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Just Security is an online forum for the rigorous analysis of U.S. national security law and policy. We aim to promote principled and pragmatic solutions to national security problems that decision-makers face. Our Board of Editors includes individuals with significant government experience, civil society attorneys, academics, and other leading voices. Just Security is based at New York University School of Law.
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Search ArticlesU.S. Tech Companies Owe a Duty of Care to Afghan Girls Too – of a Different Kind
U.S. technology companies are being held responsible in a succession of legal cases for allegedly breaching their duty of care in how they design digital platforms that result in addiction and other social harms to children. But corporate responsibility should not stop at fixing addictive algorithms. Sometimes technology can be both essential and potentially harmful because of conditions in a certain context.
Four Things State and Local Prosecutors Can Do to Combat Federal Corruption
On Monday, the president’s former personal lawyer was sworn in as the country’s top lawyer. As the history books will note, by all appearances, Attorney General Todd Blanche got the job because of his fealty to President Donald Trump and past work defending him in the courtroom.
A System Working: Five Years On, the Taliban Still Doesn’t Have a Seat at the U.N.
Five years after its military takeover of Afghanistan, the Taliban still cannot point to anything resembling a state that serves its people — let alone one that honors the country’s international obligations. Since April 2022, when I urged the international community to take protecting Afghan human rights seriously, the Taliban’s compliance record has only deteriorated further. What has endured is the extraordinary resilience of Afghanistan’s civil society and its women’s rights groups.
Early Edition: August 14, 2026
Sign up to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR The United States is sending its aircraft carrier, the USS George Washington, to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been on an extended deployment due to the war against Iran.
Immigration Law & Policy: Syllabus Supplements
Originally published Sep. 18, 2025 by Danae Askar and Rebecca Hamilton Last updated Aug. 12, 2026 by Danae Askar. This immigration law syllabus supplement offers curated articles from Just Security’s archives, intended to be combined with traditional casebooks and other materials in a law school or other higher education classroom setting where recent immigration events are relevant.
Iran’s Conditions for Reopening Hormuz: What International Law Requires, Permits, and Forbids
On Aug. 8, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, the then-secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, set out conditions that the Iranian government says the United States must satisfy before Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Jus Ad Bellum: Syllabus Supplements
Access the Jus Ad Bellum / Use of Force Syllabus Supplement via PDF here. Access the original version, published Dec. 19, 2025, via PDF here. (Readers may also be interested in the International Humanitarian Law / Law of Armed Conflict Syllabus Supplements) Table of Contents A. The Contours of Jus ad Bellum Self-Defense B. Non-State Actors and Imminence C. Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect D. Jus ad Bellum Proportionality E. “Unable or Unwilling” Theory of Self Defense F.
Congress Needs a Select Committee That Focuses on Trump Family Corruption
With midterm elections only months away, Democrats have come together at conferences and in conversation to sketch out what their agenda should look like should they retake control of the House or Senate. Although much of the attention has centered on things such as affordability and economic opportunities, it has also focused on one topic in particular: corruption.
For Women and Girls in Afghanistan, Now Is the Moment to Make CEDAW’s Promise Meaningful
In September 2024, Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands announced that they had “formally taken steps” under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) “to call on Afghanistan to cease its violations of CEDAW.” Supported by 25 other States, they invoked article 29, the treaty’s interstate dispute resolution clause, which can carry a dispute through to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Syllabus Supplements
Syllabus Supplements Just Security syllabus supplements offer curated articles from Just Security’s archives for a broad legal topic. These resources are intended to be combined with traditional coursebooks and other materials in a law school or other higher education classroom setting. The selections have been curated to reflect recent, compelling illustrations of the selected topic that are likely to lead to rich classroom discussion.