The Just Security Podcast

Following the historic midterm election outcome, Andy Wright joins host Ryan Goodman to discuss the potential for oversight and investigations of the Trump administration in the next Congress.
Show Notes:
When the Executive Branch Resists: Five Questions Congress Should Ask by Tim Stretton
Two Paths to Congressional Litigation Against the Executive Branch by Jonathan Nash
Collection: Questions for Congress

Veteran journalist Carol Rosenberg joins co-hosts Tess Bridgeman and Ryan Goodman to discuss her reporting on the upcoming trials at Guantanamo. 
Related Articles:
The USS Cole Case Edges Toward Trial (Sept. 18, 2026)
Military Judge Orders Last Minute Sanity Board in USS Cole Bombing Case (Sept. 22, 2026)
Guantanamo Dispatches: Prosecutors Turn to Remote Testimony For First-Ever Capital Trial at Guantanamo (Sept. 24, 2026)
Innocent or Guilty, Accused USS Cole Bomber May Never Go Free (Sept. 28, 2026)
Military Ends USS Cole Hearing Early for Health Emergency (Sept. 30, 2026)
Another Confession Is Ruled Inadmissible in 9/11 Case (Oct. 6, 2026)
All Four Defendants’ Confessions Are Now Suppressed in the 9/11 Case (Oct. 9, 2026)
Pentagon Reducing Rank of Top Military Commission Lawyers (Oct. 13, 2026)
Four Possible Obstacles to Jury Selection in the USS Cole Case at Guantanamo Bay (Oct. 15, 2026)
Military Psychiatrist Finds Cole Bombing Case Defendant Competent; Federal Judge Refuses to Intervene (Oct. 17, 2026)
Ahead of Jury Selection, Defense Psychiatrist Calls USS Cole Defendant Unfit for Trial (Oct. 21, 2026)
Army Doctor Diagnosed USS Cole Bombing Defendant with PTSD and Depression, Found Him Fit for Trial (Oct. 26, 2026)

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