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Published November 14th, 2025, on Just Security. 

ICYMI: yesterday on Just Security

• Soldiers in Robes: Why Military Lawyers Can Not and Should Not Serve as Immigration Judges By Mark Nevitt and Margy O’Herron
• Walls of Silence, Crumbling Futures: Why the World Must Act on Afghanistan By Hanifa Girowal
• The Anti-Corruption Tracker: Mapping the Erosion of Oversight and Accountability By Dani Schulkin, Amy Markopoulos, and Maya Nir