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President Obama’s Report on the Legal and Policy Frameworks Guiding and Limiting the Use of Military Force [UPDATED]
The Administration just released five new documents relating to the use of force, including detention, in counterterrorism operations against nonstate armed groups. The most important…
Memo to President Obama: You Have Another Memo to Withdraw
The election of Donald Trump has triggered an anxious conversation about how President Obama can entrench some of his accomplishments before January 21, 2017. Importantly, given…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, December 5–December 9
Tuesday, December 6 9:30am – Senate Committee on Armed Services – Emerging U.S. Defense Challenges and Worldwide Threats (here) 2:00pm – House Committee on Foreign Affairs…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Nov. 27-Dec. 2)
I. President-elect Trump: Federal Bureaucracy, Europe, Expatriation, Conflicts of Interest, Appointments, and Executive Power David Luban, Shrinking the “Bloated” Federal…
And Mattis Makes Four—Senior Policymakers in a Trump Administration Who Would Take a Hardline on Russia
Trump’s selection for Defense Secretary, retired General James N. Mattis, is the fourth in the line of senior policymakers who would presumably take a very different approach…
Two lingering concerns about the forthcoming Law of War Manual amendments
We commend Department of Defense General Counsel Jennifer O’Connor for her very important speech at NYU Monday evening—especially for her vivid, detailed account of how the…
NATO and European Responses to the Election of Donald Trump
Since the election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, many states, regional bodies and international organizations have followed the diplomatic rituals…
Two new excellent accounts about why the torture program won’t be revived
I strongly recommend this post by Jack Goldsmith and this article by Matt Apuzzo and James Risen, following up on this excellent Just Security post by Alex Whiting.
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, November 28–December 2
Tuesday, November 29 9:30am – House Committee on Armed Services – Department of Defense Actions Concerning Voluntary Education Programs (here) 2:30pm – Senate Committee…
Administration reportedly deems al Shabaab to be an “associated force” of al Qaeda
That is the implication, anyway, of an important story by Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt and Mark Mazzetti that the New York Times just posted. The story does not actually say,…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Nov. 21-Nov. 26)
I. President-elect Trump: Muslim Targeting, the Civil Service, Foreign Assistance, Accountability, and Appointments David Cole, Why Trump’s Proposed Targeting of Muslims Would…
Judge Kollar-Kotelly dismisses Captain Smith’s suit
As expected, Judge Kollar-Kotelly has granted the government’s motion to dismiss Captain Smith’s suit challenging the legality of Operation Inherent Resolve. Importantly,…