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An essay from ABILA President Michael P. Scharf launches a series in connection with the upcoming International Law Weekend. Read his analysis of the role of institutional leaders in defending international law when under attack:
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Standing Up for International Law
International associations play a vital role in standing up for international law and institutions at a time when they are under attack.
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In the first entry of their three-part "Boots off Ballots" series, @americanprogress.bsky.social's Dan Herman and Devon Ombres outline the laws prohibiting the U.S. military from interfering in elections.
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Boots Off Ballots: The Law
Federal law and the Constitution are abundantly clear: efforts to involve troops in U.S. elections are anti-constitutional and illegal.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 3h
The 2001 AUMF was not supposed to be a blank check for any president to wage war, writes Wells Dixon. "The only way to ensure greater transparency and restore an appropriate balance of power among co-equal branches of government is for Congress to repeal the AUMF," he writes.
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It's Time to Repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force
Successive administrations have stretched the AUMF beyond any reasonable interpretation to wage worldwide war, without foreseeable end.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 3h
Today's news roundup: - Trump signs executive order renaming AI 'super intelligence' - Trump's AI-powered website confirms Biden won the 2020 election - El Mansouri becomes the first female PM of Morocco 👇️ www.justsecurity.org/159301/early...
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Early Edition: September 30, 2026
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 29/09/2026
In Suncor v. Boulder, SCOTUS will consider whether the Constitution or the Clean Air Act preempts state-law climate-change tort suits against fossil fuel companies. Michael Burger on the stakes for climate litigation that relies on deception as the basis for fossil fuel companies' liability:
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Why the Constitution and the Clean Air Act Leave Deception-Based Climate Claims Standing
Analysis of what the outcome of Suncor v. Boulder will mean for climate cases that rely on deception to prove fossil fuel company liability.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 29/09/2026
As AI companies look to Washington for an antitrust exemption that would allow them to coordinate on safety measures, an existing legal doctrine offers another path, write Tal Feldman, Kevin Xiao and Ibrahim Dagher. How any state government could authorize and supervise AI safety agreements:
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Any State Can Make AI Safety Cooperation Legal
State governments have the authority to allow AI companies to coordinate on safety measures without running afoul of federal antitrust laws.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 29/09/2026
Europe is pushing ahead on global anti-corruption, as the Trump administration backs off its longstanding commitment to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. But can the EU's new directive and other measures replicate the enforcement capacity and global reach of the FCPA? From Noam Kozlov:
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Obstacles to Europe’s Emerging Role in Global Anti-Corruption Enforcement
Recent developments signal a European commitment to upholding global anti-corruption norms even without U.S. involvement.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 29/09/2026
Today's news roundup: - Saudi Arabia resumes oil exports through East-West pipeline - Russian airstrikes hit Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences - FBI investigators conclude recent hack represents 'major' incident 👇️ www.justsecurity.org/159195/early...
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Early Edition: September 29, 2026
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 28/09/2026
AI governance is everywhere. AI accountability is not. Julie Owono opens our new series asking who answers for AI’s consequences, to whom, and with what at stake. www.justsecurity.org/157214/ai-go... #AIAccountability
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The AI Governance Momentum: Why We Need to Fill the Accountability Gap Now
This series aims to set out what a meaningful, multistakeholder, and globally relevant AI accountability mechanism should look like.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 28/09/2026
Advanced AI systems have crossed an important threshold from commercial software to technologies viewed as strategic national assets, write @joshrichards1.bsky.social and Gabe Arrington.
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When Intelligence Becomes a Strategic Asset: Frontier AI, Sandbox Breakouts, and the Case for Independent Oversight
Advanced AI systems have crossed an important threshold from commercial software to technologies viewed as strategic national assets.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 28/09/2026
Even if the jury were to acquit him, the U.S. military could still continue to hold the suspect in the USS Cole bombing case indefinitely. Carol Rosenberg reports: www.justsecurity.org/158987/guant...
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Guantanamo Dispatch: Innocent or Guilty, Accused USS Cole Bomber May Never Go Free
Even if the jury were to acquit him, the U.S. military could still continue to hold the suspect in the USS Cole bombing case indefinitely.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 28/09/2026
Today's news roundup: - Trade Rep. Greer says US comfortable maintaining trade stand off with Canada - Bill Gates says AI kill switch not enough protection against AI attacks - Swiss voters reject stricter neutrality principle proposal 👇️ www.justsecurity.org/159075/early...
