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The ‘simple maneuver’ of opening Hormuz strait carries great risks, analysts say

(Rudy Ruitenberg - Defense News) U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday called NATO allies “cowards” for their unwillingness to help secure maritime traffic in...

The Strait of Hormuz and the Limits of Maritime Law

(Bertina Kudrin - Lawfare) For over 40 years, the Strait of Hormuz has been a geopolitical pressure point. Today’s war, however, has prompted a...

Transitional Justice in Post-Assad Syria: A Transformative Framework for Accountability and Reform

(Fadel Abdulghany and Ruti Teitel - Just Security) On Dec. 8, 2024, Syria crossed a historical threshold when the fall of President Bashar al-Assad...

Criminal Justice Reform Didn’t End — It Decentralized

(Udi Ofer - Just Security) The first year of the Trump administration has fueled a growing narrative that criminal justice reform is over, undone...

Energy Security is National Security: Fixing America’s Incoherent Energy Policies

(Greg Pollock and Joshua Busby - Just Security) For years, Republican politicians advocated an “all of the above” energy strategy, supporting continued oil and...

How Iran, Anthropic-DoD Dispute Show the Need for Protective AI

(Chris Rogers - Just Security) U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran mark yet another escalation in a period of rapidly expanding U.S. military activity...

Worlds In Brief (24 March 2026 pm)

War in Iran/Middle East/Gulf and beyond (Al Arabiya) White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday described the situation surrounding possible negotiations with Iran in Pakistan...

China’s National Party Congress 2026: defence remains a priority amid fiscal challenges

(Meia Nouwens, Lucie Béraud-Sudreau - IISS) On 5 March, Premier Li Qiang delivered his government work report at the opening session of the National...

Assessing North Korea’s AI ambitions

(Lami Kim - IISS) The final report of North Korea’s 9th Party Congress outlined ambitious plans to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into both its...

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