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Published May 29, 2026, on Just Security.  

ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security 

• The Weaponization of GLOMAG: How Rivals Co-opt U.S. Sanctions to Target Business and Political Opponents by Peter Kucik
• The Historic U.S. Defense Budget Request Needs a Sound Indo-Pacific Policy
  by Michael Schiffer and Igor Khrestin
• Follow the Law, not the Plan: Legal Considerations for Third States in Gaza. by Elvina Pothelet