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Published November 12th, 2025, on Just Security. 

ICYMI: yesterday on Just Security

• The Year Every Young American Should Serve By David E. White Jr.
• Before Enforcing the New Foreign Data Law (PADFAA), Congress Must Fix These Five Things By Lartease Tiffith
• Impunity by Design: Latin America’s Quiet Crisis of Accountability By Jeffrey A. Tobin

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Published November 11th, 2025, on Just Security. 

ICYMI: Last Week on Just Security:

• Impunity by Design: Latin America’s Quiet Crisis of Accountability By Jeffrey A. Tobin
• The Feedback Loop Between Online Extremism and Acts of Violence By Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat
• Sectarian Violence and the Price of Ignoring Transitional Justice in Syria By Siddhant Kishore

"The Brewing Egypt-Ethiopia Nile River Conflict is Ripe for “Solving”" by Allison Lombardo and Peter J. Quaranto

Published on October 31st, 2025 by Just Security.

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Published August 13, 2025  on Just Security.

ICYMI: yesterday on Just Security

• More of the Same, But Worse: Netanyahu’s “New” Plan in Gaza by Eliav Lieblich
• Harnessing the Transformative Potential of AI in Intelligence Analysis by Rachel Bombach
• From Ukraine to Gaza: IHL Compliance as a Tool for Preventing Moral Injury by Tal Gross and LCDR Christopher Hart

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Published August 12, 2025  on Just Security.

ICYMI: yesterday on Just Security

• Seven Pillars of Military Integration for the DRC-Rwanda Peace Accord by Lesley Anne Warner
•  The Human Costs of Systemic Corruption by Abigail Bellows

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Published August 11, 2025  on Just Security.

ICYMI: last week on Just Security

• In Congress, a Welcome, and Well-Executed, Next Step to Stop Trump’s Transfers to Torture by Scott Roehm and Rebecca Ingber
• Reactions to the British Debate About the Legality of Recognizing Palestinian Statehood by Marty Lederman

"In Congress, a Welcome, and Well-Executed, Next Step to Stop Trump’s Transfers to Torture" by Scott Roehm and Rebecca Ingber

Published on Just Security on August 8, 2025.

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Published August 8, 2025  on Just Security.

ICYMI: yesterday on Just Security

• The ICC Has Jurisdiction Over Rodrigo Duterte’s Drug War Crimes by David Borden

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Published August 7, 2025  on Just Security.

ICYMI: yesterday on Just Security

• Big Budget Act Creates a ‘Deportation Industrial Complex’ That Will be Hard to Dismantle By Margy O’Herron
• New and Improved Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions By Dani Schulkin and Ryan Goodman
• It’s Time to Designate The Base as an FTO By Luke Baumgartner

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Published August 6, 2025  on Just Security.

ICYMI: yesterday on Just Security

• Three Thorny Issues to Watch in Congressional Investigations By Andy Wright and Tara Ganapathy
• It’s Time to Designate The Base as an FTO By Luke Baumgartner
• The Freedom of Information Act and Deteriorating Federal Transparency Infrastructure By Amanda Teuscher

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Published August 5, 2025  on Just Security.

ICYMI: yesterday on Just Security

• The Freedom of Information Act and Deteriorating Federal Transparency Infrastructure By Amanda Teuscher
• The Trump Administration’s Use of State Power Against Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture By Rebecca Hamilton
• The Just Security Podcast: Ukraine’s Resistance to Russia’s Invasion — The Other Mobilization By Lauren Van Metre, Ella Lamakh, and Viola Gienger

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Published August 4, 2025  on Just Security.

ICYMI: last week on Just Security

Protecting Health Care in Conflict: Lessons from Ukraine for a Global Roadmap

By Uliana Poltavets

Save the PMF Program or Risk Losing a Generation of Public Servants

By Andrew Miller and Kelly L. Razzouk

"Save the PMF Program or Risk Losing a Generation of Public Servants" by Andrew Miller and Kelly L. Razzouk

Published by Just Security on August 1, 2025. 

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Published October 31st on Just Security. 

ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security: 

• Post-Conflict Election in the Southern Philippines Postponed for Third Time: Is Peace Unraveling? By Rob Jenkins and Anne Marie Goetz
• The $550 Billion Shadow Budget: Trump’s Japan Deal and the Disappearing Appropriations Clause By Scott Levy
• U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Putin-Backed Bosnian Serb Separatist Leader By Kurt Bassuener

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Published August 1, 2025  on Just Security.

ICYMI Yesterday on JS:

• In Argentina, a Bold Step for Global Justice: Holding the Chinese Government Accountable for Atrocities Against Uyghurs By Rayhan Asat and Sophie Richardson
• “Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics”: The Legality of Statistical Proportionality By Alon Sapir
• Time Has Run Out: Mass Starvation in Gaza and the Global Imperative By Tom Dannenbaum and Alex de Waal

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Published July 31, 2025 on Just Security.

ICYMI Yesterday on JS:

• Time Has Run Out: Mass Starvation in Gaza and the Global Imperative
  By Tom Dannenbaum and Alex de Waal
• Taking Stock of the Birthright Citizenship Cases, Part I: Unpacking Trump v. CASA, Inc. By Marty Lederman
• The AI Action Plan and Federalism: A Constitutional Analysis By David S. Rubenstein

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The Real National Security Betrayal Isn’t Who Leaves—It’s What Gets Dismantled by Brian O'Neill. 

Published on Just Security on July 28, 2025. 

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Published July 30, 2025 on Just Security.

ICYMI Yesterday on JS:

• The Silver Shield Act: A Bill to Track Misuse of American Weapons
  By John Ramming Chappell and Kate Fin 
• Vague by Design? The Oversight Board, Meta’s DOI Policy, and the Kolovrat Symbol Decision By Tanmay Durani
• Himalayan Water Disputes Awaken the Tensions and Promises of the UN Watercourses Convention By Bowen Chang

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Published October 30th on Just Security. 

ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security: 

• How Tech Platforms Allowed Russia Into Moldova: Lessons for the EU and Others by Austin Akers
• Irreconcilable Presidential Determinations: On Tren de Aragua and the Venezuelan Government by Ryan Goodman, Michael Schmitt and Anna Jimenez

"Post-Conflict Election in the Southern Philippines Postponed for Third Time: Is Peace Unraveling?" by Rob Jenkins and Anne Marie Goetz 

"How Tech Platforms Allowed Russia Into Moldova: Lessons for the EU and Others" by Austin Akers 

Published on October 29, 2025, on Just Security. 

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Published October 29th on Just Security. 

ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security: 

• The Rulemakers of Deep-Sea Mining: How the U.S. and China Are Competing Beyond Minerals By Alexandria Virginski
• Memorandum for Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression Committed Against Ukraine By James A. Goldston and Esti Tambay
• How Designating Antifa as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Could Threaten Civil Liberties By Thomas E. Brzozowski

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Published October 28th on Just Security. 

ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security: 

• Memorandum for Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression Committed Against Ukraine By James A. Goldston and Esti Tambay
• How Designating Antifa as a Foreign Terrorist Organization Could Threaten Civil Liberties By Thomas E. Brzozowski
• The Anti-Corruption Tracker: Mapping the Erosion of Oversight and Accountability By Dani Schulkin, Amy Markopolous, and Maya Nir

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Published October 27th on Just Security. 

ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security: 

• The United Nations and a World in Pain By Matiangai Sirleaf
• The Supreme Court: the Last Defense Against Trump’s Military Police State By Claire O. Finkelstein, Brenner M. Fissell, Mitt Regan, and Benjamin R. Farley 
• The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Israel’s Obligations Towards UNRWA and Other International Organizations in the Occupied Territories: Key Issues By Eliav Lieblich

"The Supreme Court: the Last Defense Against Trump’s Military Police State" by Benjamin R. Farley, Claire O. Finkelstein, Brenner M. Fissell and Mitt Regan

This article was published by Just Security on October 24, 2025. 

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Published October 24th on Just Security. 

ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security: 

• The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Israel’s Obligations Towards UNRWA and Other International Organizations in the Occupied Territories: Key Issues By Eliav Lieblich
• The Caribbean Strikes and the Collapse of Legal Oversight in U.S. Military Operations By Sarah Harrison and Mark Nevitt
• When Sexism Endangers Lives: In Israel, Sidelining Women Comes at the Cost of Security By Yofi Tirosh

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Published November 10th, 2025, on Just Security. 

ICYMI: Last Week on Just Security:

• International Lawyers Unite in Joint Statement on Gaza By Olivier de Frouville and Julian Fernandez
• Sectarian Violence and the Price of Ignoring Transitional Justice in Syria By Siddhant Kishore
• Timeline of Vessel Strikes and Related Actions By Jeremy Chin and Margaret Lin

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Published October 23rd on Just Security. 

ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security: 

• Should Inspectors General be Moved to the Legislative Branch? By Jason Powell
• As Europe Rearms, Learn from the Pentagon’s Efforts to Modernize Civilian Protection By Chris Rogers
• Roosevelt’s Weak Hand and Trump’s Strong One in Eastern and Central Europe: Will Trump Play His Good Cards? By Ambassador Daniel Fried

"Roosevelt’s Weak Hand and Trump’s Strong One in Eastern and Central Europe: Will Trump Play His Good Cards?" by Ambassador Daniel Fried

Published on October 22nd, 2025 by Just Security.

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Published October 22nd on Just Security. 

ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security

• Crisis as Catalyst: The Past, Present, and Future of International Law
  by William J. Aceves, Amity Boye and Jessica Peake
• Correctly Assessing Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States
  by Michael Jensen and Amy Cooter
• The Just Security Podcast: Murder on the High Seas Part III
  Tess Bridgeman interview with Brian Finucane and Rebecca Ingber

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Published October 21st on Just Security. 

ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security

• Will Victims of Cyber Attacks Soon Get Their Day in Court? Options for Accountability for Cyber Attacks by Harriet Moynihan, Amal Clooney and Philippa Webb
• Implementing the Gaza Ceasefire by Laurie Nathan
• Russia’s Eliminationist Rhetoric Against Ukraine: A Collection (Updated) by Clara Apt and Viola Gienger

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Published October 20th, 2025 on Just Security. 

ICYMI: last week on Just Security

• Governing AI Agents Globally: The Role of International Law, Norms and Accountability Mechanisms by Talita Dias
• Attacking Drug Cartels in the Territory of Another State by Michael Schmitt

"Will Victims of Cyber Attacks Soon Get Their Day in Court? Options for Accountability for Cyber Attacks" by Harriet Moynihan, Amal Clooney and Philippa Webb

Published on October 20th, 2025 by Just Security.

"Governing AI Agents Globally: The Role of International Law, Norms and Accountability Mechanisms" by Talita Dias

Published on October 17th, 2025 by Just Security.

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Published October 17th, 2025 on Just Security. 

ICYMI: yesterday on Just Security

• Crisis as Catalyst in International Law By Michael P. Scharf
• Embedded Human Judgment in the Age of Autonomous Weapons By Lena Trabucco
• The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation By Ryan Goodman, Siven Watt, Audrey Balliette, Maggie Lin Michael Pusic, and Jeremy Venook

"Embedded Human Judgment in the Age of Autonomous Weapons" by Lena Trabucco

Published on October 16th, 2025 by Just Security.

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Published October 16th, 2025 on Just Security. 

ICYMI: yesterday on Just Security

• Global Fragility Act 2.0? Amid a Possible Bipartisan Revival, a Chance to Make U.S. Peace Efforts More Effective By Peter J. Quaranto and Kevin Melton
• Trading Sovereignty for Scale? The Costs of the U.S.–U.K. Tech Prosperity Deal By Isabella Wilkinson
• Export Controls and U.S. Trade Policy: Making Sense of the New Terrain By Geoffrey Gertz and Thomas Krueger

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Published November 7th, 2025, on Just Security. 

ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security:

• Timeline of Vessel Strikes and Related Actions by Jeremy Chin and Margaret Lin
• Defending ‘Sanctuary’ Principles During the Chicago Crackdown by Matthew Ruppert and Spencer Reynolds

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Published October 15th, 2025 on Just Security. 

ICYMI: yesterday on Just Security

• Export Controls and U.S. Trade Policy: Making Sense of the New Terrain By Geoffrey Gertz and Thomas Krueger
• When Deference is No Longer Due By Mary B. McCord
• Weaponizing the Espionage Act: What It Means for Whistleblowers, Reporters, and Democracy By Brian O'Neill and David Schulz

"Weaponizing the Espionage Act: What It Means for Whistleblowers, Reporters, and Democracy" by Brian O'Neill and David Schulz

Published on October 14, 2025 by Just Security. 

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Published October 14th, 2025 on Just Security. 

In Case You Missed It: Yesterday on Just Security:

• Attacks on U.S. Legal Profession Reflect Global Slide in Countries It Once Aided By Jasmine D. Cameron, Fernanda G. Nicola and Natalie Landau

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Published October 13th, 2025 on Just Security. 

In Case You Missed It: Last Week on Just Security:

• The Anti-Corruption Tracker: Mapping the Erosion of Oversight and Accountability By Dani Schulkin, Amy Markopolous and Maya Nir
• Attacks on Nature, Atrocities Against People: The Case for Environmental Harm as a 12th Crime Against Humanity By Leila Nadya Sadat

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Published October 10th, 2025 on Just Security. 

In Case You Missed It: Yesterday on Just Security:

• Some Questions About Trump’s Order Pledging to Defend Qatar’s Security by Michael Mattler 
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s War with the Rules of Engagement by Daniel Maurer
• A Closer Look at Trump’s Peace Deals: From “Death and Hatred” to “Love and Success”? by David J. Simon and Kathryn Hemmer

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Published October 9th, 2025 on Just Security. 

In Case You Missed It: Yesterday on Just Security:

• A New Approach in the Fight Against Transnational Violent Extremism is Needed By Thomas E. Brzozowski
• U.S. Sanctions Removal on Mining Magnate Would Set Back Peace and Investment in DR Congo By John Prendergast and Sasha Lezhnev
• Russia’s Eliminationist Rhetoric Against Ukraine: A Collection By Clara Apt

"Some Questions About Trump’s Order Pledging to Defend Qatar’s Security" by Michael Mattler

Published on October 9, 2025 by Just Security. 

"U.S. Sanctions Removal on Mining Magnate Would Set Back Peace and Investment in DR Congo" by John Prendergast and Sasha Lezhnev 

Published on October 8, 2025 by Just Security. 

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Published October 8th, 2025 on Just Security. 

In Case You Missed It: Yesterday on Just Security:

• After Another Sham Election in Georgia, the Country’s Citizens Persist By Laura Thornton
• Russian Motivations Behind the “Hanoi Convention” Against Cybercrime By Alexander Seger
• Swatting Attacks and Nihilistic Violent Extremism: A Primer By Mackenzie Harms

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Published October 7th, 2025 on Just Security. 

In Case You Missed It: Yesterday on Just Security:

• The Crisis in Uniform: The Danger of Presidential Immunity for the U.S. Military By Steven J. Lepper and Eugene R. Fidell
• The Rome Statute in the Digital Age: Confronting Emerging Cyber Threats By Lindsay Freeman
• Trump’s Outline of a Domestic War By Janine Davidson, Ph.D.

"Sectarian Violence and the Price of Ignoring Transitional Justice in Syria" by Siddhant Kishore 

Published on November 7, 2025 on Just Security, an essential resource for thsoe shaping a just and secure world. 

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Published October 6th, 2025 on Just Security. 

In Case You Missed It: Last Week on Just Security:

• Legal Flaws in the Trump Administration’s Notice to Congress on “Armed Conflict” with Drug Cartels by Marty Lederman
• What the Senate Judiciary Committee Should Ask A.G. Bondi on Drug Cartel Strikes by Mary B. McCord and Tess Bridgeman
• The Trump Administration’s Use of State Power Against Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture by Rebecca Hamilton