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Just Security is an online forum for the rigorous analysis of national security, foreign policy, and rights. We aim to promote principled solutions to problems confronting decision-makers in the United States and abroad. Our expert authors are individuals with significant government experience, academics, civil society practitioners, individuals directly affected by national security policies, and other leading voices.
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- 1 weeks ago46 min
25 Years After 9/11: The State of U.S. National Security, Intelligence, and Alliances Today
Co-hosts Ryan Goodman and Tess Bridgeman are joined by Daniel Fried and Nicholas Rasmussen to discuss how the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the United States’ responses to it have shaped U.S. national security, foreign policy, and alliances. Show Note (related articles): 9/11 Then and Now: How it Shapes Us 25 Years On A Quarter Century After 9/11: Lessons Learned and Lost The Looming Terrorist Threats to America
- 2 weeks ago45 min
Has the United States Violated the Law of Armed Conflict in the Iran War?
Host Ryan Goodman is joined by Tom Dannenbaum, Margaret Donovan, and Todd Huntley to discuss whether the United States has violated the law of armed conflict in its conduct of the Iran war. They discuss what evidence would be required to make that determination and what to watch for as the war continues. Show Notes: Collection: Iran, Israel and the United States at War (2025-2026 Operations) (continually updated)Mark Nevitt, Five “Blockades” and One Legal Problem: Naval Enforcement in t...
- 2 weeks ago57 min
Murder on the High Seas Part VI
Co-Hosts Tess Bridgeman and Rachel Goldbrenner are joined by Rebecca Ingber and Brian Finucane to discuss how the Trump administration’s campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific has escalated and evolved in the year since the strikes began. The conversation examines the administration’s legal justifications for the strikes, the potential for escalation to targets on land, and what the creation of Joint Task Force - Western Hemisphere c...
- Aug 5, 202635 min
Uncharted Territory: The Alien Terrorist Removal Court Hears Its First Case
Host Dani Schulkin is joined by Steve Vladeck and Jess Dawgert to discuss the first-ever case before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court. They explain what the court is, why it sat unused for thirty years, and what its first case means for due process and the immigration system. Show Note (related articles and links): https://www.justsecurity.org/148285/the-alien-terrorist-removal-courts-first-case/ https://www.justsecurity.org/149897/alien-terrorist-removal-court-immigration/https:/...
- Jul 30, 202642 min
What Next at Int’l Criminal Court After the Prosecutor’s Removal?
Host Ryan Goodman is joined by guests Rebecca Hamilton and Alex Whiting, experts with deep experience in the practice and study of international criminal law, to discuss the recent vote by states to remove Karim Khan as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, effective immediately, for sexual misconduct against a junior staff member. They discuss what this investigation – and its defense – has meant for the ICC as an institution and for its ongoing cases, and what comes next for the I...
- May 20, 202658 min
Reporting at a Crossroads (Co-Hosted with the Reiss Center on Law and Security)
A free and independent press has long been understood as a core element of healthy and secure democracies. Particularly in the realm of national security and foreign policy, news reporting and investigations are an integral source of information that enables the American public to evaluate the decisions of their elected officials. Yet today the press is facing new or newly acute challenges arising from the executive branch, Congress, and even the media industry itself—all unfolding against th...
- May 14, 202637 min
The Latest on International Anti-Corruption Enforcement
Over the past year, U.S. anti-corruption policy has undergone significant shifts — from changes in FCPA enforcement to sanctions rollbacks and institutional drawdowns — raising questions about America’s global role. At the same time, anti-corruption movements are gaining momentum worldwide. Dani Schulkin speaks with Richard Nephew and Bruce Swartz about what these trends mean for enforcement, international cooperation, and the future of the anti-corruption agenda. Show Note: Three Less...
- May 7, 202652 min
Murder on the High Seas Part V
Co-Hosts Tess Bridgeman and Rachel Goldbrenner are joined by Rebecca Ingber and Brian Finucane to examine the escalating U.S. campaign of killings of suspected drug traffickers at sea under “Operation Southern Spear” following the January 2026 capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The conversation explores the U.S. military operations in Venezuela and the intensifying campaign of lethal strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, unpacks the Trump administration’s legal justificat...
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