U.S. strikes / Venezuela • Russia-Ukraine War • United Nations • Political violence • Trump executive actions • Emerging technologies • Climate The post Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2025) appeared first on Just Security.| Just Security
Tracking the use of State power requires systematically identifying linkages between individual developments and broader trends. This graphic offers one method. The post The Trump Administration’s Use of State Power Against Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture appeared first on Just Security.| Just Security
Annotated questions Congress should be asking about U.S. military strikes on suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean. The post What the Senate Judiciary Committee Should Ask A.G. Bondi on Drug Cartel Strikes appeared first on Just Security.| Just Security
The Trump administration’s “armed conflict” justification, however, is groundless. The post Legal Flaws in the Trump Administration’s Notice to Congress on “Armed Conflict” with Drug Cartels appeared first on Just Security.| Just Security
Signup 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: U.S. FOREIGN AFFAIRS — U.S. MILITARY ACTION IN THE CARIBBEAN President Trump has “determined” that cartels involved in drug trafficking are “nonstate armed groups” the actions of which […] The post Early Edition: October 3, 2025 appeared first on Just Security.| Just Security
Collection of expert analysis on the legality of the U.S. strike on Venezuelan vessels in the Caribbean, the consequences of the strike, and related issues. The post Collection: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers appeared first on Just Security.| Just Security
Trump's General Assembly speech could have been worse, but it also showed that if countries want to make the U.N. system work, they can't bank on U.S. leadership. The post Trump Signals Instrumental Approach to U.N. – But it Could Be Worse appeared first on Just Security.| Just Security
Providing options and support for victims of sexual and gender-based violence can help survivors see themselves as part of a larger movement toward accountability and healing. The post Balancing the Scales: Survivors’ Needs and Rights and Criminal Accountability in Ukraine appeared first on Just Security.| Just Security
Signup 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: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ACTIONS — GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN On the first day of shutdown, the Trump administration yesterday froze $26 billion for states led by Democrats. The targeted programs include […] The post Early Edition: October 2, 2025 appeared first on Just Security.| Just Security
An expert explainer on the Executive Order on a migration "invasion" and deployment of troops.| Just Security
A public resource tracking all the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions. The post Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions appeared first on Just Security.| Just Security
Just Security - A Forum on Law, Rights, and U.S. National Security| Just Security
Congress should not remove restrictions on transfers to and from the Defense Department's War Reserves Stockpile in Israel.| Just Security
Congress established USAID in statute, and the president may not unilaterally override a statute by executive order.| Just Security
"Congress should urge Secretary Rubio to modify the proposed plan in ways that would sustain bipartisan U.S. efforts to advance democracy and human rights across the globe."| Just Security
"Abrego Garcia’s case isn’t about his alleged gang membership. It’s about the rule of law, and whether it will hold."| Just Security
The claim that a large increase in the number of migrants gaining entry at the southern border is an “invasion” is constitutional nonsense.| Just Security
Ongoing coverage, including in concise “What Just Happened” expert explainers, legal and policy analysis, and other resources.| Just Security
Dean Chemerinsky discusses the reconciliation bill’s provision that would restrict federal courts’ authority to hold government officials in contempt for violating court orders| Just Security
Immigration expert analyzes Trump's "invasion" Executive Order and how it could expand federal and state powers, enabling detention without trial and unauthorized war.| Just Security
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.| Just Security