The Just Security Podcast

Erwin Chemerinsky and Aziz Huq discuss the powers and authorities that state and local governments can use to fight back against authoritarianism and serve as a check against federal overreach.
Related Articles:
“Fight Back: How States Can Counter Authoritarianism” Series, Sept. 21, 2026
Erwin Chemerinsky and Aziz Z. Huq, Introduction to “Fight Back: How States Can Counter Authoritarianism” Series (Aug. 20, 2026)
Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Commandeering, Coercion, and Executive Power (Aug. 21, 2026)
Steven J. Kochevar, States Can Fight Federal Overreach by Protecting State Data (Aug. 26, 2026)
Fred O. Smith, Jr., Collateral Accountability: The Oldest Check on Federal Lawlessness (Aug. 28, 2026)
Catherine E. Lhamon, State Imperatives to Protect Civil Rights for All (Sept. 2, 2026)
Jill Habig, Cities as Nodes of Resistance (Sept. 4, 2026)
Miriam Seifter, Governors and State Administration (Sept. 9, 2026)
David L. Noll, State Attorneys General Can Enforce Federal Laws the Executive Branch Won’t (Sept. 21, 2026)

Daniel Forti and Mariea Sekijima of the International Crisis Group join host Viola Gienger to discuss the most important developments from the 2026 United Nations General Assembly’s high-level week.
Related Articles:
As Leaders Gather at the U.N. General Assembly, Competition May Outdo Cooperation by Richard Gowan, Daniel Forti and Mariea Sekijima, Sept. 17, 2026
Reading the Signals of China’s U.N. Security Council Role in the Afghanistan Mission Renewal by Richard Gowan and Daniel Forti, July 31, 2026
U.N. Secretary-General Candidates May Agree More than They Differ on the Way Forward by Nudhara Yusuf, Justin Snyder and Eirini Giannopoulou, Aug. 5, 2026
For all of Just Security’s U.N. General Assembly coverage, see: UN General Assembly (UNGA) Archives - Just Security 
For Just Security’s United Nations coverage writ large, see: United Nations Archives – Just Security
Resources:
U.N. website for the General Assembly's High-level Week 2026
International Crisis Group’s Special Coverage Updates from the UN General Assembly 2026

Host David Aaron joins Adam Hickey to discuss an unusual announcement from the Department of Justice on the Foreign Agents Registration Act and Section 951.
Show Note:
Office of Public Affairs | Liability for Unregistered Foreign Agents | United States Department of Justice

Co-hosts Ryan Goodman and Tess Bridgeman are joined by Daniel Fried and Nicholas Rasmussen to discuss how the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the United States’ responses to it have shaped U.S. national security, foreign policy, and alliances.
Show Note (related articles): 
9/11 Then and Now: How it Shapes Us 25 Years On 
A Quarter Century After 9/11: Lessons Learned and Lost 
The Looming Terrorist Threats to America

Host Ryan Goodman is joined by Tom Dannenbaum, Margaret Donovan, and Todd Huntley to discuss whether the United States has violated the law of armed conflict in its conduct of the Iran war. They discuss what evidence would be required to make that determination and what to watch for as the war continues. 
Show Notes:
Collection: Iran, Israel and the United States at War (2025-2026 Operations) (continually updated)
Mark Nevitt, Five “Blockades” and One Legal Problem: Naval Enforcement in the U.S.–Iran Conflict (May 1, 2026)
Tess Bridgeman and Oona A. Hathaway, At the 60-Day Mark, the Iran War is Triply Illegal
Brian Finucane, On the State Department Memorandum “Operation Epic Fury and International Law” (April 24, 2026)
Michael Schmitt, Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman, On Ambassador Waltz’s Defense of Potential Law of War Violations in the Iran Conflict (April 22, 2026)
Tom Dannenbaum, Rebecca Hamilton, Adil Ahmad Haque, Oona A. Hathaway and Gabor Rona, Over 100 International Law Experts Warn: U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes (April 13, 2026)
Margaret Donovan and Rachel VanLandingham, Lt Col, USAF (Ret.), When War Crimes Rhetoric Becomes Battlefield Reality: The Slippery Slope to Total War on Iran (April 6, 2026)