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(1/2) Catch up on our recent analysis:

• Series: International Law Weekend 2025
• Series: When Guardrails Erode
• Nuclear
• Haiti
• Israel / Rule of law
• U.S. foreign policy
• Trump executive actions
• International Criminal Court / Ethics
• Content moderation
Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Nov. 24-26, 2025)
U.S. foreign policy • Series: International Law Weekend 2025 • Series: When Guardrails Erode • Nuclear • Haiti • Israel / Rule of law • Trump executive actions • International Criminal Court / Ethics ...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Daily Developments: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

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November 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Social media platforms are retreating from proactive content moderation, creating conditions ripe for state repression and digital authoritarianism.

An investigation by Internet Sans Frontieres and the KenSafeSpace coalition reveals how this is playing out in Kenya, writes Julie Owono:
The Global Retreat from Content Moderation Is Endangering Free Expression: Kenya Shows Why
By abandoning proactive content moderation, platforms are accelerating a global slide toward censorship — the very outcome they claim to oppose.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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What does the film “A House of Dynamite” reveal about U.S. nuclear weapons governance?

Blake Narendra argues that it’s a reminder of a democratic deficit, with the public largely sidelined from decisions that ultimately have devastating consequences.

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Could “A House of Dynamite” Spark a Public Rethink of Nuclear Risk?
There’s no shortage of opportunities to redce the chances that a war game – or the plot of “Dynamite” – is never played out in real-time.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Listen to today’s episode of The Just Security Podcast: Is there a Fox in the Henhouse? A Comparative Perspective of State Capture in the U.S.

Naomi Roht-Arriaza joins host @dschulkin.bsky.social to discuss corruption, kleptocracy and how to prevent them.

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JS Podcast: Comparative Perspective of State Capture in the U.S.
Dani Schulkin is joined by Naomi Roht-Arriaza to discuss the warning signs of state capture, and what can be done to push back against it.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Today's news roundup:
-Taiwan’s President to introduce $40 billion special budget for the military
-Democrats say FBI is investigating them over illegal orders video
-Attorneys general from 35 states urge Congress not to block AI laws
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Early Edition: November 26, 2025
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Daily Developments: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

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November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Israel has long faced accusations of violating international law, but internal actors in Israel have actively weakened any effective investigative mechanisms, writes Noam Kozlov. This affects broader protection of the rule of law in Israel, he argues.

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Persecuting Israel’s Military Lawyers
The weakening of the Military Advocate General weakens the IDF's ability to carry out its missions lawfully, and the rule of law in Israel.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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The new international Gang Suppression Force for #Haiti faces daunting challenges.

Shelley Inglis outlines why building on the former MSS mission’s #HumanRights mechanisms is a must for effectiveness:

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Haiti's Anti-Gang Force Should Expand Human Rights Protections
The new Gang Suppression Force in Haiti must respect the foundation established under the MSS, and support human rights in order to succeed.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Nema Milaninia argues choosing not to reinstate the ICC Prosecutor after alleged sexual abuse of a staff member would recognize the broader leadership & ethical failures that have undermined the ICC’s functioning:

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#ICC #Prosecutor
There Should Be a New ICC Prosecutor
The ICC’s future depends on affirming that justice is not only what the Court demands of others, but what it must practice within.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Today's news roundup:
-Amnesty accuses Sudan's RSF of committing war crimes in El Fasher
-US ends Temporary Protected Status for Myanmar nationals
-Trump administration orders review of 233,000 Biden-era refugees
-Judge dismisses cases against Comey and James
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Early Edition: November 25, 2025
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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(1/2) Daily Developments: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

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November 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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As the US masses forces in the Caribbean and threatens #Venezuela’s #Maduro, what happens if Maduro flees, is overthrown, or otherwise loses power?

Peter J. Quaranto and Tyler Jess Thompson outline key questions for scenario planning:

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Trump Presses for Post-Maduro Venezuela
As the U.S. positions for possible military strikes, it should prepare for looming governance and stability challenges in Venezuela.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Trump is refashioning the law governing seabed minerals to fit US interests, as Truman did during WWII. The broader international legal framework has changed significantly since then, and it is far from clear that Trump will succeed, writes Coalter Lathrop.

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Crisis as Catalyst: Seabed Minerals and the (Un)Making of International Law
Trump is attempting to refashion the law governing seabed minerals to fit U.S. interests - as Truman did during WWII.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Trump is investing in the #SouthCaucasus and #CentralAsia, building new trade routes to counter #China and #Russia.

Will it pay off?

Nino Lezhava on the players in a shifting region:

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U.S. Counters China, Russia in the South Caucasus, Central Asia
How the U.S.-brokered Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal and the TRIPP trade route are reshaping Eurasia’s economic and security alliances.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Today's news roundup:
-Israel strike killed a senior Hezbollah official near Beirut
-Trump moves to end Temporary Protected Status for Somalis
-Sudan’s top general rejects US-led ceasefire proposal
-Separatist wins presidential vote in Bosnia's Serb region
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Early Edition: November 24, 2025
A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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(1/3) Catch up on our recent analysis:

• U.S. strikes / Venezuela
• Anti-corruption series
• Russia-Ukraine War
• Israel-Hamas War
• Civilian harm
• Counterterrorism
• Trump executive actions
• Nuclear
• Cyber
• Western Balkans
• Human rights violations / Accountability
Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Nov. 17-21, 2025)
U.S. strikes / Venezuela • Anti-corruption series • Russia-Ukraine War • Israel-Hamas War • Civilian harm • Counterterrorism • Trump executive actions • Nuclear • Cyber • Western Balkans • Human right...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Daily Developments: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

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November 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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The draft US-Russia “peace plan” for #Ukraine is a “hot mess,” writes @ambdanfried.bsky.social.

But Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy is right to try to work with it rather than reject it outright, Fried says, offering some possible negotiating pointers:

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Has Options in Response to Latest U.S.-Russian 'Peace Plan'
The plan is a mess, but Ukrainians are right to try to work with the draft rather than reject it out of hand.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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President Trump is building a “shadow budget” outside of Congressional control. @scott-levy.bsky.social explains why it is unlawful and how Congress should respond:

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How to End Shadow Budget, Protect Congress’s Power of Purse
Unless Congress reasserts control over federal spending, the balance the framers designed could collapse into a self-financing presidency.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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From Secret Law (2001-2024) to None at All (2025-present)

By Brett Max Kaufman

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From Secret Law (2001-2024) to None at All (2025-present)
The Trump administration's lethal strikes are the apotheosis of the last quarter century's often always secret and often unreviewable executive branch legal reasoning.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Timeline now includes reactions of U.S. allies and other international actors:

A timeline of all major events in the Trump administration’s campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

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Timeline of Vessel Strikes and Related Actions
A timeline that chronicles major events in the Trump administration’s campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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We've updated our Study.

New stats (jaw-dropping imho):

1. DOJ noncompliance with court orders:

26 cases

2. Courts’ distrust of government information and representations:

Over 60 cases

3. Court findings of arbitrary and capricious government conduct:

68 cases
The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation
Comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."
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November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Today's news roundup:
-US threatens to cut intel and weapons to press Ukraine into a peace deal: Reuters
-DOJ and FBI probing Pulte and Martin over investigations of Trump's adversaries
-Trump accuses six Democratic lawmakers of sedition, ‘Punishable by Death’
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Early Edition: November 21, 2025
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Brand New Updated Presumption of Regularity Study, which was featured on 60 Minutes

By Ryan Goodman, Siven Watt, Audrey Balliette, Margaret Lin, Michael Pusic and Jeremy Venook

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The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation
Comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."
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November 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM