1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1439+ words) At stake is who advises the president and secretary of state on foreign policy decisions. Is it a narrow cohort of ultra-loyal political appointees? Or a wide array of experts who spend decades shuttling between Washington and posts abroad? Neither…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1312+ words) Ambassador Daniel Fried (Bluesky - X) is Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council. In the course of his 40-year Foreign Service career, Ambassador Fried played a key role in designing and implementing American policy in Europe after the fall of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (561+ words) It’s the Fourth of July. You’re preparing to host a barbecue. Up and down your street, flags are snapping in the wind, as a few kids in red, white, and blue trickle home from the neighborhood parade. It’s a celebration…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (394+ words) Rubio’s terrorism framing for Cuba is not new, but the factual basis for using it expired long ago. Meanwhile, the rhetorical pattern, creating a “leading state sponsor of terrorism” narrative around a country the administration appears to want to confront…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (465+ words) In each of these episodes—spanning the three most recent administrations—members of Congress and others have called for a president to be declared unable to exercise his powers under Section 4 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. The United States will, in…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (967+ words) Although Congress did not define “hostilities” or “imminent involvement in hostilities” in the text of the WPR, the legislative history shows that Congress clearly intended those terms to be construed broadly to establish a low threshold for both the reporting…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (486+ words) Just Security is Hiring an Editorial Assistant! Apply Now This article is part of the Collection: Iran, Israel and the United States at War (2025-2026 Operations). Doing so would clearly be unlawful. Beyond military equipment, there are no “categories” of targets…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (187+ words) Just Security is Hiring an Editorial Assistant! Apply Now The author is Professor of Law at NYU School of Law and the Director of the Crimmigration Clinic. She participated in the amicus brief on behalf of law professors submitted in…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1259+ words) Just Security is an editorially independent, non-partisan, daily digital law and policy journal that elevates the discourse on national security, democracy and the rule of law, and rights. We publish rigorous, expert analysis and informational resources on the issues that…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1388+ words) Sara Zdeb (Bluesky - LinkedIn) is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Practice at Emory University School of Law, where she teaches and writes on congressional investigations, separation of powers, and government lawyering. She joined Emory from the United States Department of…...