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Early Edition: September 28, 2026
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the weekend.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 25/09/2026
The Trump administration is preparing sweeping sanctions against the Int'l Criminal Court with the aim of dismantling the Court. @rgoodlaw.bsky.social and Siven Watt on the 6 ICC detainees awaiting trial or judgment who could be released if the campaign against the Court succeeds:
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Proposed U.S. Sanctions Against the ICC Could Lead to Detainees’ Release
A list of individuals currently in ICC custody awaiting trial or judgment, who could be released if U.S. sanctions dismantle the Court.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 25/09/2026
Journalists are showing solidarity in the face of President Trump's effort to ban select media outlets from the White House. Professor @bechamilton.bsky.social on their collective action and what it means:
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Journalists Show Power of Solidarity in Response to White House Press Ban
The Washington press corps has offered a masterclass on collective resistance to Trump administration assaults on democracy and rule of law.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 25/09/2026
Taiwan should establish protocols for advanced industrial AI agents, write Ethan Chiu and Brian Jay Tang. "Taiwan could thus protect its own factories while offering democratic partners a safe industrial AI adoption model," they write.
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Taiwan Should Set the Standard for Industrial AI Security
Taipei should extend its new semiconductor equipment certification system to test industrial AI agents and monitor them after deployment.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 25/09/2026
Today's news roundup: - Macron says France plans to send troops to Saudi Arabia - Miliband warns Iran against hostile activity in the UK - Nepali PM Shah scolds world leaders over climate change 👇️ www.justsecurity.org/158876/early...
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Early Edition: September 25, 2026
Sign up to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas…
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 25/09/2026
On the latest episode of the Just Security Podcast, @davidaaron.bsky.social is joined by Adam Hickey to discuss last week's unusual announcement from the Department of Justice on the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Listen here: www.justsecurity.org/158783/the-j...
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The Just Security Podcast: What's Behind the Justice Department's FARA Announcement?
Host David Aaron joins Adam Hickey to discuss an unusual announcement from the Department of Justice on the Foreign Agent Registration Act.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 24/09/2026
The International Criminal Court adopted a policy confirming that its jurisdiction extends to cyber crimes. Lindsay Freeman on why Mexico's surveillance campaign against journalists constitutes provides the new cyber policy's first test: www.justsecurity.org/158283/perse...
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Persecution by Other Means: Mexico and the First Test of the ICC’s Cyber Policy
A new report finds that the Mexican government's actions against journalists from 2018 to 2024 could constitute grounds to investigate the crime of persecution.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 24/09/2026
The witnesses in Guantanamo’s first-ever death penalty trial, the USS Cole bombing case, are expected to testify by video feed. Carol Rosenberg reports:
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Guantanamo Dispatch: Prosecutors Turn to Remote Testimony For First-Ever Capital Trial at Guantanamo
The witnesses in Guantanamo’s first-ever death penalty trial, the USS Cole bombing case, are expected to testify by video feed.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 24/09/2026
Government reformers seeking to rein in agency overreach should remember a basic rule, writes Martha Roberts of @policyintegrity.bsky.social. “First, do no harm.” Four questions policymakers should ask before proposing any new procedural requirement:
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First, Do No Harm: Four Questions Government Reformers Must Ask to Avoid Counterproductive Changes
Cautionary tales show well-intentioned procedural requirements can tie up decisionmaking without meaningfully enhancing outcomes.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 24/09/2026
A string of Supreme Court rulings has made durable, expert, democratically authorized AI regulation much harder to build, writes @jackthorlin.bsky.social. "If we do not start working toward a solution soon," he writes, "we will not be ready for the dangers of powerful open-weight models."
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The Supreme Court’s Open-Weight AI Regulation Gauntlet
A series of Supreme Court rulings have left the federal government with a narrow path to regulating open-weight AI models.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 24/09/2026
Today's news roundup: - Xi Jinping arrives in Washington, U.S. and China extend trade truce - U.S. negotiators held meeting with Iran's foreign minister at the U.N. on Tuesday - Tigrayan leaders say a new war with the Ethiopian government has begun 👇️
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Early Edition: September 24, 2026
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 23/09/2026
What U.S. democracy and rule of law advocates can learn from Brazil’s experience in protecting elections, building broad pro-democracy coalitions and holding leaders to account. From @laurathornton.bsky.social:
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Hard Lessons from Brazil on Defending Democracy
There is much the United States could learn from Brazil about forming a cross-sectoral coalition to defend democratic institutions.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 23/09/2026
@mikeschmitt.bsky.social outlines the body of international law governing the placement and use of weapons in outer space.
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Expert Backgrounder: Weapons in Space Under International Law
An expert outlines the body of international law governing the placement and use of weapons in outer space.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 23/09/2026
The introduction of Muse, Meta's new 24/7 AI assistant, carries significant implications for users' autonomy and data privacy, writes Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat. www.justsecurity.org/157437/muse-...
