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September 1, 1939

Each of the last twelve September 11ths, I’ve pulled out my copy of W.H. Auden’s poem, September 1, 1939, the lines of which have always seemed a stunningly appropriate…

Sep. 11, 2014 Steve Vladeck

The Coming Congressional “Authorization” to Use Force Against ISIL?

Many commentators and news outlets are focused on whether the White House will seek, or Congress will pass, authorization for the President to use military force against ISIL.…

Sep. 9, 2014 Ryan Goodman

The War Powers Clock(s) in Iraq

Jack Goldsmith has a very helpful post up on Lawfare, explaining that the President had issued three separate War Powers notifications to Congress over the past month with respect…

Sep. 8, 2014 Marty Lederman

Whose Hype are You Going to Believe?: How Not to Evaluate the ISIL Threat to the U.S.

On Friday, Peter Bergen and David Sterman wrote an article for CNN Opinion entitled, “ISIS Threat to U.S. Mostly Hype.” (Bergen is also CNN’s national security analyst.)…

Sep. 8, 2014 Ryan Goodman

The Guns of September

[Editors’ Note: The following post is the first installment of a new feature, “Monday Reflections,” in which a different Just Security editor will take a longer…

Sep. 8, 2014 Steve Vladeck

Guest Post: DoD Directive 2310.01E

As Steve Vladeck noted yesterday, the Department of Defense is out with a new version of its Directive 2310.01E on detainee operations. Steve asks the big question: why now?…

Sep. 5, 2014 Gabor Rona

The Very Strange New DoD Detainee Directive

On August 19, the Department of Defense apparently issued a new version of “Directive 2310.01E,” which, if you haven’t been scoring at home, is one of the central…

Sep. 4, 2014 Steve Vladeck

Targeting Al-Shabaab’s Godane is not the same as targeting Al-Shabaab

On Monday, the US military conducted an airstrike in Somalia, in which the primary target was reportedly Ahmed Abdi Godane, the leader of the militant group Al-Shabaab. Based…

Sep. 2, 2014 Ryan Goodman

ISIL = Genocide?

As we have discussed, the United States has launched further military action in Iraq. These operations follow limited airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant…

Aug. 29, 2014 Beth Van Schaack

International Law on Airstrikes against ISIS in Syria

The administration is actively considering the option of using military force against ISIS in Syria. As the New York Times editorial board states today: “The United States, however,…

Aug. 28, 2014 Ryan Goodman

Australia’s collateral damage in the US drone program

In the last few years there has been a hotly contested global debate about the civilian impact of the U.S. drone strike program and its moral and legal justifications. Despite…

Aug. 28, 2014 Emily Howie

Hope for Yemeni Detainees?

Over at Politico, Josh Gerstein reports that the Obama administration has broken its self-imposed suspension of transfers to Yemen and sent two long-term detainees from U.S. military…

Aug. 27, 2014 Jennifer Daskal

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