The Just Security Podcast

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1. Carol Rosenberg on the Past and Future of Guantanamo's Military Courts

   28 oktober 2026 · 39 min

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   Veteran journalist Carol Rosenberg joins co-hosts Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman to discuss her reporting on the upcoming trials at Guantanamo. Lees meer

   Related Articles:

   The USS Cole Case Edges Toward Trial (Sept. 18, 2026)

   Military Judge Orders Last Minute Sanity Board in USS Cole Bombing Case (Sept. 22, 2026)

   Guantanamo Dispatches: Prosecutors Turn to Remote Testimony For First-Ever Capital Trial at Guantanamo (Sept. 24, 2026)

   Innocent or Guilty, Accused USS Cole Bomber May Never Go Free (Sept. 28, 2026)

   Military Ends USS Cole Hearing Early for Health Emergency (Sept. 30, 2026)

   Another Confession Is Ruled Inadmissible in 9/11 Case (Oct. 6, 2026)

   All Four Defendants’ Confessions Are Now Suppressed in the 9/11 Case (Oct. 9, 2026)

   Pentagon Reducing Rank of Top Military Commission Lawyers (Oct. 13, 2026)

   Four Possible Obstacles to Jury Selection in the USS Cole Case at Guantanamo Bay (Oct. 15, 2026)

   Military Psychiatrist Finds Cole Bombing Case Defendant Competent; Federal Judge Refuses to Intervene (Oct. 17, 2026)

   Ahead of Jury Selection, Defense Psychiatrist Calls USS Cole Defendant Unfit for Trial (Oct. 21, 2026)

   Army Doctor Diagnosed USS Cole Bombing Defendant with PTSD and Depression, Found Him Fit for Trial (Oct. 26, 2026)

2. How State and Local Governments Can Fight Back Against Authoritarianism

   9 oktober 2026 · 48 min

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   Erwin Chemerinsky and Aziz Huq discuss the powers and authorities that state and local governments can use to fight back against authoritarianism and serve as a check against federal overreach. Lees meer

   Related Articles:

   “Fight Back: How States Can Counter Authoritarianism” Series, Sept. 21, 2026

   Erwin Chemerinsky and Aziz Z. Huq, Introduction to “Fight Back: How States Can Counter Authoritarianism” Series (Aug. 20, 2026)

   Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Commandeering, Coercion, and Executive Power (Aug. 21, 2026)

   Steven J. Kochevar, States Can Fight Federal Overreach by Protecting State Data (Aug. 26, 2026)

   Fred O. Smith, Jr., Collateral Accountability: The Oldest Check on Federal Lawlessness (Aug. 28, 2026)

   Catherine E. Lhamon, State Imperatives to Protect Civil Rights for All (Sept. 2, 2026)

   Jill Habig, Cities as Nodes of Resistance (Sept. 4, 2026)

   Miriam Seifter, Governors and State Administration (Sept. 9, 2026)

   David L. Noll, State Attorneys General Can Enforce Federal Laws the Executive Branch Won’t (Sept. 21, 2026)

3. What Happened at the 2026 UN General Assembly?

   2 oktober 2026 · 37 min

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   Daniel Forti and Mariea Sekijima of the International Crisis Group join host Viola Gienger to discuss the most important developments from the 2026 United Nations General Assembly’s high-level week. Lees meer

   Related Articles:

   As Leaders Gather at the U.N. General Assembly, Competition May Outdo Cooperation by Richard Gowan, Daniel Forti and Mariea Sekijima, Sept. 17, 2026

   Reading the Signals of China’s U.N. Security Council Role in the Afghanistan Mission Renewal by Richard Gowan and Daniel Forti, July 31, 2026

   U.N. Secretary-General Candidates May Agree More than They Differ on the Way Forward by Nudhara Yusuf, Justin Snyder and Eirini Giannopoulou, Aug. 5, 2026

   For all of Just Security’s U.N. General Assembly coverage, see: UN General Assembly (UNGA) Archives - Just Security

   For Just Security’s United Nations coverage writ large, see: United Nations Archives – Just Security

   Resources:

   U.N. website for the General Assembly's High-level Week 2026

   International Crisis Group’s Special Coverage Updates from the UN General Assembly 2026

4. What's Behind the Justice Department's FARA Announcement?

   25 september 2026 · 36 min

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   Host David Aaron joins Adam Hickey to discuss an unusual announcement from the Department of Justice on the Foreign Agents Registration Act and Section 951. Lees meer

   Show Note:

   Office of Public Affairs | Liability for Unregistered Foreign Agents | United States Department of Justice