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With Muse, Meta Could Have the Power to Decide What Matters in Your Life
The introduction of Muse, Meta's new 24/7 AI assistant, carries significant implications for users' autonomy and data privacy.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 23/09/2026
Today's news roundup: - Macron dismisses Trump's claim that peace was secured in Gaza - Meta has been testing a "human concierge" for its AI assistant Muse - US plans to welcome additional 17,500 White Afrikaner refugees 👇️ www.justsecurity.org/158608/early...
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Early Edition: September 23, 2026
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 22/09/2026
29 Questions that Congress should ask the Trump administration about the Venezuelan assets it claims to have seized. From Kate Brannen and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social:
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Questions for Congress on Venezuela’s Assets
Congress should pose the following questions to the administration about the assets it claims to have seized from Venezuela.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 22/09/2026
Despite their flaws, Syrian institutions have the potential to become vehicles of accountability with sustained international engagement, writes Terry Flyte.
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Supporting Syria’s Domestic Accountability Process
Despite their flaws, Syrian institutions have the potential to become vehicles of accountability with sustained international engagement.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 22/09/2026
Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantánamo Bay on the last pretrial hearing before jury selection in the USS Cole bombing case.
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Guantánamo Dispatch: Military Judge Orders Last Minute Sanity Board in USS Cole Bombing Case
Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantánamo Bay on the military judge's order of a last minute "sanity board" in the USS Cole Bombing case.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 22/09/2026
Today's news roundup: - Trump and Mamdani's third in-person meeting continues trend of friendly encounters - ICE has stopped sharing location of detainees subject to final deportation orders - G7 ministers urge Iran to stop support for Houthis 👇️ www.justsecurity.org/158424/early...
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Early Edition: September 22, 2026
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 21/09/2026
When the federal government won’t enforce white collar law, state attorneys general can step in, writes David L. Noll. “Every enforcement action, every damages award, every consent decree obtained by a state attorney general” can help uphold the rule of law, he writes:
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State Attorneys General Can Enforce Federal Laws the Executive Branch Won’t
To combat executive non-enforcement, state attorneys general are using antitrust law to hold corporations accountable.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 21/09/2026
UN member states must ensure peacekeeping forces are prepared and equipped to deploy, mediate, protect, and respond to global crises, writes David Haeri, a division director in the UN Dept of Peace Operations. www.justsecurity.org/155910/blue-...
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Keep the Blue Helmets Ready -- They Are Needed More Than Ever
Member states must ensure that UN peacekeeping forces are prepared and equipped to deploy, mediate, protect, and respond to global crises.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 21/09/2026
The National Archives and Records Administration's new AI guidance "allows much of how the government uses AI to remain beyond the inspection of affected parties, researchers, other policymakers, and members of the public," write @asad09.bsky.social and Margaret Mullins.
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Federal Employees’ AI Prompts Are Records … in Narrow Circumstances
If federal agencies fail to create records related to their AI interactions, they effectively insulate their decisionmaking from oversight.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 21/09/2026
Today's news roundup: - Trump says he is creating "AI Force" and naming an AI czar - UN says Russian forces committed widespread sexual violence during Ukraine war - Mamdani and Trump to meet in New York today 👇️ www.justsecurity.org/158222/early...
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Early Edition: September 21, 2026
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the weekend.
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Tess Bridgeman @tessbridgeman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
1/ @rgoodlaw.bsky.social & I are honored to announce that veteran, multi-award winning reporter @carolrosenbergfeed.bsky.social will be publishing Dispatches from Guantanamo with us at @justsecurity.org –regular updates as the capital trials in the military commissions get underway. #GTMODispatches
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Guantánamo Dispatch: The USS Cole Case Edges Toward Trial
Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantánamo Bay on the upcoming pre-trial hearing in the USS Cole bombing case.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 19/09/2026
The first-ever case before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC) has come to a close. Jess Dawgert and @stevevladeck.bsky.social on what happened in the case and what it means for the DOJ's use of the ATRC going forward: www.justsecurity.org/156991/lates...
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https://www.justsecurity.org/156991/latest-alien-terrorist-removal-court/
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 18/09/2026
@brennancenter.org tested some of the most popular AI models to learn how they can be exploited to peddle false election narratives in this year's midterms. @larrynorden.bsky.social and David Evan Harris on how AI companies, lawmakers, and civil society can ensure free and fair elections this fall:
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The Second AI Election: Testing the Safeguards Before November
Tests of six popular AI models show how easily their election safeguards can be bypassed, and what companies, lawmakers, and civil society should be before November.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 18/09/2026
A new House Foreign Affairs Committee report sheds light on the Trump administration's contentious interventions into Bosnia's politics. @jasminmuj.bsky.social on the report's corruption allegations, which implicate notable Trump allies and former Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik:
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“Pay for Play?” Trump’s Bosnia Moves Highlighted in U.S. House Probe
A House Foreign Affairs Committee report sheds light on the Trump administration's contentious interventions into Bosnia's politics.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 18/09/2026
In her first exclusive Guantánamo Dispatch for Just Security, Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantánamo Bay on the upcoming pre-trial hearing in the USS Cole bombing case.
