I. Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) Against the Islamic State
- Harold Koh, Sunset and Supersede: Striking the Right Balance in the AUMF Against ISIL (Monday, March 2)
- Jennifer Daskal & Benjamin Wittes, The Intellectual—But Not Political—AUMF Consensus (Monday, March 2)
II. CIA Torture
- Ryan Goodman, Video: UN Expert Pablo de Greiff on Holding US Officials Responsible for Torture (Thursday, March 5)
- David Cole, “New Torture Files”: Declassified Memos Detail Roles of Bush White House and DOJ Officials Who Conspired to Approve Torture (Monday, March 2)
III. Women in National Security
- Megan Graham, John Reed & Sarah Knuckey, Women We Want to See at This Year’s Aspen Security Forum (Thursday, March 5)
IV. Gender and Countering Violent Extremism
- Jayne Huckerby, Guest Post: Gender, Violent Extremism, and Countering Violent Extremism (Tuesday, March 3)
- Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Jihad, Counter-Terrorism and Mothers (Wednesday, March 4)
V. Detention & Trials
- Marty Lederman, End of War = End of Detention? Taliban Detainee Files Renewed Habeas Petition (Saturday, Feb. 28)
VI. Cybersecurity
- Kristen Eichensehr, Cybersecurity in the Intelligence Community’s 2015 Worldwide Threat Assessment (Friday, March 6)
VII. Electronic Communications Privacy Act & International Applications
- Jennifer Daskal, Case To Watch: Microsoft v. US on the Extraterritorial Reach of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Friday, March 6)
VIII. Syria
- Ryan Goodman, The Backroom: An Inside Account of UN Sec-General’s Statement on US War in Syria (Wednesday, March 4)
IX. International Law & American Law Schools
- Ryan Scoville, Guest Post: Why Teaching International Law in American Universities Matters (Friday, March 6)
X. Congressional Hearings
- Megan Graham, National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, March 2–6 (Monday, March 2)