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Early Edition: July 30, 2025
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The Silver Shield Act: A Bill to Track Misuse of American Weapons
Congress can turn to the Silver Shield Act when it is ready to take real action to prevent civilian harm from U.S. weapons transfers.
Vague by Design? The Oversight Board, Meta’s DOI Policy, and the Kolovrat Symbol Decision
The Oversight Board's Kolovrat decision reveals more than a dispute over a symbol—it lays bare the deep fault lines in Meta’s content moderation architecture.
Early Edition: July 29, 2025
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The Real National Security Betrayal Isn’t Who Leaves—It’s What Gets Dismantled
The real national security threat from the Trump administration's civil service purges isn’t who might go rogue—it’s the dismantling of the systems built to prevent betrayal.
Himalayan Water Disputes Awaken the Tensions and Promises of the UN Watercourses Convention
States should promote water security and minimize geopolitical risk by reading the UN Watercourses Convention as a baseline for all nations to follow.
Early Edition: July 28, 2025
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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (July 21-25, 2025)
Anti-Corruption series • Artificial intelligence • Climate change • Trump executive actions • U.S. Congress / Defense • Immigration / Law enforcement • Letters to the…
Assessing the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan
Unpacking the Trump administration's AI Action Plan — what’s new, what’s not, and what’s next.
Climate-Vulnerable States Vindicated in the Hague: A First Look at the International Court of Justice’s Climate Advisory Opinion
With this unanimous opinion, the ICJ has taken a clear stand in favor of a coherent and equitable international legal response to climate change.
Congress Has a Responsibility to Ensure Every Defense Dollar Delivers
Introducing bipartisan legislation to reform the Nunn-McCurdy Act, giving Congress greater oversight of defense spending and enforcing accountability for cost overruns.
On the Role of State Department Career Attorneys
Ascribing indifference or, at worst, malevolent motives to career attorneys who are unable to refute such claims as they are bound by privilege is truly disappointing.