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A Slower Week Here at Just Security … Resting Up for 2017
A reminder to everyone that Just Security is on a reduced publishing schedule this week. We have a few posts in the works for later in the week, plus we’ll do our best to stay…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Dec. 19-23)
I. Holiday Giving to Just Security Just Security, Holiday Giving to Just Security (Monday, Dec. 19) II. Israeli Settlements and International Law Eugene Kontorovich, Israel’s…
Security Council Resolution 2334, and why the U.S. abstained
Word of advice, here as elsewhere: If you want to understand this, start with the primary sources, rather than with the talking heads and tendentious Op-Eds. (When I looked…
Happy holidays from Just Security!
We’re going to be on an abbreviated schedule starting tomorrow through Monday, January 2. While we’ll have a lower volume of posts than normal, we’ll do our best to address…
The UN General Assembly’s Historic Resolution on Accountability for Syria: What It Means and What Are Its Limits
The United Nations General Assembly voted yesterday to establish “the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism to Assist in the Investigation and Prosecution of Those…
Trump likely to “inherit” 27 + 4 (or 5) uncharged GTMO detainees
That’s what Charlie Savage reports in this story. Thanks to the remarkable efforts of Lee Wolosky, Paul Lewis and others, the Obama Administration will likely transfer…
Holiday Giving to Just Security
This holiday season, consider helping Just Security in our mission to elevate the discourse around US national security policy, human rights, civil liberties, and rule-of-law…
Thoughts on Distinction and Proportionality in the December 2016 Revision to the Law of War Manual
The new revisions to the DoD Law of War Manual that the Department of Defense released last week are welcome in several respects. Four improvements are especially noteworthy:…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Dec. 12-16)
I. The Department of Defense Law of War Manual Update Just Security, Defense Department Releases Second Round of Revisions for Law of War Manual (Tuesday, Dec. 13)…
New Disclosures Reflect NSLs’ Substantive First Amendment Flaws
This year has seen a remarkable string of disclosures about national security letters (NSLs), the secret demands the FBI sends to financial and communications service providers…
The Early Edition: December 14, 2016
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. US CUTS ARMS SALES TO SAUDI…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Dec. 3-9)
I. Public Opinion James Piazza, Muslim Terrorism Suspects and Public Support for Harsh Interrogation and Detention (Tuesday, Dec. 6) Ryan Goodman, New ICRC Survey: Large Global…