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The Collateral Damage of Anti-Trans Policymaking

From healthcare bans to funding cuts, the consequences of hate-driven policymaking opposing transgender rights ripple broadly across communities.
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The Trump Administration Is Sabotaging Its Own Arctic Strategy

The Trump administration’s own Defense Department policies are undermining the operational means necessary to execute its Arctic strategy.
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As the U.N. Seeks Its Next Secretary-General, a Growing Number of Countries Favor a Woman for the Post

Research analyzing statements by U.N. member states shows at least 94 interested in seeing a woman become the next secretary-general for the first time.
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The Trump Administration’s Multi-Front Assault on Federal Research Funding

Costs for scientific progress and the public could be profound if the Trump administration succeeds in significantly cutting research funding.
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Amid Russia’s Aggression Towards Ukraine, Can Religious Freedom Endure?

Current shifts in Ukraine due to the war should not impede the realization of citizens' personal rights, irrespective of religious beliefs.
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In Defense of Inclusion: The Far-Right Attack on LGBTQ Rights in the Military

Members of Congress should support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts in order to combat far right attacks on LGBTQ+ veterans and members of the armed forces, as bias…
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A Case for a Tieless Multilateral Diplomacy

"I advocate ... for a new era of tieless diplomacy. One in which we leave (heavily patriarchal) uniforms behind, we see and recognize each other for who we are, we roll up our…
(L-R) FBI Director Christopher Wray, Director of the National Security Agency Gen. Paul Nakasone, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, and CIA Director William Burns testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing concerning worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill March 8, 2023 in Washington, DC. The leaders of the intelligence agencies testified on a wide range of issues, including China, Covid-19 origins, and TikTok. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

To Strengthen US National Security, Diverse Teams Should Be a Given

The field shows important signs of critical gains but also more work to do to elevate women, particularly women of color.
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The Just Security Podcast: Eliminating the Judicial “Blue Slip”

An obscure process called the “blue slip,” allows a single Senator to stop a judicial nomination in its tracks.
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Dear Senator Durbin, It’s Time to End the “Blue Slip” for Judicial Nominees

It's long past time for the Senate to abandon the anti-democratic "blue slip" process for judicial nominations.
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The Just Security Podcast: How Should the Press Cover Democracy?

To discuss how the press can better report on diverse communities and cooperate globally we have Erin Carroll and Rebecca Hamilton.
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Just Security Podcast: Promoting Diversity in the U.S. Military

To discuss the military’s efforts to increase diversity, and what it means for national security, we have Bishop Garrison and Heidi Urben. 
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