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Trump Trials Clearinghouse

by Norman L. Eisen, Ryan Goodman, Siven Watt, Francois Barrilleaux, Sasha Matsuki and Arava Rose

Dec 5th, 2023
Master Calendar of Trump Court Dates: Criminal and Civil Cases

by Norman L. Eisen, Ryan Goodman, Siven Watt, Samara Angel and Beth Markman

Dec 5th, 2023
Learning from Justice O’Connor

by Jane Stromseth

Dec 2nd, 2023
Tracking COP28: Notable Moments and Key Themes

by Clara Apt

Nov 30th, 2023
Giving Tuesday: Please Support Just Security With a Tax-Deductible Donation

by Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman

Nov 28th, 2023
The Year of Section 702 Reform, Part V: The HPSCI Majority FISA Working Group Report

by Elizabeth Goitein and Noah Chauvin

Nov 27th, 2023
Threat from Within? Unreformed Counterterrorism Infrastructure Raises Concerns About Misuse

by Faiza Patel

Nov 21st, 2023
It’s Time to Close the Door on Biden’s Saudi Defense Deal

by Shahed Ghoreishi

Nov 16th, 2023
Is AI the Right Sword for Democracy?

by Arthur Holland Michel

Nov 13th, 2023
DOJ Will Use Trump’s Continued Embrace of Jan. 6 Rioters to Prove Its Case

by Tom Joscelyn, Norman L. Eisen and Fred Wertheimer

Nov 10th, 2023
Why the United Nations Keeps Failing Victims of Atrocity Crimes

by Karen Smith

Nov 9th, 2023
Law and Policy Guide to US Arms Transfers to Israel

by John Ramming Chappell, Annie Shiel, Seth Binder, Elias Yousif, Bill Monahan and Amanda Klasing

Nov 8th, 2023
The Year of Section 702 Reform, Part IV: The Government Surveillance Reform Act

by Elizabeth Goitein and Noah Chauvin

Nov 7th, 2023
The US Must Adapt Foreign Policy and Aid to an Aging World

by Daniel Balson and Jane Buchanan

Nov 7th, 2023
Stolen Childhoods: The Emerging Generational Crisis in Sudan’s War

by Dr. Hiba Alamin, Dr. Hafeez Abdelhafeez and Dr. Abdallah Tom

Nov 3rd, 2023
Rethinking Counterterrorism

by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin

Nov 2nd, 2023
Biden’s Executive Order on AI Gives Sweeping Mandate to DHS

by Justin Hendrix

Nov 1st, 2023
The Discomforts of Politics: What Future for Atrocity Prevention?

by Alexander Bellamy

Oct 31st, 2023
Law and Survival in Israel and Palestine

by Janina Dill

Oct 26th, 2023
What is the U.N. General Assembly Able to Do on the Israel-Hamas War?

by Rebecca Barber

Oct 24th, 2023
DHS Must Evaluate and Overhaul its Flawed Automated Systems

by Rachel Levinson-Waldman and José Guillermo Gutiérrez

Oct 19th, 2023
Introducing the Symposium on AI Governance: Power, Justice, and the Limits of the Law

by Brianna Rosen

Oct 18th, 2023
The Tragedy of AI Governance

by Simon Chesterman

Oct 18th, 2023
Expert Guidance: Law of Armed Conflict in the Israel-Hamas War

by Ryan Goodman, Michael W. Meier and Tess Bridgeman

Oct 17th, 2023
Rare ICRC Public Statement Calls for “Pause” in Gaza Fighting

by Tess Bridgeman

Oct 13th, 2023
Social Media Platform Integrity Matters in Times of War

by Nora Benavidez

Oct 13th, 2023
The Siege of Gaza and the Starvation War Crime

by Tom Dannenbaum

Oct 11th, 2023
Expert Q&A with David Aaron on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization and Reform

by David Aaron

Oct 11th, 2023
Policy Alert: Key Questions in Hamas’ Attack on Israel and What Comes Next

by Brianna Rosen and Viola Gienger

Oct 9th, 2023
Compromises on Territory, Legal Order, and World Peace: The Fate of International Law Lies on Ukraine’s Borders

by Maksym Vishchyk and Jeremy Pizzi

Oct 6th, 2023
On Eve of Elections, Polish Democracy is Subverted by Autocratic Media Advantage

by Nathan Kohlenberg and Joshua Rudolph

Oct 5th, 2023
The PCLOB Stubs Its Toe on Use of U.S. Person Queries with FISA Section 702

by George Croner

Oct 4th, 2023
Key Takeaways from September 28 House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on AUMF Reform

by Brian Finucane

Oct 4th, 2023
AI and the Future of Drone Warfare: Risks and Recommendations

by Brianna Rosen

Oct 3rd, 2023
Climate Mitigation: Moving Beyond National Action to International Action

by Robert S. Taylor

Sep 27th, 2023
Tracking UNGA 78: Notable Moments and Key Themes

by Gwendolyn Whidden, Katherine Fang and Clara Apt

Sep 27th, 2023
Why “Associated Forces” Should be Kept Out of Any New AUMF

by Tess Bridgeman

Sep 26th, 2023
Questions for Congress to Ask the Biden Administration at the AUMF Hearing

by Brian Finucane

Sep 25th, 2023
Book Release: Race & National Security, Professor Matiangai Sirleaf ed.

