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Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (August 6-10)
Immigration and Refugees Eunice Lee, Grace v. Sessions- Suing to Stop Shutting Down Asylum Claims at the Border Katherine Hawkins, Just Following Orders: Overdue Oversight and…
Trump Administration’s Terrorism Claims Omit Crucial Available Data
More information is needed to better understand how the federal government prosecutes terrorism. That’s why the Brennan Center – along with UNC Professor Charles Kurzman –…
DHS Spins the Border Numbers… Again
The July border numbers were released on Wednesday and, once again, DHS saw it as an opportunity to dissemble to the American people in the service of the Trump administration’s…
Just Security’s Summer Reading List
During these final days of summer, hopefully some of you are able to take a break and relax a little before gearing up for what lies ahead this fall. And what a great time to squeeze…
Brett Kavanaugh and the Risk of a Return to Torture
Brett Kavanaugh, holds a stark view of the role of international law, which could threaten the protection of fundamental human rights, including the right not to be tortured.
The Early Edition: August 10, 2018
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 abroad.…
Trump Could Learn from Gore on How to Handle an Election Interference Scandal
Replace Russia with China, the 2016 election with 1996, and Trump with Gore, and there are disturbing parallels. The stark difference is in how the White House handled the case.
Election Interference Is Just a Symptom. Evaporation of Trust is the Disease.
We need to recognize our cognitive infrastructure, on which trust is built, as a critical national asset that’s crumbling, and we need to shore it up—fast. It’s a challenge…
The Early Edition: August 9, 2018
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 abroad.…
Just Following Orders: Overdue Oversight and Unanswered Questions on Family Separations
Nearly three months after the Trump administration’s family separation policy began and over one month after a public outcry led to its end, Congress finally held its first hearing…
To Be a True Reformer, Ethiopia’s Abiy Must Commit to Human Rights Accountability
From his historic overture to Eritrea to his unprecedented opening of the Ethiopian economy, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia has branded himself as a reformer since assuming…
The Early Edition: August 8, 2018
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 abroad.…