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Guantánamo Dispatch: The USS Cole Case Edges Toward Trial
Carol Rosenberg reports from Guantánamo Bay on the upcoming pre-trial hearing in the USS Cole bombing case.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 18/09/2026
Today's news roundup: - China privately asks Iran to help rein in the Houthis - Polish PM Tusk warns Russia will launch 'accidental' attacks on NATO - Newsom plans further action on AI safety before he leaves office 👇️ www.justsecurity.org/157793/early...
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Early Edition: September 18, 2026
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 17/09/2026
Reinvention Blueprint No. 3: To Unmake the Surveillance State, Rethink the Privacy Act by @hbwhbwhbw.bsky.social A proposal to fix a privacy law that predates the internet by closing its loopholes, redefining key terms, and creating an independent privacy watchdog in Congress.
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Reinvention Blueprint No. 3: To Unmake the Surveillance State, Rethink the Privacy Act
In an age of limitless access to data, the Privacy Act of 1974 urgently needs expanded coverage and independent oversight.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 17/09/2026
World leaders gather in New York next week for the high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly, as the U.N. grapples with crises internal and external. Richard Gowan, Daniel Forti and Mariea Sekijima on what to watch:
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At the U.N. General Assembly, Competition May Outdo Cooperation
The challenges facing the U.N. include recurrent financial shortfalls and political irrelevance to some of the world's major crises.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 17/09/2026
Late last year, the U.S. began paying Equatorial Guinea to accept deportees from third countries despite its documented history of human rights abuses. The conditions the deportees are being held under amount to "deliberate cruelty," writes Tutu Alicante.
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America Sent Them Into a Dictatorship's Torture Chambers, Then Looked Away
The United States is deporting third-country nationals to Equatorial Guinea despite its documented pattern of human rights abuses.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 17/09/2026
Around the world, governments have turned commercial spyware against dissenting politicians, journalists, human rights defenders, and activists. Catherine Amirfar on what a binding, enforceable framework for regulating spyware should look like:
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Tackling Spyware Abuse: What States Must Do Under International Law to Protect Journalists and Strengthen Security
States should treat spyware governance as a top-tier political priority and work toward a binding, enforceable regulatory framework.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 17/09/2026
Today's news roundup: - Head of Microsoft AI accuses Anthropic of treating AI likes its human - Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci found guilty of war crimes - Newsom signs exemption on pollution laws for classic cars 👇️ www.justsecurity.org/157611/early...
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Early Edition: September 17, 2026
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 16/09/2026
International lawyers must respond with speed and urgency to tech leaders' recent warnings about the dangers of uncontrolled AI development, write Harold Hongju Koh and Beatrice Walton. They outline steps that international lawyers can take to address this threat:
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How International Lawyers Should Answer AI Leaders’ Wakeup Call
Tech company leaders' warnings about the dangers of AI demand urgent international legal efforts to regulate artificial intelligence.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 16/09/2026
Twenty-five years of the global war on terror did little to promote accountability for terrorism, or the rights of its victims, while creating many more victims, writes Helen Duffy.
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The War on Terror: A Quarter Century of Unheeded Warnings
The global war on terror demands reflection and reckoning for the damage it caused to human rights and the international legal order.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 16/09/2026
As the U.S.-brokered agreement between Israel and Lebanon risks unraveling, the United States should help restore reciprocity to the peace process, writes Jean Aziz, an advisor to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
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Don’t Let Lebanon’s Peace Agreement Prove Hezbollah Right
As the first serious agreement between Lebanon and Israel stalls, Washington needs to restore reciprocity to the process.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 16/09/2026
Haitians deported back to their country by the US are mostly left to fend for themselves, writes @hrw.org's @nathalyeco.bsky.social, who witnessed the arrivals. Haiti's authorities already struggle to support their citizens amid widespread violence:
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“They Will Kill Me”: Haitian Deportees from U.S. Face Fear, Uncertainty
Haitians deported from the United States face the threat of widespread gang violence, poverty, and instability.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 16/09/2026
Today's news roundup: - EU open to Canada joining as an 'associate member' - Zuckerberg says AI labs should be focused on safety not improvement - Belarus set to release 25 prisoners in return for eased US sanctions 👇️ www.justsecurity.org/157499/early...
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Early Edition: September 16, 2026
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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