Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (June 9-13, 2025)

Following two days of turbulent protests over ICE raids in Los Angeles County, President Trump issued a memorandum on Saturday night purporting to authorize the federalization and deployment of the National Guard, as well as the deployment of active-duty-armed forces, “at locations where protests against [ICE] functions are occurring or…

On June 13, Israel’s military launched a series of strikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities and scientists, military sites, and leadership, marking a major escalation in ongoing tensions between the two countries.  In this collection, experts analyze critical dimensions of Israel’s strikes and responses from Iran and other actors, covering topics…

Russian forces have used more than a dozen types of antipersonnel mines since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, causing thousands of civilian casualties and contaminating vast tracts of agricultural land. The antipersonnel mines have been emplaced by hand, delivered by rockets, and—as a report from my…