by Tess Bridgeman, Ryan Goodman and Megan Corrarino

Sep 22nd, 2023
Analyzing Previously Undisclosed Use of Force Reports: Challenges of Congressional Oversight of the War on Terror

by Brian Finucane and Heather Brandon-Smith

Sep 18th, 2023
Tucker Carlson, Viktor Orbán and the Anti-Democracy Playbook

by Norman L. Eisen and Tom Joscelyn

Sep 15th, 2023
Senator Tuberville’s Folly, and the Senate’s

by Eugene R. Fidell

Sep 15th, 2023
Openings for Biden in the Inaugural US-Central Asia Summit at UNGA

by Jordan Street and Ilya Jones

Sep 14th, 2023
Russia’s Eliminationist Rhetoric Against Ukraine: A Collection

by Clara Apt

Sep 13th, 2023
Finally Ending America’s Forever War, Part II: Prescription

by Harold Hongju Koh

Sep 12th, 2023
Introduction to Symposium: Ending Perpetual War

by Brianna Rosen

Sep 11th, 2023
Finally Ending America’s Forever War, Part I: Diagnosis

by Harold Hongju Koh

Sep 11th, 2023
Maui After Fire Illustrates Need to Plan for Longer-Term Disaster Displacement

by Jane McAdam

Sep 5th, 2023
Amid Robert Rundo’s Extradition, the White Supremacist Active Clubs Network Remains a Threat

by Morgan Moon and Jon Lewis

Sep 1st, 2023
9/11 Family Members Can Get Answers through Plea Agreements, Not a Trial

by Terry Rockefeller

Aug 31st, 2023
The Government’s Section 702 Playbook Doesn’t Work Anymore

by Patrick C. Toomey, Sarah Taitz and Kia Hamadanchy

Aug 30th, 2023
The Overlooked but Potent Artist in the Fight Against Autocracy

by Suzanne Nossel

Aug 28th, 2023
Chart: Names of the “Unindicted Co-Conspirators” in Fulton County, Georgia Indictment

by Ryan Goodman, Norman L. Eisen, Siven Watt, Allison Rice, Francois Barrilleaux, Beth Markman and Michael Nevett

Aug 25th, 2023
A Roadmap for Implementing Rules on Racial Profiling

by Faiza Patel and Harsha Panduranga

Aug 25th, 2023
How Jack Smith May Charge Trump PAC with Fraudulent Fundraising Within the Bounds of First Amendment

by Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

Aug 24th, 2023
Changes to UK Surveillance Regime May Violate International Law

by Ioannis Kouvakas

Aug 22nd, 2023
Trials of Ukrainian Prisoners of War in Russia: Decay of the Combatant’s Immunity

by Maksym Vishchyk

Aug 21st, 2023
Ten Years on From the Ghouta Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria: What Lessons Have Been Learned?

by Sareta Ashraph

Aug 21st, 2023
Суди над українськими військовополоненими в Росії: руйнація імунітету комбатанта

by Maksym Vishchyk

Aug 18th, 2023
What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Trump Trial in Fulton County

by Norman L. Eisen, Joshua Kolb, Joshua Stanton, Andrew Warren and Siven Watt

Aug 16th, 2023
Renewed Tensions in the Persian Gulf: Further War Powers Lessons from the Tanker War

by Brian Finucane

Aug 16th, 2023
The Fulton County DA’s Options: Multi-Defendant Trial(s) and the Paths Ahead

by Erica J. Hashimoto

Aug 15th, 2023
How Russia is Using Online Video Games to Promote the War in Ukraine

by Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat

Aug 15th, 2023
The House Tackles Zombie War Authorizations: Possibilities and Perils

by Brian Finucane

Aug 14th, 2023
Collective Reparations for Victims of ISIS

by Stephany Caro Mejia

Aug 9th, 2023
International Criminal Accountability for Yahya Jammeh’s Administration: The Gambia-ECOWAS Court

by Owiso Owiso and Sharon Nakandha

Aug 9th, 2023
Anatomy of a Fraud: Kenneth Chesebro’s Misrepresentation of My Scholarship in His Efforts to Overturn the 2020 Presidential Election

by Laurence H. Tribe

Aug 8th, 2023
Friends Don’t Let Friends Succumb to Climate Change: Competing With China by Helping Our Partners and Allies Adapt

by Erin Sikorsky and Admiral Sam Locklear (Ret.)

Aug 8th, 2023
The Last Chance for a Two-State Solution for Israelis and Palestinians May Be to Think Much Bigger

by Jonathan Panikoff

Aug 7th, 2023
Comparing the Trump Indictment and the January 6th Select Committee’s Final Report

by Tom Joscelyn

Aug 3rd, 2023
Department of Defense Issues Update to DoD Law of War Manual on Presumption of Civilian Status and Feasible Precautions to Verify Military Objectives

by Caroline D. Krass

Jul 31st, 2023
National Security Implications of Trump’s Superseding Indictment: A Damage Assessment 2.0

by Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman

Jul 31st, 2023
An Overlooked January 6 Charge: The “Stop the Count” Scheme

by Ryan Goodman and Andrew Weissmann

Jul 30th, 2023
What You Need to Know: International Humanitarian Law and Russia’s Termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative

by Tom Dannenbaum

Jul 28th, 2023
Violations Against Children in Sudan

by Alison Bisset

Jul 28th, 2023
The Year of Section 702 Reform, Part III: Why Congress Should Not Exempt Warrantless “Foreign Intelligence” Queries

by Elizabeth Goitein

Jul 27th, 2023
A Significant New Step in the Creation of An International Compensation Mechanism for Ukraine

by Chiara Giorgetti and Patrick Pearsall

Jul 27th, 2023
Trump Classified Docs Clearinghouse: All Key Documents in the Special Counsel Prosecution

by Ryan Goodman

Jul 27th, 2023
A Close and Critical Look at the ‘Five Things’ the ACLU Says You Need to Know About ‘NSA Mass Surveillance’

by George Croner and James Petrila

Jul 26th, 2023
The Perils and Promise of AI Regulation

by Faiza Patel and Ivey Dyson

Jul 26th, 2023
Senator Tommy Tuberville’s Dangerous Military Promotion Ploy

by Mark Nevitt

Jul 25th, 2023
Iran’s ICJ Case against Canada Tests the Terrorism Exception to Sovereign Immunity

by Maryam Jamshidi

Jul 24th, 2023
Why a Group of Jews Came to Mourn the Victims of the Srebrenica Genocide

by Menachem Z. Rosensaft

Jul 24th, 2023
Why Say Who Did What? The Ethiopia Case and the Power of US Atrocity Determinations

by Nicole Widdersheim

Jul 20th, 2023
Bugs in the Software Liability Debate

by Chinmayi Sharma and John Speed Meyers

Jul 18th, 2023
Biden Must Act on Landmark UN Special Rapporteur Guantanamo Report

by Dick Durbin

Jul 17th, 2023
Trump on Trial: A Model Prosecution Memo for Federal Election Interference Crimes

by Norman L. Eisen, Noah Bookbinder, Donald Ayer, Joshua Stanton, E. Danya Perry, Debra Perlin, Kayvan Farchadi and Jason Powell

Jul 13th, 2023
Is the Pentagon Relenting?: A Close Study of Opposition to the Int’l Criminal Court’s Ukraine Investigation

by Adam Keith

Jul 12th, 2023
FBI, DHS Failed to Take Jan. 6 Threats Seriously, Senate Report Says

by Allison Mollenkamp

Jul 11th, 2023
AUKUS Is More Than Submarines: Its Advanced Capabilities Pillar Will Also Require Fundamental Shifts

by Justin Bassi, Maeve Ryan and Lisa Curtis

Jul 10th, 2023
At the NATO Summit, Do the Right Thing for Ukraine’s — and Democracy’s — Future

by Ambassador Daniel Fried

Jul 7th, 2023
На саміті НАТО, робіть правильні речі для майбутнього України та демократії

by Ambassador Daniel Fried

Jul 7th, 2023
How Does Putin’s Response to Prigozhin’s Mutiny Change the Threat from Russia?

by Douglas London

Jul 5th, 2023
Weighing the Risks: Why a New Conversation is Needed on AI Safety

by Michael Depp

Jun 30th, 2023
The Global Far-Right Authoritarian Alliance Threatening US Democracy – And How to Weaken It

by Maria J. Stephan

Jun 29th, 2023
Regulation is Not Enough: A Blueprint for Winning the AI Race

by Keegan McBride

Jun 29th, 2023
The All-Volunteer Force at 50: Civil-Military Solutions in a Time of Partisan Polarization

by Heidi Urben and Peter Feaver

Jun 28th, 2023
Global Ambitions and Tunisia’s Crisis Could Spur Algeria to Rethink Its Non-Intervention Policy

