, competing narratives have emerged between the United States…
Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump makes a statement to the news media after testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill February 27, 2019 in Washington, DC.

‘Fixer’ Unbound: Public Confidence in Attorneys, Not Just the President, at Stake

Lawyers may be judged by the company they keep, but not by the clients they represent. Attorneys routinely advocate positions they disfavor on behalf of clients whose views and…
An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle and F-16 Fighting Falcon return from an Operation Iraqi Freedom combat mission.

Reflecting on the Civilian Casualty Executive Order: What Was Lost and What Can Now Be Gained

What information did the public just lose with Trump's decision, and what can Congress do beyond just restoring it? Civilian casualties in wartime reporting and minimization.

The Early Edition: March 12, 2019

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Delegates attend a regional conference on countering violent extremism on June 25, 2015 in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

Why Violent Extremism Still Spreads

Since 2001, the international community has spent enormous intellectual and political capital debating and negotiating the definition of violent extremism to design effective strategies…
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), the Philippine navy frigate BRP Gregaorio del Pilar (PF-15) and the Philippine navy frigate BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) steam in formation during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2014.

The US-Philippines Defense Treaty and the Pompeo Doctrine on South China Sea

A major statement by Sec. Mike Pompeo on U.S. coming to the military defense of the Philippines against China. A legal expert explains the implications.
Renu Begum, eldest sister of Shamima Begum, 15, holds her sister's photo as she is interviewed by the media at New Scotland Yard.

Citizenship-Stripping and ISIS Members: The Recent UK Experience

A framework for understanding when governmental action violates the law against rendering someone stateless. The case of Shamima Begum.

The Early Edition: March 11, 2019

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Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (March 4-8)

U.S. lethal force and civilian causalities, Russia investigation, hush money Investigations, House Judiciary Committee investigations, security clearances, UN report on Gaza fence…

I Helped Write the Exec Order on Public Reporting of Lethal Operations. Here’s What Trump Has Undone.

"Multiple press accounts have cited some of the key problems with the rescission, the backlash from transparency advocates, and why, unsurprisingly, the Trump administration has…
The logos of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are seen on computer terminals in a training room of the Cyber Crimes Center of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement October 13, 2009 in Fairfax, Virginia.

Homeland Security’s Intelligence Overreach: Two Cases Illustrate Risks to Civil Society

The Department of Homeland Security is deploying its intelligence apparatus against activists, journalists, and human rights lawyers, with no guard rails against abuse in place.…
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