In a health clinic in Uganda, a doctor recounts that five babies have been born HIV positive among the 20 deliveries at the facility between mid-January and mid-April, a devastating change after years of virtually eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The head of another Ugandan facility that provides HIV treatment…
A smartphone focuses on people clustered on a dark road, backlit by streetlights and sheltered by skinny trees. The group is protesting as part of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran, which began in 2022 after Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman, died in police custody. The protesters are…
Just Security will be on a reduced schedule on Thursday, June 19, 2025, for the Juneteenth holiday. We will not be publishing daily newsletters or articles except in the case of breaking developments. Readers may be interested in catching up on Juneteenth Reading Recommendations from members of our community, and…
After several days of an intensifying Israel-Iran war, the death toll and destruction is mounting. Hundreds of Israeli strikes across Iran, beginning with a surprise attack on June 13, are targeting not just Iran’s nuclear sites and scientists but also its military leadership and critical energy and communications infrastructure, including…
For decades, the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) has functioned as a bedrock of U.S. governance. Across presidential administrations, it has shaped how federal agencies promulgate, revise, and rescind regulations, and it has provided a consistent framework to promote public participation and enhance legal accountability. Recent and proposed efforts by the…
In late May, the State Department issued a pair of cables that rightly invited substantial media attention. The cables are the latest in a series of vague Trump administration directives that are ostensibly intended to combat antisemitism but will inevitably chill or punish First Amendment-protected speech. The first cable imposed…
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 CONFLICT The Israeli military said today it has killed Iran’s most senior military commander, Maj. Gen. Ali Shadmani, in an overnight strike, days…
The Trump administration argues that the legal authority for sending military forces to Los Angeles is based on the president’s inherent Article II “protective power.” That authority would allow a president to use military personnel to protect federal buildings and federal personnel, according to decades-old opinions by the Justice Department’s…
In early May, Vice President J.D. Vance struck a conciliatory tone at the Munich Leaders Meeting in Washington D.C. Rather than criticizing Europe for what he described as illiberal censorship, as he did at the Munich Security Conference in February, he said the United States and Europe were on the same team.…
The corruption trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy in France is testing the country’s democratic resilience and the judiciary’s capacity to act as a counter-power to leaders bending democratic rules. Sarkozy, who led the country from 2007 to 2012, is accused of illegally funding his 2007 presidential campaign with…
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 CONFLICT The fiercest clash between Iran and Israel in decades entered its fourth day today. A spokesperson for Israel’s military on Saturday claimed Israel has…
The Attack of June 13 On the night between June 12 and June 13, 2025, Israel launched a large-scale attack against numerous sites and persons in the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran, including nuclear reactor sites, nuclear scientists, who – according to Israel – were involved in advancing…
Israel / Iran Collection: Israel-Iran Conflict by Just Security Israeli Strikes Risk Driving Iran Toward Nuclear Weapons by Kelsey Davenport The Israeli Strike on Iran the U.S. Saw Coming, but Couldn’t Stop by Brian O’Neill The Strategic Stakes after Israel’s Opening Strikes on Iran by Nima Gerami U.S. Military Deployment…
Saturday’s military parade in Washington, D.C., comes at the close of the week the Trump administration deployed Marines and National Guardsmen, over the objection of state and local officials, to respond to protests and civil unrest in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, a long-planned day of demonstrations across the country under the…
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…
In the early hours of this morning, Israel launched a sweeping military offensive targeting Iran’s nuclear sites, military bases, and senior military leadership. It marks Israel’s most significant operation against a regional nuclear program since its 2007 bombing of Syria’s suspected reactor at Al-Kibar. The Israeli airstrikes come on the…
The Israeli strike this morning on Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure marks a clear turning point—not just for Iran, but for the Trump administration. This is the first major geopolitical escalation of the administration’s second term, and while Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted the United States was not involved,…
Israel’s preemptive strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 13 are not a solution to the Iranian nuclear crisis. Prior to Israel’s strike, Iran was on the threshold of nuclear weapons, but the U.S. Intelligence Community consistently assessed that Tehran was not engaged in weaponization. Israel’s strike may have pulled…
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’S ATTACK ON IRAN Israeli strikes on Iran are ongoing, with reports of a strike on Iran’s key Natanz nuclear site, according to…
Over the past several days, the Trump administration has taken increasingly drastic steps in response to protest activity and unrest in Los Angeles — including federalizing 4,000 National Guard troops and sending hundreds of Marines, against the objections of California’s state and local leadership. As events unfold on the ground…