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Transnational violent extremism poses a national security threat to Western countries. How those nations deal with the threat varies based on their legal authorities.

Thomas E. Brzozowski writes that all would benefit if countries coordinated their response.

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Strategic Synchronization of Sanctions and Designations Regimes
If the U.S. and foreign partners could strategically deploy their counterterrorism programs to target a common enemy, all would benefit.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 22m
New eliminationist/genocidal rhetoric by top Russian officials against Ukraine and Ukrainians.

From Putin, Medvedev, Slutsky, Rogozin, Mironov, and more.

Follow our tracker updates:

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Russia's Eliminationist Rhetoric Against Ukraine: A Collection
Updated: Key words, phrases, and themes appear to express intent to eliminate Ukraine or Ukrainians as a nation-state, people, or culture.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 38m
The Trump admin is might remove anti-corruption #sanctions on mining magnate Dan Gertler, write John Prendergast and Sasha Lezhnev.

The authors say the move would significantly undermine U.S. efforts to broker peace in the DRC and access critical minerals:

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U.S. Sanctions Removal on Mining Magnate Would Set Back Peace and Investment in DR Congo
The U.S. can help end looting, smuggling, and violent extraction of raw materials from the DRC and provide a better footing for peace.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 1h
Today's news roundup:
-Gaza babies forced to share oxygen masks: UNICEF
-Foreign adversaries use AI tools to power hacks: OpenAI
-FBI closes corruption unit, fires agents who allegedly monitored GOP
-Prosecutors concluded witness undermines case against Comey
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Early Edition: October 8, 2025
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 23h
Murder on the High Seas Part II: What We Know about U.S. Vessel Strikes One Month In

@tessbridgeman.bsky.social and Rachel Goldbrenner are joined by @becingber.bsky.social and @bcfinucane.bsky.social to analyze the U.S. military campaign in the Caribbean.

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The Just Security Podcast: Murder on the High Seas Part II -- What We Know about U.S. Vessel Strikes One Month In
Tess Bridgeman and Rachel Goldbrenner are joined by Rebecca Ingber and Brian Finucane to analyze the U.S. military campaign in the Caribbean.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 1d
The country of Georgia just held sham local #elections that wipe out any remaining status it had as a #democracy, writes Laura Thornton.

But Georgian democrats are determined:

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After Another Sham Election in Georgia, the Country’s Citizens Persist
Georgians will fight for their democracy. The ruling party is now one more paranoid, insecure dictatorship that knows its days are numbered.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 1d
Why would Russia, the single biggest source of cybercrime, promote an international agreement against cybercrime?

Alexander Seger looks at the Hanoi Convention, which countries will begin signing later this month.

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Russian Motivations Behind the “Hanoi Convention” Against Cybercrime
Russia’s cybercrime stance reflects a broader push to assert state control over the internet, restrict dissent, and build global backing.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 1d
Swatting attacks are sometimes dismissed as pranks or hoaxes.

But @mackenzieharms.bsky.social writes that they’ve wreaked havoc on college campuses this year. She examines the network of extremists behind many of the attacks.

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Swatting Attacks and Nihilistic Violent Extremism: A Primer
The start of the 2025 academic year has been met with a string of swatting attacks on universities across the United States. An online group called Purgatory – part of a nihilistic violent extremist n...
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 1d
Today's news roundup:
-Secret DOJ opinion authorizes strikes on some cartels: CNN
-Treasury Sec Bessent: SSA's Frank Bisignano will be "CEO" of IRS
-Trump "sort of made a decision" on sending Tomahawks to Kyiv
-ICC convicts Sudan militia leader of war crimes
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Early Edition: October 7, 2025
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 2d
What was the real message at Quantico?

Janine Davidson (former Undersecretary of the Navy and former Chair of Department of Defense Policy Board) discusses:

The domestic paradigm shift in President Trump's addressing Active Duty military leaders with National Guard Adjunct Generals excluded.
Trump’s Outline of a Domestic War
Former Undersecretary of Navy discusses import of President Trump's remarks to active duty military leaders at Quantico.
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Mathias Holvoet @mathiasholvoet.bsky.social · 1d
Great blog on digitally enabled international crimes.
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Last in our Spyware Accountability series with the
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social:

For the Rome Statute to remain relevant, practitioners must understand how governments can deploy spyware to commit international crimes, writes Lindsay Freeman.

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The Rome Statute in the Digital Age: Confronting Emerging Cyber Threats
A lack of regulation and oversight in cyberspace has led to significant abuse — often going hand-in-hand with human rights violations.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 2d
Maj. Gen. Steven Lepper (Ret.) & leading military justice expert Gene Fidell:

“Every military leader… must understand that the law is still the law, even if the Court is willing to exempt the president from its consequences.”

