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11/11/2025

We should create universal access to national service: a year-long opportunity for every young American. The unity and future of our democracy demands it.

Read or listen to the article, The Year Every Young American Should Serve, by David E. White Jr. on Just Security.
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About the Author:
David E. White Jr. served as the 14th Deputy Director of the Peace Corps from 2023 to 2025 and previously served in the White House, including as a Special Assistant to the President

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11/11/2025

PADFAA was enacted with the right intent but the wrong architecture. Congress must adopt five targeted amendments before enforcement begins.

Read or listen to the article, Before Enforcing the New Foreign Data Law (PADFAA), Congress Must Fix These Five Things, by Lartease Tiffith on Just Security.
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About the Author:
Lartease Tiffith is a Visiting Fellow at the National Security Institute at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School and a Senior Fellow at the Tech, Law & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law.

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11/11/2025

“The Year Every Young American Should Serve”

By David E. White Jr., who served as 14th Deputy Director of the Peace Corps and a U.S. Army veteran who earned Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Combat Action Badge.

https://www.justsecurity.org/124446/the-year-every-young-american-should-serve/

We should create universal access to national service: a year-long opportunity for every young American. Our democracy demands it.

11/11/2025

The new foreign data law was meant to strengthen national security. Instead, Lartease Tiffith warns, its poor design could undermine it.

He identifies five steps Congress should take before it goes into effect.

PADFAA was enacted with the right intent but the wrong architecture. Congress must adopt five targeted amendments before enforcement begins.

11/11/2025

Today's news roundup:
-Houthis signal halt on attacks on Israel and in Red Sea
-Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1 billion
-Ohio National Guards question Trump deployments: NPR
-Spending bill provision would allow Sens. to sue over Jack Smith phone searches
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A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.

10/11/2025

"The fight for accountability in Latin America will not be won in the streets or in the headlines. More and more, it looks like it will be won—or lost—in the fine print."

Jeffery A. Tobin on how legislative and judicial systems are being neutralized from within.

Political elites are passing laws that narrow definitions, shield allies, and block legal pathways to investigate corruption and crime.

10/11/2025

In a new report, Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat examines how extremists across the ideological spectrum exploit acts of violence to recruit followers, justify their ideologies, and sustain propaganda networks.

She summarizes the report, including recommendations, for Just Security:

Each new incident of political violence in the U.S. is followed by a wave of digital celebration, intimidation, and imitation.

10/11/2025

Today's news roundup:
-Trump pardons allies who aided bid to subvert 2020 election
-Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians hit record number
-Thailand suspends truce with Cambodia as land mine injures troops
-Weapons sales to NATO stalled by shutdown
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A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend.

08/11/2025

Catch up on our recent analysis:

• Series: International Law Weekend 2025
• U.S. strikes / Venezuela
• Israel-Hamas War
• Syria
• United Nations / Bosnia
• Northern Ireland / Accountability
• Trump executive actions
• Immigration enforcement / Civil liberties
• Drone warfare

With thanks to our authors this week:

Ananya Agustin Malhotra
Brian Dooley
Brian Finucane
Bruce Swartz
Chiara Giorgetti
Eliav Lieblich
Freya Doughty-Wagner
Harold Hongju Koh
Jake Reagan
Julian Fernandez
Julian Watrous
Jeremy Chin
Kelsey Merrick
Kurt Bassuener
Lauren Spink
Madeline Babin
Margaret Lin
Matthew Ruppert
Maya Nir
Megan Corrarino
Michael Schmitt
Milena Sterio
Olivier de Frouville
Pete Nelson
Rebecca Hamilton
Saavni Desai
Samantha Kiernan
Siddhant Kishore
Spencer Reynolds
Suchita Uppal
Summia Tora

Series: International Law Weekend 2025 • U.S. strikes / Venezuela • Israel-Hamas War • Syria • United Nations / Bosnia • Northern Ireland / Accountability • Trump executive actions • Immigration enforcement / Civil liberties • Drone warfare

07/11/2025

Today's news roundup:

- Trump officials told lawmakers U.S. currently lacks legal basis for Venezuela land strikes
- Hegseth to reveal reforms to speed up Pentagon’s weapons procurement process
- U.S. military to establish presence at Damascus airbase to support Israel–Syria pact
- U.S. approved sniper-rifle sales to Brazilian elite unit that killed 121

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A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.

07/11/2025

More than 270 international lawyers have signed onto an eight-point statement on Gaza.

International law professors Olivier de Frouville and Julian Fernandez, who coordinated the statement, on its significance:

An eight-point statement signed by 270 international law scholars demonstrates a convergence of views on Gaza and international law.