The Grok deepfake incident demonstrated that without trusted channels for international coordination, AI harms will continue to escalate.
Cyrus Hodes proposes a global “rapid response network”—a new operational layer that allows stakeholders to address these cross-border harms in real time:
A year after the pause on FCPA enforcement, the picture is becoming clearer: fewer prosecutions, dismantled SEC capacity, and reduced global engagement.
Richard Nephew explains that while the U.S. hasn’t abandoned anti-corruption, it has stepped back across nearly every metric:
Today's news roundup:
- Trump's Gaza plan on hold as Iran war pauses disarmament talks: Reuters
-Pentagon estimates that early Iran strikes cost $5.6 billion in munitions
-Trump admin subpoenaing Maricopa, Arizona 2020 voting records
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With thanks to @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social , @oonahathaway.bsky.social
A report out today from Yale Humanitarian Research Lab offers new evidence of starvation crimes in #Darfur.
#InternationalLaw professors Tom Dannenbaum and Oona Hathaway provide their legal analysis of the new data.
#Sudan
Today’s Litigation Tracker updates:
-Anthropic sues Pentagon over “supply chain risk” designation
-Student loan borrowers sue Education Dept for denying loan discharges, maintaining inaccurate info
-New suit challenges Trump admin’s “Censorship Policy”
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
As part of our joint symposium with @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social and @ejiltalk.bsky.social, @mikeschmitt.bsky.social surveys how the @icrc.org's updated Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention integrates technology in its analysis of specific rules:
www.justsecurity.org/132950/techn...
Aggression, Plain and Simple: A Response to Shany and Cohen on the Attack on Iran
By @tomdannenbaum.bsky.social and @bechamilton.bsky.social
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With #Trump's unauthorized war in #Iran costing around $2 billion per day, Congress will soon face a choice, writes @bfinucane.bsky.social (@crisisgroup.org). Use its leverage to force an exit, or vote to legalize it by funding it?
www.justsecurity.org/133361/iran-...
#IranWar
Today's news roundup:
-G7 to discuss joint release of emergency oil reserves
-Trump sons back new drone company targeting Pentagon sales
-Florida bar retreats from statement saying Lindsey Halligan was under investigation
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Sinking the Iran’s Frigate IRIS Dena and the Law of Naval Warfare
By Michael Schmitt (@mikeschmitt.bsky.social) and Elizabeth Hutton
Top experts explain the law of naval warfare concerning the location of the Iranian vessel, the attack itself, and U.S. submarine's lack of attempted rescue.
(3/3) With thanks to our authors this week:
Kate Brannen
Keith Mines
Kian Vesteinsson
Marko Milanovic
@mikeschmitt.bsky.social
@rgoodlaw.bsky.social
@stereotopical.bsky.social
@tessbridgeman.bsky.social
Thomas E. Brzozowski
@tomdannenbaum.bsky.social
@yuvalshany.bsky.social
@zenaassaad.bsky.social
(2/3) With thanks to our authors this week:
@ambdanfried.bsky.social
@amichaic.bsky.social
Aurel Sari
Avi Gupta
@bechamilton.bsky.social
@becingber.bsky.social
Brady Worthington
Bruce Swartz
@eliavl.bsky.social
Grant Baker
Harold Hongju Koh
(1/3) Catch up on our recent analysis:
• U.S.-Israel-Iran War
• Russia-Ukraine War
• United States / Venezuela
• Emerging Technologies
• ICE and CBP Operations
• Symposium: Updated ICRC Commentary
• Counterterrorism
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Today’s Litigation Tracker updates:
-Barco Mercado v. Noem: Judge Kaplan OKs inspection of ICE’s 26 Federal Plaza facility on Monday, March 9
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
GC IV: Internment in Non-Occupied Territory | by Jelena Pejic
This post is part of a symposium is being run in collaboration with @justsecurity.org and the @icrc.org.
At @justsecurity.org Professors Marko Milanovic and Mike Schmitt (@mikeschmitt.bsky.social) write about the international law rules applicable to the targeting of Iran's leadership. www.justsecurity.org/133171/ayato...
Anthropic v. Hegseth
Pretextual Designation and Unlawful Punishment
Important ground-setting analysis of the legal arguments Anthropic has at its disposal to win in court.
By distinguished legal experts Harold Hongju Koh and Bruce Swartz @yalelawschool-yls.bsky.social
Reflecting on this year’s #REAIM Summit, Zena Assaad argues that there is critical misalignment between international initiatives, Silicon Valley’s narratives around AI capabilities, and the realities of AI use in ongoing conflicts:
www.justsecurity.org/132504/ai-hy...
Today's news roundup:
-Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces: WaPo
-US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike
-DOJ publishes documents with sexual assault allegations against Trump
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Anthropic v. Hegseth: Pretextual Designation and Unlawful Punishment
By Harold Hongju Koh, Bruce Swartz, Avi Gupta and Brady Worthington
www.justsecurity.org/133247/anthr...
The International Community at a Crossroads Over Iran
The reawakening of “illegal but legitimate” or the “law of self-preservation”?
By Professors @yuvalshany.bsky.social and @amichaic.bsky.social
Today’s Litigation Tracker updates:
-U.S. investors sue Trump and Bondi alleging the government’s approval of the TikTok deal was illegal
-24 states challenge the admin’s use of Section 122 of the Trade Act to impose a 10% tariff on imports worldwide
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The latest Freedom on the Net report found that gov't investments in #AI sovereignty could enable repression.
To protect human rights, policymakers & tech firms in democratic countries should work with civil society & embed safeguards in these systems, write Kian Vesteinsson & Grant Baker:
Today's news roundup:
-Iranian Kurdish forces prepare possible Iran incursion
-US and Mideast countries seek Kyiv’s Iranian drone expertise
-House committee subpoenas Bondi to testify on handling of Epstein case
-DOJ fails to build autopen case against Biden
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The United Kingdom’s Use of Force Against Iran: Walking a Legal Tightrope?
By Professor @aurelsari.com
"The purpose of this analysis is to unpack the British position with reference to the rules governing the use of force and the events that have unfolded since Starmer’s initial statement."
Today’s Litigation Tracker update:
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility v. Trump: Plaintiffs' amended complaint adds 3 employee unions & challenges the OPM Final Rule reclassifying thousands of career employees & removing civil-service protections
www.justsecurity.org/107087/track...
“Was Targeting Ayatollah Khamenei and Other Iranian Leaders Lawful? What Precedents Does It Set?”
By Marko Milanovic and Michael Schmitt
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Congress is fighting over whether ICE needs a warrant to enter your home. But ICE arrest warrants aren’t reliable enough to protect anyone from wrongful detention, writes Chris Hardee (@stereotopical.bsky.social).
Why — and how Congress must fix it:
www.justsecurity.org/132934/deepe...
In the transition since the U.S. capture of President Maduro, #Venezuela has a potential path to return to democratic governance and a more productive long-term relationship with the United States.
From former Special Forces officer and diplomat Keith Mines:
www.justsecurity.org/131521/venez...
