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The Early Edition: July 7, 2017
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING President…
The Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Travel Ban Cases Does Not Bode Well for Civil Liberties
On June 26, the Supreme Court announced it would hear two cases challenging President Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban. The Court’s decision to hear these matters should surprise…
Timeline: Trump’s Acts of Appeasement/Accommodation to Russia [Updated]
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Fragmented Wars: International Law and Multi-Territorial Conflict Against Non-State Armed Groups
The legal issues surrounding military operations against non-State armed groups abroad are continuing to generate policy and legal debates. In an article just published in International…
The Early Edition: July 6, 2017
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. NORTH KOREA TESTS AN I.C.B.M.…
Giving CVE a Chance
Last week’s announcement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of a revised list of awardees of the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Grant Program generated many headlines…
How Many Jeffs Do You Need? Calling Out Foreign Affairs on its Definition of “Expert”
In June 2017, Foreign Affairs published a piece entitled “Will Economic Globalization End? Foreign Affairs Asks the Experts.” In it, the editors explained that they had decided…
US-UAE Partnership and Alleged Torture: Recommended Next Steps for the Administration and Congress
An important foreign military partner in our armed conflict against al-Qaida in Yemen—the United Arab Emirates—has faced a series of allegations that it is engaged in systematic…
The Early Edition: July 5, 2017
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. NORTH KOREA TESTS AN I.C.B.M.…
July 4th at Just Security
Just Security is on an abbreviated schedule today and tomorrow with a lower volume of posts than normal in honor of the July 4th holiday. If any major, time-sensitive developments…
The Early Edition: July 3, 2017
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. The KOREAN PENINSULA President…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (June 26-30)
I. Iran Eric Pelofsky, Tillerson’s “Peaceful” Regime Change for Iran: Really? And What Comes Next? (Monday, June 26) Barbara Slavin, A Clash in Syria Could Jeopardize…