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Our Duty to Explain Israel’s Operation to “Concentrate and Move Population” in Gaza is a Manifest War Crime

We wrote this essay to fulfill our human, conscientious, and civic duty, as Israelis – and as Zionists – who have expertise in areas related to the IDF’s order.
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Trump Administration’s Proposed Cuts to Accountability for Mass Atrocities Undermine Its Own Strategic Goals

International accountability efforts are not a misguided moral crusade – they are a core instrument of U.S. national power.
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AI Copyright Wars Threaten U.S. Technological Primacy in the Face of Rising Chinese Competition

Outdated U.S. copyright laws could inadvertently boost Beijing's tech ambitions and its approach to IP globally.

Early Edition: 8 July, 2025

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Rethinking ICC Reform: Politics, Legitimacy, and the Perils of Expansion Without Consolidation

States should use the Special Session to reinforce the ICC’s foundations and ensure it can credibly discharge its existing mandate.
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Hanging “Like a Guillotine”: Trump v. CASA and the Risk of Statelessness

For the first time in modern history, children born on American soil may be rendered stateless. The risk to non-citizen children is real and urgent.
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Will to Resist: What Dartmouth Teaches Harvard About Protecting American Freedom

"One of the most consequential Supreme Court decisions arose from the courageous resolve of the Dartmouth College trustees to resist the unlawful encroachments..."
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The Just Security Podcast: Is There a Diplomatic Path for Iran’s Nuclear Program? An Interview with Richard Nephew

Just Security’s Tess Bridgeman is joined by Richard Nephew to discuss where things stand and what a path forward for Iran's nuclear program might look like.

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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (June 30-July 4, 2025)

Iran-Israel conflict • Trump executive actions • U.S. Department of Homeland Security • Democracy • International Criminal Court • Climate change • Extremism
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Incoming DHS Intelligence Lead Promotes Unlawful Activities

The public, Congress, and the media should insist that the DHS's domestic intelligence practices be sunset, rather than expanded.
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Assessing the U.S. Article 51 Letter for the Attack on Iran: Legal Lipstick on the Use of Force Pig

Former State Department attorney analyzes U.S. letter to UN Security Council that presented legal arguments for U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
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