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Proportionality and Doubt
This article is part of our joint symposium with EJIL: Talk! on Chatham House’s “Proportionality in the Conduct of Hostilities” Report. Chatham House’s research paper by…
Schiff’s First Order of Business for the House Intelligence Committee
The start of a new Congress wipes the slate clean for the House of Representatives, which must adopt new rules, establish new committees, and write new legislation. One major opportunity…
“We are all Darfur!” – Sudan’s Unity Protests Stand a Real Chance. Time for the West to Step Up
A series of student-led protests in Sudan that started in the provinces has grown into a bona fide movement. Hesitation by the U.S. and its allies to support a nonviolent, gradual,…
The Early Edition: January 29, 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…
CENTCOM Improves Transparency of Yemen War Civilian Casualties, But Gaps Remain
On January 7, United States Central Command (CENTCOM) published a press release titled “CENTCOM counterterrorism strikes in Yemen 2018 rollup,” providing data on the various…
Chatham House Report on Proportionality in the Conduct of Hostilities — Some Key Elements
A synopsis of the key elements of Chatham House's report on proportionality in the conduct of hostilities, with a focus on the incidental harm to civilians and civilian objects…
The Early Edition: January 28, 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…
Introducing Joint Symposium on Chatham House’s “Proportionality in the Conduct of Hostilities” Report
In collaboration with Chatham House and EJIL: Talk, Just Security is hosting a joint forum on Chatham House's report on proportionality in the conduct of hostilities, with analysis…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (January 21-26)
All in one place. Our recent analysis of national security topics including climate change, racism, Venezuela, Yemen War, Russia investigation, the International Criminal Court,…
How Did Roger Stone Know What the President Told Mueller?
"There’s a likely simple—and non-nefarious—answer to a question circulating on Twitter and cable news shows. There’s also an indication of legal trouble for President Donald…
Roger Stone Indictment Implicates Trump Campaign in Election Law Violations
"The details of Stone’s allegedly illegal activities laid out in the indictment implicate the Trump campaign, and perhaps President Trump himself, in illegally soliciting a campaign…
The Withering of the Giuliani Defense of “No Crime of Collusion” in Wake of Roger Stone’s Indictment
Former White House Counsel Bob Bauer on the trajectory of the Russia investigation in light of Stone's indictment.