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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (July 28-Aug. 1, 2025) Israel-Hamas War • Russia-Ukraine War • Atrocities / Accountability • Trump executive actions • U.S. National security / Espionage • Arms exports / Civilian harm • International environmental law • Ar...

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• Israel-Hamas War
• Russia-Ukraine War
• Atrocities / Accountability
• Trump executive actions
• U.S. National security / Espionage
• Arms exports / Civilian harm
• International environmental law
• Artificial intelligence
• Content moderation

Time Has Run Out: Mass Starvation in Gaza and the Global Imperative It is time for comprehensive, full-spectrum, sustainable, and coordinated humanitarian action. States globally must act without delay on that imperative.

Read "Time Has Run Out: Mass Starvation in Gaza and the Global Imperative" by Tom Dannenbaum and Alex de Waal in English:

www.justsecurity.org/117962/mass-...

הזמן אזל: הרעבה המונית בעזה וחובתו של העולם הזמן אזל: הרעבה המונית בעזה וחובתו של העולם

הזמן אזל: הרעבה המונית בעזה וחובתו של העולם
מאת טום דננבאום ואלכס דה ואל
(Hebrew translation of essay)
www.justsecurity.org/118239/%d7%9...

Protecting Health Care in Conflict: Lessons from Ukraine for a Global Roadmap The international community can learn from the Russia-Ukraine War to curb attacks against health care and ensure justice for victims.

Russia’s war on #Ukraine is one of many examples that attacks on health care have become “calculated elements of war strategy,” violating UN Security Council resolution 2286, writes Uliana Poltavets from Kyiv.

Next year’s 10th anniversary of 2286 “must be more than a commemorative moment.”

Save the PMF Program or Risk Losing a Generation of Public Servants The Trump administration's elimination of the PMF program will have negative long-term consequences for an entire generation of policymakers.

The Trump administration’s decision to end the Presidential Management Fellows program could leave long-term gaps in US foreign policy expertise and close off pathways for future public servants.

It’s not too late to change course, write @andrewpmiller.bsky.social and Kelly Razzouk.

Early Edition: August 1, 2025 A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours.

Today's news roundup:
-El Salvador's National Assembly votes to eliminate presidential term limits
-DOJ watchdog did not act on a complaint about Bove, other DOJ officials for over two months: sources
-Federal gov pays more than 154,000 people not to work: WSJ
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www.justsecurity.org/118298/early...

"The Real National Security Betrayal Isn’t Who Leaves—It’s What Gets Dismantled" by Brian O'Neill - Just Security: Out Loud The Real National Security Betrayal Isn’t Who Leaves—It’s What Gets Dismantled by Brian O'Neill. Published on Just Security on July 28, 2025.

Listen to Brian O’Neill’s “The Real National Security Betrayal Isn’t Who Leaves—It’s What Gets Dismantled” on Just Security's Out Loud podcast:

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The Legality of Statistical Proportionality Israel's practice of statistical proportionality should be considered to violate the legal duty to take feasible precautions in attacks.

The reliance by the #IDF on a rudimentary statistical model to conduct its proportionality analysis raises serious questions regarding their compliance with international humanitarian law.

Israeli human rights lawyer Alon Sapir on the shortcomings of the model and its legal implications:

In Argentina, a Bold Step for Global Justice: Holding the Chinese Government Accountable for Atrocities Against Uyghurs A recent court decision in Argentina offers a source of hope to Uyghur victims seeking justice for Beijing's alleged atrocities in Xinjiang.

#Uyghurs seeking justice for alleged #CrimesAgainstHumanity and #genocide by #China saw their odds improve recently – in #Argentina.

@rayhanasat.bsky.social and @sophiedrich.bsky.social on the #UniversalJurisdiction case and what it means:

www.justsecurity.org/118048/argen...

Early Edition: July 31, 2025 A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours.

Today's news roundup:
-Trump admin sends National Guard troops to ICE facilities
-China summons Nvidia over AI chip "security risks"
-Senate confirms Joe Kent for counterterrorism post
-Driscoll orders West Point to terminate former Biden official's job offer
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www.justsecurity.org/118212/early...

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Time Has Run Out: Mass Starvation in Gaza and the Global Imperative It is time for comprehensive, full-spectrum, sustainable, and coordinated humanitarian action. States globally must act without delay on that imperative.

The UN has determined that the “worst-case scenario of Famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip.”

Alex DeWaal and @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social call for all States to fulfill their moral, legal, and basic human imperatives now by ensuring comprehensive humanitarian action.

Taking Stock of the Birthright Citizenship Cases, Part I: Unpacking Trump v. CASA, Inc. Analysis of the aftermath of Trump v CASA and the pending litigation about the Trump executive order on birthright citizenship.

