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Published March 31, 2026, on Just Security.   

ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security

• In the U.S. Strike on an Iranian School, What a Serious Military Investigation Should Look Like By Annie Shiel and Priyanka Motaparthy
• The Case for Imposing Costs on China’s AI Distillation Campaigns By Joe Khawam
• Transitional Justice in Syria: Domestic-Led Accountability Efforts Cannot Function in Isolation By Rebecca Hamilton and Anya Neistat