by Sabina Henneberg

Jun 27th, 2023
Wagner Chief’s Mutiny in Russia: Cautionary Notes on Early Assessments

by Viola Gienger

Jun 26th, 2023
Pentagon Investigation into Syria Strike: A Litmus Test for Civilian Harm Response

by Annie Shiel and Priyanka Motaparthy

Jun 23rd, 2023

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Trackers

Tracking UNGA 78: Notable Moments and Key Themes

by Gwendolyn Whidden, Katherine Fang and Clara Apt

Sep 27th, 2023
Russia’s Eliminationist Rhetoric Against Ukraine: A Collection

by Clara Apt

Sep 13th, 2023
Litigation Tracker: Pending Criminal and Civil Cases Against Donald Trump

by Karl Mihm, Jacob Apkon and Sruthi Venkatachalam

Jan 30th, 2023
Tracking COP27: Notable Moments and Key Themes

by Clara Apt and Katherine Fang

Nov 18th, 2022
The January 6th Hearings: Criminal Evidence Tracker – Trump Subpoena Edition

by Noah Bookbinder, Norman L. Eisen, Debra Perlin, E. Danya Perry, Jason Powell, Donald Simon, Joshua Stanton and Fred Wertheimer

Oct 27th, 2022

Series

The Future of Atrocity Prevention: A Joint Symposium

by Gwendolyn Whidden

Oct 31st, 2023
Introducing the Symposium on AI Governance: Power, Justice, and the Limits of the Law

by Brianna Rosen

Oct 18th, 2023
Introduction to Symposium: Ending Perpetual War

by Brianna Rosen

Sep 11th, 2023
Joint Symposium on U.S. Cooperation with the International Criminal Court’s Ukraine Investigation

by Just Security

Jul 17th, 2023
U.N. General Assembly and International Criminal Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine

by Just Security

May 9th, 2023
Introducing the Symposium on U.S. Support for the ICC’s Trust Fund for Victims

by Paul R. Williams, Milena Sterio, Yvonne Dutton, Alexandra Koch, Lilian Waldock, Floriane Lavaud, Ashika Singh and Isabelle Glimcher

Feb 13th, 2023
Antisemitism and Threats to American Democracy

by Eileen B. Hershenov and Ryan B. Greer

Jan 26th, 2023
Toward a Values-Based Foreign Policy: Developing an Ethical Checklist

by Ambassador Peter Mulrean (ret.) and William J. Hawk

Jan 4th, 2023
Tracking COP27: Notable Moments and Key Themes

by Clara Apt and Katherine Fang

Nov 18th, 2022
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Reflections on Tribal Sovereignty in Haaland v. Brackeen

by Amanda L. White Eagle

Oct 10th, 2022
Ending Perpetual War

by Brianna Rosen

Oct 25th, 2022
The Case for Creating an International Tribunal to Prosecute the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine (Part I)

by Oona A. Hathaway

Sep 20th, 2022
Introduction to Symposium: Still at War – Where and Why the United States is Fighting the “War on Terror”

by Tess Bridgeman and Brianna Rosen

Mar 24th, 2022
After a Year of Privation With the Taliban’s Return, the People of Afghanistan Deserve Better from the US and the World

by Nasir A. Andisha and Marzia Marastoni

Aug 15th, 2022
Introduction to Just Security’s Series on Executive Order 9066, 80 Years After Signing

by Megan Corrarino

Feb 18th, 2022
Congress Can and Should Address the Threat from Unauthorized Paramilitary Activity

by Mary B. McCord

Jan 24th, 2022
The Good Governance Papers: A January 2022 “Report Card” Update

by Emily Berman, Tess Bridgeman, Megan Corrarino, Ryan Goodman and Dakota S. Rudesill

Jan 20th, 2022
Symposium Recap: Security, Privacy and Innovation – Reshaping Law for the AI Era

by Laura Brawley, Antara Joardar and Madhu Narasimhan

Oct 29th, 2021
Towards a New Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity: Next Steps

by Leila Nadya Sadat

Sep 13th, 2021
Introduction to Symposium: How Perpetual War Has Changed Us — Reflections on the Anniversary of 9/11

by Tess Bridgeman, Rachel Goldbrenner and Ryan Goodman

Sep 7th, 2021
New Just Security Series: Beyond the Myanmar Coup

by Just Security

Jul 19th, 2021
New Just Security Series: Reflections on Afghanistan on the Eve of Withdrawal

by Kate Brannen

Jun 30th, 2021
Introducing a Symposium on the UN Global Counterterrorism Strategy

by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin and Kate Brannen

Jun 14th, 2021
The Méndez Principles: Leadership to Transform Interrogation via Science, Law, and Ethics

by Steven J. Barela and Mark Fallon

Jun 1st, 2021

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