Taking Stock of the #Birthright Citizenship Cases, Part I: Unpacking Trump v. CASA, Inc.

By @martylederman.bsky.social

#SCOTUS

www.justsecurity.org/118040/takin...

The AI Action Plan and Federalism: A Constitutional Analysis If the U.S. AI Action Plan's approach survives constitutional scrutiny, it will erode vital and enduring checks on presidential authority.

The Trump administration’s #AI Action Plan seeks to deter state AI regulation through funding limits and potential preemption, raising constitutional questions about separation of powers and federalism, writes David Rubenstein (@washburnuniversity.bsky.social).

#AIActionPlan

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Early Edition July 30, 2025 - Just Security: Out Loud Your curated weekday guide to the biggest national security and foreign policy developments over the past 24 hours. Compiled by the Just Security team and read by an automated voice, The Early Edition...

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Early Edition: July 30, 2025 A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours.

Today's news roundup:
-Senate confirms Bove to lifetime appeals judgeship
-US to complete AUKUS defense pact review in fall
-Trump admin fires NSA's top lawyer, ousts Prasad from FDA after Loomer criticism
-Hegseth floated running for political office: sources
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www.justsecurity.org/118145/early...

The Silver Shield Act: A Bill to Track Misuse of American Weapons Congress can turn to the Silver Shield Act when it is ready to take real action to prevent civilian harm from U.S. weapons transfers.

@jwrchappell.bsky.social and Kate Fin (CIVIC) break down the Silver Shield Act, which they explain gives Congress an opportunity to take real action to prevent civilian harm from U.S. weapons transfers.

www.justsecurity.org/117989/silve...

Meta's Oversight Board, DOI Policy, and Kolovrat Symbol Decision The Kolovrat decision reveals more than a dispute over a symbol—it lays bare the deep fault lines in Meta’s content moderation architecture.

A recent decision by the Oversight Board, an independent body established by Meta, highlights the vagueness of content moderation policies, Tanmay Durani writes.

He argues that clear rules are needed to deal with coded extremism.

www.justsecurity.org/117886/overs...

Early Edition: July 29, 2025 A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours.

Today's news roundup:
-Gaza crisis could get famine label, global hunger monitor says
-Israeli rights groups accuse Israel of genocide in Gaza
-Third whistleblower files evidence suggesting Bove misled Senate
-DOJ files complaint against District Judge Boasberg
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www.justsecurity.org/118024/early...

The Real National Security Betrayal Isn’t Who Leaves—It’s What Gets Dismantled The Trump administration’s purge of career civil servants risks weakening the IC’s ability to detect & respond to foreign & insider threats.

The Trump administration’s purge of career civil servants risks weakening the #intelligence community’s ability to detect and respond to foreign and insider threats, writes former CIA senior executive Brian O’Neill.

Read more:

www.justsecurity.org/117927/real-...

Himalayan Water Disputes Awaken the Tensions and Promises of the UN Watercourses Convention States should promote water security and minimize geopolitical risk by reading the UN Watercourses Convention as a baseline for all nations.

Disputes over transboundary waters, including between India and China, offer a unique opportunity for the U.S. to lead in harmonizing international law while advancing the administration’s national security goals, writes Bowen Chang.

www.justsecurity.org/117712/himal...

Early Edition: July 28, 2025 A curated guide to major news and developments over the past weekend.

Today's news roundup:
-IDF never found proof Hamas routinely stole UN aid, Israeli military officials say
-White House tells Hegseth team to stop polygraph tests after complaint
-Air Force appears to dip into nuclear upgrade funds for Air Force One refurb: NYT
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www.justsecurity.org/117918/early...

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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (July 21-25, 2025) Anti-Corruption series • Artificial intelligence • Climate change • Trump executive actions • U.S. Congress / Defense • Immigration / Law enforcement • Letters to the Editor • Podcast

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• Letters to the Editor
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Assessing the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan Unpacking the Trump administration's AI Action Plan — what’s new, what’s not, and what’s next.

The Trump administration has unveiled its most ambitious AI strategy to date, with the goal of achieving “unquestioned and unchallenged” global dominance in AI.

@samwl.bsky.social (@carnegieendowment.org) unpacks the AI Action Plan - what’s new, what’s not, and what’s next.

#AIActionPlan

Climate-Vulnerable States Vindicated in the Hague With this unanimous opinion, the ICJ has taken a clear stand in favor of a coherent and equitable international legal response to climate change.

The International Court of Justice advisory opinion on #climate is a landmark moment for international law and climate change. Corina Heri (@cohelongo.bsky.social) unpacks the key features of the opinion here:

www.justsecurity.org/117723/icj-c...

#ICJ #ClimateChange #Environment