Just Security

10/07/2025

Afghanistan’s media has been slowly dismantled in the nearly four years since the Taliban returned to power.

Olof Blomqvist writes that the Taliban’s repressive media policies are a tragedy not just for brave Afghan journalists, but also for the whole country.

The slow death of Afghan media is a tragedy not just for the many brave Afghan journalists, but for the country as a whole.

10/07/2025

On the 30th anniversary of the , Prof. Sead Turcalo reflects on efforts to challenge denial and .

“An essential act of security and defense for a Europe struggling with the resurgence of nationalism and right-wing radicalism.”

https://www.justsecurity.org/116698/srebrenica-genocide-thirty-years/

The 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide is not only a historical point, but also a marker in an ongoing war against deniers.

10/07/2025

Today's news roundup:
-Thousands of drones swarm Kyiv, killing 2
-US sanctions UN’s Palestine expert for supporting ICC
-FEMA response to Texas floods slowed by Noem’s cost rules, officials say
-Hegseth out of his depth leading Pentagon, Sen. Tillis (R-NC) says
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A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours.

09/07/2025

The Just Security Podcast: Unpacking the European Court of Human Rights Decision on Russia’s Violations in Ukraine

With Tom Dannenbaum, Rebecca Hamilton, and Ryan Goodman

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Tom Dannenbaum, Rebecca Hamilton, and Ryan Goodman break down the ECHR's judgement in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia.

09/07/2025

The Trump administration is rapidly unraveling federal support for scientific and technology research – terminating grants, capping funding, and tying awards to political criteria.

District courts are pushing back, writes Lisa Larrimore Ouellette, but the consequences for U.S. science and innovation are profound.

https://www.justsecurity.org/116486/trump-assault-federal-research-funding/

09/07/2025

The Lost Archive: France’s Highest Court Should Follow WWII-Era Rejection of Head of State Immunity

By Daniel Plesch and Steve Kostas

On newly revealed WWII records of European States' criminal indictments of Hi**er

(Cour de cassation)

Newly revealed historical records of European States' criminal indictments of Hi**er should shape how courts think of "head of state immunity"

09/07/2025

Today's news roundup:
-Hegseth did not inform the White House before approving Ukraine arms transfers pause
-Trump admin botched a Venezuela prisoner swap deal due to policy coordination failures: NYT
-ICC issues arrests warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women
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A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours.

08/07/2025

Our Duty to Explain Israel’s Operation to “Concentrate and Move Population” in Gaza is a Manifest War Crime

By
Professor Eyal Benvenisti (Academic Director of the Center for the Applied Research of Risks to Democracy at Tel Aviv University)

and

Professor Chaim Gans (Emeritus in Faculty of Law at the Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University)

- with Addendum on new plan of a “humanitarian city” in Gaza

We wrote this essay to fulfill our human, conscientious, and civic duty, as Israelis – and as Zionists – who have expertise in areas related to the IDF’s order.

08/07/2025

Plans to cut programs that prevent or secure for — , , — are among moves that seem to run counter to the Trump administration’s own objectives, write Michael Schiffer and Pratima T. Narayan:

International accountability efforts are not a misguided moral crusade – they are a core instrument of U.S. national power.

08/07/2025

Last month, major court rulings were issued in copyright cases against AI giants Anthropic and Meta.

But applying decades-old laws to the world’s fastest-moving tech is a recipe for disaster in the U.S. AI race against China, argues ‪Bill Drexel.

Outdated U.S. copyright laws could inadvertently boost Beijing's tech ambitions and its approach to IP globally.

08/07/2025

Today's news roundup:
-Trump admin revokes foreign terrorist group designation for group led by Syrian president
-Migrants deported to El Salvador remain under US control, Salvadoran officials tell UN
-Churches can endorse political candidates without losing tax exempt status, IRS says
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A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours.

07/07/2025

The International Criminal Court cannot afford to overpromise and underdeliver anymore, writes Nema Milaninia.

He outlines steps to strengthen the ICC’s ability to fulfill its current mandate rather than expand its authority:

States should use this session to reinforce the ICC’s foundations and ensure it can credibly discharge its existing mandate.