Armed Conflict

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U.S. Secrecy and Transparency in the Use of Lethal Force

  Much of the news in the first few months of the Trump administration has been dominated by the Russia scandal, James Comey, and the President’s Twitter feed. Falling below…

Defense Industry Campaign Contributions Threaten to Influence Senate Vote on Saudi Arms Deal

American democracy is shackled by the influence of money in politics. One of the arenas where the problem manifests itself most acutely is in Congress on questions of defense industry…

Army Chief is Fired in South Sudan: A Turning Point for Peace?

South Sudan President Salva Kiir surprised both South Sudanese citizens and regional analysts by firing Army Chief of Staff Paul Malong — arguably the most divisive public figure…

Yemeni Human Rights Activist Radhya Al-Mutawakel’s Speech to the UN Security Council

Yesterday, leading human rights defender Radhya Almutawakel, the Chairperson of the Yemeni NGO, Mwatana Organization for Human Rights, briefed the UN Security Council on the war…
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The UAE’s Military and Naval Reliance on Eritrea Makes the War in Yemen Even Riskier for the U.S.

The Saudi-led coalition’s near three-year conflict in Yemen appears to be converging on the Houthi-controlled city of Hodeidah. Foreign diplomats, international humanitarian…
A mural on a fence reads, “Heal Syria” and shows butterflies painted with the Syrian flag. Some of the butterflies are colored on one half in the Syrian flag and on the other half with other country flags.

New Atrocities Prevention & Response Legislation Introduced

I posted earlier about a new bipartisan bill to advance accountability in Syria: the Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2017 (current status is here). Two additional pieces…
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Imminence and Self-Defense Against Non-State Actors: Australia Weighs In

Australia’s Attorney-General, the Hon. George Brandis QC, recently presented his government’s legal position on the use of force in national self-defense. The text of his speech…

Delegating Commander-in-Chief Powers–Where to strike the balance

The Trump Administration is busy reconsidering the United States’ approach to counterterrorism, and its revised policies will assuredly reflect President Trump’s desire to…
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Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (May 20-26)

I. Foreign Policy Michael Posner, Tillerson’s Degradation of Human Rights Mustn’t–and Can’t Yet–be Executive Branch Policy (Monday, May 22) Sydney Blumenthal, What…

Important Features of Senators Kaine and Flake’s Proposed War Authorization for ISIS–with Annotations

Just Security serves as a space for discussion of whether now and how exactly Congress should tailor legislation authorizing the Executive Branch to wage war against ISIS. On…
People investigate a fake crime scene set up for a training at the Iraqi Federal Police Special Training School in Iraq. One person wears a full head to toe PPE suit and another wears military garb while taking photographs. A crash mannequin lies on the floor.

Protecting Civilians through Wartime Investigations: Applying the 2016 Minnesota Protocol When it Matters Most

It is highly important to have internationally recognized standards in investigating and prosecuting “potentially unlawful deaths”—an issue that is well recognized in the…

Restating the Law on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death: The 2016 Minnesota Protocol

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva (OHCHR) on 24 May 2017 announced the release of the 2016 Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of…
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