Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Feb. 23-27, 2026)
Published on February 28, 2026
Russia-Ukraine War
- Toward A Just and Lawful Peace in Ukraine: Part II
by Harold Hongju Koh, Madeline Babin, Kate Davidson, Saavni Desai, Samantha Kiernan and Julian Watrous - What Negotiators Miss in Ukraine Talks: Territorial Concessions Would Abandon Real People – and Fail to Bring Peace
by Svitlana Starosvit - Russia’s Eliminationist Rhetoric Against Ukraine: A Collection (Updated)
by Clara Apt and Viola Gienger
ICE and CBP Operations
- Confrontation in Court: How to Hold the Trump Administration Accountable for Violating Court Orders
by JoAnna Suriani
U.S. Lethal Strikes
- Timeline of Boat Strikes and Related Actions (Updated)
by Jeremy Chin, Margaret Lin, Aidan Arasasingham and Marie Miller
Epstein Files
Ethiopia
- Risk of Renewed War in Tigray: Painful Reminders From Ethiopia’s Last War Demand Action to Prevent Another
by Sarah Miller and Abdullahi Boru Halakhe
Syria
- Syria’s Al-Hol Camp Is Closed, But Another Remains, as Does International Responsibility
by Beatrice Eriksson
Genocide / Myanmar
Symposium: Updated ICRC Commentary
- Closing Loopholes Across Time: the ICRC’s New Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention
by Eliav Lieblich
Trump Executive Actions
- What Just Happened: Tariffs Are Gone and Then Back Again
by Kathleen Claussen - The Trump Administration’s Use of State Power Against Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture (Updated)
by Rebecca Hamilton - Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions (Updated)
by Just Security
United Nations
- How to Prevent the U.N. Global Counterterrorism Strategy Negotiations from Blowing Up
by Jordan Street and CJ (Caleb) Pine
Nuclear Proliferation
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👁 Plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran early on March 3, 2026. The United States and Israel started striking Iran on February 28, killing Iran's supreme leader and top military leaders, and prompting authorities to retaliate with strikes on Israel and across the Gulf. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)