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The Crisis in Uniform: The Danger of Presidential Immunity for the U.S. Military
Military personnel are increasingly aware that they may be asked to prioritize loyalty to an individual over their rights and responsibilities
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 2d
Last in our Spyware Accountability series with the
@atlanticcouncil.bsky.social:

For the Rome Statute to remain relevant, practitioners must understand how governments can deploy spyware to commit international crimes, writes Lindsay Freeman.

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The Rome Statute in the Digital Age: Confronting Emerging Cyber Threats
A lack of regulation and oversight in cyberspace has led to significant abuse — often going hand-in-hand with human rights violations.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 2d
Trump’s Outline of a Domestic War - The real message from Quantico

By Janine Davidson, former Undersecretary of the Navy and former Chair of the Department of Defense Policy Board.

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Trump’s Outline of a Domestic War
Former Undersecretary of Navy discusses import of President Trump's remarks to active duty military leaders at Quantico.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 2d
Today's news roundup:
-Trump officials discussed sending elite army unit to Portland, texts show
-OpenAI, AMD announce computing deal
-Trump admin plans to cut refugee admissions to a record low: NYT
-Kremlin-backed crypto coin moves $6bn despite US sanctions
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Early Edition: October 6, 2025
A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend.
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Bec Hamilton @bechamilton.bsky.social · 4d
Latest update of the #PressFreedom tracker is now live @justsecurity.org including #pentagonpledge #jimmykimmel
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 4d
The Trump administration continues high-profile threats to #PressFreedom in the U.S. – and encounters pushback.

Keep an eye on the big picture with this updated interactive tracker and analysis from law professor and former journalist @bechamilton.bsky.social:

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Georgetown School of Foreign Service @georgetown-sfs.bsky.social · 4d
Are Americans increasingly more accepting of political violence? In @justsecurity.org, SFS Prof Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware suggest that this trend may be linked to the increasingly personal nature of recent high-profile political assassinations in the U.S.

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How Political Violence in America Became Personal
Americans can no longer turn to their political leadership to avert the catastrophe of political violence.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 4d
(3/3) With thanks to our authors this week:

@martylederman.bsky.social
Mary B. McCord
Matthew Blainey
@mikercarpenter.bsky.social
@mikeschmitt.bsky.social
@richardgowan1.bsky.social
Sue Biniaz
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 4d
(2/3) With thanks to our authors this week:

@bechamilton.bsky.social
Bruce Hoffman
Caroline Baxter
Hoar Habrelian
@jacobware.bsky.social
Julia Tétrault-Provencher
Martin Vladimirov
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 4d
(1/3) Catch up on our recent analysis:

• U.S. strikes / Venezuela
• Russia-Ukraine War
• United Nations
• Political violence
• Trump executive actions
• Emerging technologies
• Climate

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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2025)
U.S. strikes / Venezuela • Russia-Ukraine War • United Nations • Political violence • Trump executive actions • Emerging technologies • Climate
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 4d
Daily Developments: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

See here for the full tracker: www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 4d
The Trump administration continues high-profile threats to #PressFreedom in the U.S. – and encounters pushback.

Keep an eye on the big picture with this updated interactive tracker and analysis from law professor and former journalist @bechamilton.bsky.social:

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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 5d
What the Senate Judiciary Committee Should Ask A.G. Bondi on Drug Cartel Strikes:
By Mary McCord former Acting Assistant Attorney General DOJ, and @tessbridgeman.bsky.social, former Deputy Legal Adviser NSC

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What the Senate Judiciary Committee Should Ask A.G. Bondi on Drug Cartel Strikes
Annotated questions the Senate Judiciary Committee could ask Attorney General Pam Bondi on lethal strikes against drug cartels.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 5d
Legal Flaws in the Trump Administration’s Notice to Congress on “Armed Conflict” with Drug Cartels

By @martylederman.bsky.social

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Legal Flaws in the Trump Administration’s Notice to Congress on “Armed Conflict” with Drug Cartels
Top legal expert analyzes the Trump administration's notice to Congress of an "armed conflict" with drug cartels.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 5d
Today's news roundup:
-Israel blocks main road to Gaza City
-Nvidia's Jensen Huang frustrated by delays to Trump's UAE chips deal: WSJ
-Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump admin
-Venezuela criticizes "illegal incursion" by US fighter jets
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Early Edition: October 3, 2025
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
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