The Just Security Podcast
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.
Episodes
118 episodes
The Situation in Los Angeles and the U.S. Military: Legal and Policy Implications
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 th...
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Season 1
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Episode 111
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A Conversation with Jen Easterly: Cybersecurity at a Crossroads
In recent years, the United States has sustained some of the most severe cyber threats in recent history– from the Russian-government directed hack
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Season 1
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Episode 110
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33:44
What Just Happened: Dismissal of Voting Rights Lawsuits
For nearly 70 years, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division led efforts to protect voting rights and fight racial discrimination at the polls. But in January 2025, DOJ political appointees froze all new civil rights cases and dismissed every major pen...
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Season 1
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Episode 116
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33:28
What’s Next for U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Assistance?
The State Department has released a reorganization plan that would usher in significant changes to the way the United States conducts its diplomacy and foreign assistance, at a time of considerable geopolitical change. Proposals by the Trump ad...
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Episode 115
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1:00:40
Another Reason Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order is Unlawful
As the Supreme Court holds oral arguments on Thursday, May 15, Kristin A. Collins, Gerald Neuman and
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Episode 114
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Peace Diplomacy and the Russo-Ukraine War
Now in its third year, the Russo-Ukraine War has upended the post-Cold War security landscape, exposing deep fractures in the global balance of power. As western unity frays and U.S. diplomacy shifts under President Trump, the war h...
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Episode 113
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Discussion of Stephen Miller Remarks on Suspension of Habeas Corpus and What Comes Next
On Friday, May 9, senior White House official Stephen Miller said: "The Constitution is clear, and that, of course, is the supreme law of the land, that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus can be suspended at a time of invasion. So I wou...
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Episode 112
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The Original Meaning of "Invasion" and Suspension of Habeas Corpus
An audio of Ilya Somin's Just Security article, which has become more topical by the day. The title: "What Just Happened: The Invasion Executive Order...
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Episode 111
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Keeping Track of the Big Picture--Challenges to Press Freedom and Beyond
May 3rd marks World Press Freedom Day. This year especially, press freedom is under threat in the United States from a range of directions: from hostile official rhetoric and actions to self-censorship and systemic appeasement, to just basic in...
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Episode 110
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Trump’s AI Strategy Takes Shape
In early April 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released two major policies on Federal Agency Use of AI and Federal Procurement of AI - OMB memos
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Episode 109
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Sudan Marks Two Years of War
The North African country of Sudan marks two years of war this week. The fighting between rival military factions – the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces – has killed an estimated 150,000 people and forced more than 15 mil...
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Episode 108
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Regulating Social Media — Is it Lawful, Feasible, and Desirable? (NYU Law Forum)
2025 will be a pivotal year for technology regulation in the United States and around the world. The European Union has begun regulating social media platforms with its Digital Services Act. In the United States, regulatory proposals at the fed...
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Episode 107
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The Department of Justice Then and Now
Presidents have long pursued policy prerogatives through the Department of Justice, but traditionally, there’s been a clear division between those and the Justice Department’s enforcement decisions. On March 5, 2025, the NYU Law For...
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Episode 106
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1:13:17
Understanding the Congressional Investigations Landscape
Alongside the new Trump administration, a new Congress has also taken power in Washington, D.C. The 119th Congress brings unified Republican control of both chambers with key votes – such as confirming many of President Trump’s cabinet nominees...
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Episode 105
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Politicization and Weaponization of the Justice Department in the Second Trump Administration
In just his first six weeks in office, President Donald Trump has issued more than 80 executive orders and other actions, many of them targeting the federal workforce and the structure of the federal government. Just Security’s Co-E...
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Episode 104
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What Just Happened Series: CIA Officers' Lawsuit at Intersection of DEI and National Security
In his second term in office, President Donald Trump has already taken sweeping measures on immigration, the environment, the U.S. military, and the structure of the federal government.With so many executive orders, policy changes, and n...
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Episode 103
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What Just Happened Series: Understanding Federal Employee Rights
In his second term in office, President Donald Trump has already taken sweeping measures on immigration, the environment, the U.S. military, and the structure of the federal government.With so many executive orders, policy changes, and n...
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Episode 102
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Key Takeaways from the Paris AI Action Summit
The Artificial Intelligence Action Summit recently concluded in Paris, France, drawing world leaders including U.S. Vice President JD Vance. The Summit led to a declaration on “inclusive and sustainable” artificial intelligence, which the Unite...
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Episode 101
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Repression of Lawyers in Belarus and Around the World
Around the world, lawyers – particularly those representing human rights defenders, political prisoners, and upholding the rule of law – face threats of disbarment, harassment, and prosecution simply for doing their jobs. Jan. 24 ma...
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Episode 100
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‘The National Security Constitution in the 21st Century’ Book Talk
In the first quarter of the 21st century, U.S. presidential power has reached new heights in both domestic policy and foreign affairs. While the framers created a system of government defined by the separation of powers, the presidencies of Geo...
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Episode 99
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Diving Deeper into DeepSeek
The tech industry is calling this AI’s “Sputnik Moment” – and President Donald Trump has said it’s a “wake-up call” for U.S. companies. We’re talking about DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that has rapidly emerged as a formidable contender in t...
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Episode 98
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1:02:58
What Just Happened Series: Potential U.S. Military Domestic Deployment for Immigration Enforcement
In his second term in office, President Donald Trump has already taken sweeping measures on immigration, the environment, the U.S. military, and the structure of the federal government.With so many executive orders, policy changes, and n...
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Episode 97
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23:46
What Just Happened Series: Trump’s Immigration Executive Orders
In just his first two days back in office, President Donald Trump has already taken sweeping measures on immigration, the environment, the U.S. military, and the structure of the federal government.With so many executive orders, policy c...
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Episode 96
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23:30
The Supreme Court’s TikTok Decision
On Friday, Jan. 17, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, the law which could effectively ban TikTok from operating in the United States, unless it is...
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Episode 95
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Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Final Report in the 2020 Election Interference Case
Just after midnight on Tuesday, Jan. 14, Special Counsel Jack Smith’s office released its report on President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The report concludes that the evidence Smith obtained was suf...
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Episode 94
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