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A worker sorts recyclable plastic waste at a warehouse in Jalandhar on June 4, 2025, on the eve of World Environment Day. (Photo by SHAMMI MEHRA/AFP via Getty Images)

Getting to Yes on the Plastics Agreement: Time for More Plasticity?

A thorough survey of tools that can be used to bridge divides in negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution.
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Relocating Nationwide Injunctions

Consolidating cases allows a clear, expedited path to Supreme Court review, helping quickly address matters involving executive orders.

Early Edition: June 9, 2025

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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (June 2-6, 2025)

Russia-Ukraine War • Azerbaijan / Armenia • Wartime authorities / Immigration • Trump executive actions • U.S. Foreign policy • Democracy • U.S. Military • Artificial…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs at the Rayburn House Office Building on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rubio testified on the proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of State. (Photo by John McDonnell/Getty Images)

How the Proposed State Department Reorganization Guts U.S. Human Rights Diplomacy

"Congress should urge Secretary Rubio to modify the proposed plan in ways that would sustain bipartisan U.S. efforts to advance democracy and human rights across the globe."
As family members and activists watch as people are loaded into transport vans after they were taken into custody at the offices of a homeland security contractor on June 04, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. About a dozen immigrants were taken into custody. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Unequal Before the Law: How Trump’s Death Penalty Order Codifies Dangerous Speech

Tying the harshest punishment the state can impose to the identity of the accused is dangerous speech that can increase the risk of intergroup violence.
Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan

Threats Lurk Behind the Scenes in Azerbaijan’s Talk of Peace With Armenia

Azerbaijan's push for peace with Armenia masks its expansionism and business dealings that should raise alarms for the global community.

Early Edition: June 6, 2025

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Ukrainian rescuers work to extinguish a fire in a trolleybus depot following a drone strike in Kharkiv on May 30, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.(Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images)

Can Trump Seize a Win in Ukraine?

It’s in Trump’s hands to deliver the logic of force: to rally the West, to back Ukraine, squeeze Russia, and set the stage for a win for Ukraine, the free world, and the U.S.
U.S. Soldier performs maintenance on a Browning .50 Cal Heavy-Barrel machine gun

If McDonald’s Can Fix Its Own Machines, Why Can’t the U.S. Military?

Congress should pass legislation to give U.S. service members the tools and the authority to repair their own equipment.
Someone's hands flip through a wad of U.S. dollars in front of a desk covered with Syrian currency carrying former dictator Bashar al-Assad's face, and an array of financial equipment. Above the shelf are glass teller windows, one of them framing the face of what looks like a customer.

A Framework for Proactively — and Rapidly — Lifting Sanctions on Syria

A clear U.S. roadmap for sanctions relief will ensure Syria's swift, sustainable recovery to improve the prospects for political transition.

Early Edition: June 5, 2025

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