5. 25 Years After 9/11: The State of U.S. National Security, Intelligence, and Alliances Today

   11 september 2026 · 47 min

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   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. Lees meer

   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

6. Has the United States Violated the Law of Armed Conflict in the Iran War?

   3 september 2026 · 46 min

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   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. Lees meer

   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 the U.S.–Iran Conflict (May 1, 2026)

   Tess Bridgeman and Oona A. Hathaway, At the 60-Day Mark, the Iran War is Triply Illegal

   Brian Finucane, On the State Department Memorandum “Operation Epic Fury and International Law” (April 24, 2026)

   Michael Schmitt, Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman, On Ambassador Waltz’s Defense of Potential Law of War Violations in the Iran Conflict (April 22, 2026)

   Tom Dannenbaum, Rebecca Hamilton, Adil Ahmad Haque, Oona A. Hathaway and Gabor Rona, Over 100 International Law Experts Warn: U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes (April 13, 2026)

   Margaret Donovan and Rachel VanLandingham, Lt Col, USAF (Ret.), When War Crimes Rhetoric Becomes Battlefield Reality: The Slippery Slope to Total War on Iran (April 6, 2026)

7. Murder on the High Seas Part VI

   31 augustus 2026 · 57 min

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   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 could mean for the campaign’s future. Lees meer

   This installment is part six of the “Murder on the High Seas” series, produced in collaboration with the Reiss Center on Law and Security.

   Show Notes:

   Just Security’s Collection: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers, Operation Southern Spear, Operation Absolute Resolve

   Jeremy Chin, Margaret Lin, and Aidan Arasasingham, Timeline of Boat Strikes and Related Actions (continually updated)

   Tess Bridgeman, Michael Schmitt, Ryan Goodman, and Brian Finucane, Key Questions on U.S. Killing Tren de Aragua Leader Inside Venezuela (June 15, 2026)

   Brian Finucane, “Did the United States just Bomb Ecuador?” (Mar. 13, 2026)

   Rebecca Ingber, The Trump Administration’s Theory of Constitutional War Powers: “The President Could Decide” (Mar. 2, 2026)

   Edward Swaine, Can the U.S. Government Be Sued for Wrongful Death in a Caribbean Boat Strike? (Jan. 29, 2026)

   Tess Bridgeman and Brian Finucane, War Powers, Venezuela, Drug Boats, and Congress (Jan. 12, 2026)

   Tess Bridgeman, Michael Schmitt, and Ryan Goodman, Expert Q&A on U.S. Military Action in Venezuela and Boat Strikes (Jan. 6, 2026)

   Michael Schmitt, Marko Milanovic, The International Law Obligation to Investigate the Boat Strikes (Dec. 15, 2025)

   Mark Nevitt, The Law on Targeting Shipwrecked Drug Traffickers: Expert Backgrounder (Dec. 11, 2025)

   Michael Schmitt, Ryan Goodman and Tess Bridgeman, Operation Southern Spear: Why the Crews, Drugs, and Boats are Not Targetable (Dec. 7, 2025)

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8. Uncharted Territory: The Alien Terrorist Removal Court Hears Its First Case

   5 augustus 2026 · 36 min

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   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. Lees meer

   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://www.atrc.uscourts.gov/

   And for all of Just Security's coverage of immigration, see:

   https://www.justsecurity.org/tag/immigration/

9. What Next at Int’l Criminal Court After the Prosecutor’s Removal?

   30 juli 2026 · 43 min

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   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 ICC and its members. Lees meer

   Show Notes:

   https://www.justsecurity.org/149478/future-international-criminal-court/

   https://www.justsecurity.org/148713/icc-prosecutor-removal-vote/

   https://www.justsecurity.org/125682/new-icc-prosecutor-regardless-un-report/

   And for all of Just Security’s coverage of the ICC, see:

   https://www.justsecurity.org/tag/international-criminal-court/

10. Reporting at a Crossroads (Co-Hosted with the Reiss Center on Law and Security)

    20 mei 2026 · 58 min

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    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 the backdrop of an already-siloed and mistrustful information landscape. Lees meer

    What is it like to lead a newsroom and report on national security issues today? Which legal issues are top of mind for media and free speech lawyers and scholars? What are the most pressing challenges and opportunities? On May 18, the Reiss Center on Law and Security and Just Security convened a discussion with frontline experts to address these questions.

    Show Note:

    The Trump Administration's Use of State Power Against Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture by Rebecca Hamilton

    Just Security’s Freedom of the Press Archive

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