As Justice Jackson’s and Sotomayor’s dissents vividly chronicled, Trump v. CASA, the Supreme Court’s 2025 Term-ending decision that limited nationwide or “universal” injunctions, gives ample ground for despair. As others have documented, it unjustifiably amplifies presidential power and diminishes the judiciary. But the decision also offers a ray of hope:…
Over the past five years, Just Security has published a variety of articles analyzing the diplomatic, political, legal, security, and humanitarian issues and the consequences of the international climate crisis. The catalog below organizes our coverage into general categories to facilitate access to relevant topics for policymakers, researchers, journalists, scholars,…
(Editor’s Note: The graphic below, originally published May 2, 2025, is updated periodically to add new developments, marked as “NEW.”) Faced with a barrage of breaking news out of the Trump administration, it is easy to become paralyzed. This is arguably intentional: Flood the zone to ensure the news cycle…
Hungary offers the U.S. a grim preview of what happens to a country — politically, economically, and socially — when it falls under the spell of a populist with autocratic leanings. Americans who reflexively buy into the rhapsodizing about Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban would be wise to closely examine…
In the days following Operation Midnight Hammer—the June 22 strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites—the White House projected a confident verdict. In his address to the American people just hours after the operation, President Donald Trump declared the strikes had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program—a claim he repeated three days later.…
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news: ISRAEL-IRAN CEASEFIRE President Trump on Friday said that he “absolutely” would be willing to bomb Iran again if Tehran resumed enriching uranium to a concerning level, adding…
Israel / Iran The Day After U.S. Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Program: A Policy and Legal Assessment by Brianna Rosen, Tess Bridgeman and Nima Gerami President Trump’s Decision to Bomb Iran: From Bad to Worse by Gregory B. Craig From War to Control: How the Recent Iran-Israel Conflict Risks Deepening…
In ordinary times, a new administration’s review of a major defense partnership such as the Australia–U.K.–U.S. (AUKUS) trilateral security pact would be seen as more or less routine. But these are not ordinary times. The review recently announced by the Pentagon has prompted bipartisan anxiety in the United States, as…
The leaders of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance, just finished their annual Summit in The Hague in The Netherlands, as Ukraine continues its existential fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion that began more than three years ago. That invasion, preceded six years earlier by the capture of Crimea and parts…
Current quantum ambitions have become almost synonymous with the successful commercial exploitation of “previously untapped aspects of quantum theory.” However, major engineering hurdles still stand in the way of creating scalable, fast and fault-tolerant (“error-free”) quantum devices, which are vital for successful commercial scale-up of quantum technologies. The European Union’s…
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: ISRAEL-IRAN WAR Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium remains largely intact following U.S. strikes on the country’s main nuclear sites, according to preliminary intelligence…
At a press conference on Thursday, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine presented the most detailed explanation yet of Operation Midnight Hammer, the June 22 strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites. Defending Trump’s claim that the operation “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear…
Even as debates swirl over early assessments of the damage inflicted upon Iran’s nuclear facilities, a more fundamental question remains: Why did Israel, and then the United States, decide to attack Iran now, even as U.S.-Iranian negotiations sputtered along? As intelligence agencies collect information, more accurate assessments of the results…
On May 28, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a unanimous ruling against President Donald Trump’s massive “Liberation Day” tariffs, in a case filed by Liberty Justice Center and myself on behalf of five U.S. businesses harmed by the tariffs. The ruling also addressed a related case filed…
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: ISRAEL-IRAN WAR Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei today said that the United States “failed to achieve anything significant” by attacking Iran’s nuclear…
With the announcement of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Iran and Israel (one both governments pledged to uphold conditionally, contingent on the other’s restraint), speculation has begun to shift from whether the conflict would escalate into full-scale regional war to whether this pause might create space for diplomacy, reconstruction, or even…
Last week, federalized National Guard forces who were deployed in Los Angeles in response to protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids assisted the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in conducting a routine counter-drug operation 130 miles east of the city. This development represents an alarming escalation of President Donald…
For over 20 months, there has been sustained focus from the media, international organizations, humanitarian groups, and many governments on mass civilian deaths, as well as injuries and other bodily harms including torture in Gaza. Coverage has centred on the number of Palestinian deaths, often framed by caveats on the…
An Oklahoma man was sentenced to serve 16 months in federal prison earlier this year on four counts of communicating interstate threats against children in violation of 18 U.S. Code §§ 875. The judge noted that the sentence “was based, in part, on the need for adequate incapacitation and to…
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: ISRAEL-IRAN WAR — U.S. RESPONSE The U.S. military strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy Tehran’s nuclear program and likely…