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Published July 9, 2026, on Just Security. 

ICYMI:  Yesterday on Just Security

• Breaking the Cycle: Transitional Justice in America After Trump by D. Wes Rist and Alka Pradhan
• A Path For Middle Powers and a Rules-Based International Order: A Functional Perspective by Kai Ambos and Abdi Scheybani
• Vetting Foreign AI Talent: Security Without Exclusion
  by Joe Khawam and Tim Schnabel