Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Dec. 13-19, 2025)

U.S. Strikes / Venezuela

• Expert Q&A on Operation Southern Spear and Seizure of Sanctioned Vessels (Updated)
  by Tess Bridgeman, Michael Schmitt and Ryan Goodman
• The International Law Obligation to Investigate the Boat Strikes
  by Michael Schmitt and Marko Milanovic
• Was the Visit and Seizure of the Skipper off the Coast of Venezuela Lawful?
  by Rob McLaughlin and Conor McLaughlin
• Blockading Venezuela: The International Law Consequences
  by Michael Schmitt and Rob McLaughlin

Resource: Syllabus Supplements

• Jus Ad Bellum: Syllabus Supplements
  by Danae Askar and Rebecca Hamilton
• International Humanitarian Law: Syllabus Supplements
  by Danae Askar and Rebecca Hamilton

Emerging Technologies

• Trump’s Chip Strategy Needs Recalibration
  by Michael Schiffer

Academia / Democracy

• The Assault on Law School Clinics is an Attack on Democracy Itself
  by Lisa Davis

Anti-Corruption Series

• The Just Security Podcast: Can the U.S. Still Lead on Anti-Corruption? Understanding the Combating Global Corruption Act
  Dani Schulkin interview with Adam Keith and Schuyler Miller

Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions (Updated)

• Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
  by Just Security

United States / Syria

• Caesar Act Repeal and the Syria Sanctions Removal Report Card
  by Rachel Alpert and Garrett Salzman

Military / Immigration

• Hypothetical Legal Review on Judge Advocates Serving as Immigration Judges
  by Steven J. Lepper

Climate

• COP 30 in Belem: The COP of Surprises
  by Sue Biniaz

Western Sahara

• A U.S.-Russia-China Entente? The Unmaking of the Sovereignty System via the Western Sahara
  by Eyal Benvenisti