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Published May 8, 2026, on Just Security.  

ICYMI: Yesterday on Just Security 

• Can Socially Cohesive Neighborhoods Protect Democracy from Political Violence? By James Piazza
• Will Congress Throw Out a Tool to Fight Money Laundering and Corruption By Dani Schulkin, Jodi Vittori, and Matthew Stephenson