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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House

Connecting the Dots: Trump’s Tightening Grip on Press Freedom

The president and his allies are leading an effort to eviscerate the free press and construct an information ecosystem favorable to his views.
A passenger in a face mask off a Melbourne to Sydney flight speaks to media at Sydney domestic airport on July 07, 2020 in Sydney, Australia.

False Information in the Time of Coronavirus: Law and Regulation in the U.S. and Australia

What laws and regulations exist in the U.S. and Australia to address false or misleading information in the media?
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO General Director leads a virtual press conference on COVID-19. A tablet shows the press conference, and a computer screen in the background shows the virus.

National Security at the United Nations This Week (May 15-22)

(Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…
A medical support team augmentation class trains on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Nov. 18, 2014. U.S. military members learned how to use Personal Protective Equipment and proper procedures when working in areas contaminated with the Ebola virus.

COVID-19 and Health Systems: Responding to Unpredictable Predictability

Health systems across the world have been tested by this pandemic, and many have been found wanting, surprised by the pandemic’s ferocity and its unknowness, its seeming unpredictability.…

Can “Fake News” be stopped?

The David Hogg conspiracy theory highlights the speed at which false information spreads on social media. And it is currently beyond the capacity of automated systems to determine…
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