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Lessons from the Pentagon’s Empty Case Against Mark Kelly
Expert on civil-military relations writes on what's behind Secretary Pete Hegseth’s "hollow pursuit" of Senator Mark Kelly.
Early Edition: May 11, 2026
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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (May 4-8, 2026)
U.S.-Israel-Iran War • Russia-Ukraine War • U.S. Military • U.S. Boat Strikes • Series: Syria in Transition • Series: When Guardrails Erode • Violent Extremism •…
Too Dangerous to Deploy: Anthropic’s Mythos and What Comes Next
Mythos is a harbinger of the dilemmas that AI companies & governments will face in enabling the safe adoption of progressively more powerful models.
Moving Beyond Recognition Toward Repair for Enslavement
International law needs to move beyond legal recognition of the wrongfulness of chattel enslavement and the trade in enslaved people, toward repair and remedy.
The International Compensation Mechanism for Ukraine: Update on the Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission and the Register of Damage for Ukraine
Together, they signal a shift from largely symbolic institution-building to a functional system capable of handling the full scope and scale of Ukraine’s reparations claims.
Early Edition: May 8, 2026
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Can Socially Cohesive Neighborhoods Protect Democracy from Political Violence?
Rising political violence discourages civic engagement, but socially cohesive neighborhoods help Americans stay politically active and committed to democracy.
Will Congress Throw Out a Tool to Fight Money Laundering and Corruption?
A vote to repeal the CTA would discard, at considerable cost to U.S. law enforcement and national security, a tool before it has been put to use.
The Just Security Podcast: Murder on the High Seas Part V
Tess Bridgeman and Rachel Goldbrenner are joined by Rebecca Ingber and Brian Finucane to examine escalating U.S. strikes on suspected drug traffickers.
Early Edition: May 7, 2026
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Taking a Closer Look at Syria’s Economy: Accountability or Business as Usual for Assad’s Cronies?
Syria’s economic future must be reshaped, including through accountability for corporations and businesspeople, and an economic system guided by the rule of law.