Joe Garcia just called me from prison. I read him some of the reactions to his unforgettable @newyorker essay about Taylor Swift. He was surprised and happy. “I wish I could see the response in real time,” he said. (1/2) newyorker.com/culture/the-we…

Thanks so much for joining the show, Richard Gowan. Listen 👇 buzzsprout.com/2074610/135670…

"It remains to be seen whether, amidst the hurly-burly of the General Assembly, the U.N.’s members will have the time and wisdom to hear each other out." Our UN Director Richard Gowan on the #UNGA's high-level week starting soon for Just Security. justsecurity.org/88126/the-them…

Today Just Security: I write about how the United States' increasingly expansive interpretations of "self-defense" have weakened the international law prohibition on the use of force and put the global legal order at risk. justsecurity.org/88346/the-expa…

Fantastic achievement for our brilliant investigation team - our first ever documentary, reflecting months of diligent forensic open source research from Joe Sanjana Imogen Piper and moving visual storytelling from Júlia Nueno and Azul De Monte. Well done team!

The U.S. often turns a blind eye to the human cost of its #SecurityAssistance and #ArmsSales to foreign governments. John Ramming Chappell writes that Congress can protect human rights, prevent civilian harm, and promote accountability through the SAFEGUARD Act. justsecurity.org/88378/congress…

In Carpenter v. United States, the Supreme Court held the government requires a warrant to obtain some digital information in the hands of third parties. Michael Dreeben explains the privacy rights paradox that has emerged from the Court's decision. justsecurity.org/88413/resolvin…

J. R. R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” the precursor to his three-novel fantasy epic “The Lord of the Rings,” was published on this day in 1937. nyer.cm/BRYAaNT

So wonderful to have the great Michael Dreeben on Just Security's podcast. Dreeben argued the landmark Carpenter v. U.S. privacy case, and over 100 other cases before the Supreme Court Excellent discussion with Paras Shah #SCOTUS #privacy O’Melveny buzzsprout.com/2074610/136390…

Update: the Pentagon says it'll review additional info from NPR and others regarding claims that US forces killed & wounded civilians in the 2019 raid against the founder of ISIS. New details from my reporting, today on Up First Weekend Edition Ayesha Rascoe npr.org/2023/09/24/119…

Two of Merrick Garland’s relatives were murdered in the Holocaust. Garland says his family’s history is the reason he devoted his life to upholding the rule of law. cbsn.ws/46uog2W

Exceptionally insightful 'exit interview' with Colin Kahl, recently Under Secretary of Defense. An Insider View of the Defense Department Kahl is senior fellow CISAC FSI Stanford The Brookings Institution Interview with Tess Bridgeman Two brilliant minds. buzzsprout.com/2074610/137266…

“International Law was Key to Solving the Cold War’s Greatest Crisis. It Still Provides Lessons for Managing Crises Today.” 61 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, Ryan Migeed 🥥 writes about the less-known role that international law played in solving it. justsecurity.org/89495/internat…

Thanks so much for joining the show and sharing your insights, Tom.

Follow Just Security’s new #YouTube channel 👇 - Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines Office of the DNI on Just Security's 10-Year Anniversary. - Expert panel on government jawboning with Jameel Jaffer, Kathryn Ruemmler, Colin Stretch, and Ryan Goodman. youtube.com/channel/UC4FoN…

What role should international lawyers play in supporting #Ukraine's fight against Russian #aggression? Harold Hongju Koh writes that meeting the moment requires imagination and building a new international legal architecture of resilience and recovery. justsecurity.org/93385/where-is…

It was such a pleasure to join in conversation with ASIL President Greg Shaffer, UILA President Olga Butkevych & the ever-insightful Kateryna Busol Listening to "International Law in the Face of Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine: The View from Lviv" at buzzsprout.com/2074610/146938…

Thanks, as always, to Paras Shah for the magic he works with Just Security podcasts. And really appreciate Kateryna Busol insistence that victims of aggression are not "only" victims but ALSO agents of change.

Thanks to Kateryna Busol, Olga Butkevych, bechamilton, and Gregory Shaffer for joining the show for an insightful discussion on the power and potential of international law. ASIL Read the ongoing symposium here: justsecurity.org/tag/lviv-sympo…

What does the European Court of Human Rights' recent landmark climate change judgment mean for future cases? Corina Heri breaks down the key implications and takeaways. #Climate #ECHR justsecurity.org/94489/revoluti…