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Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Nov. 13-Nov. 19)
I. National Security Lawyering in the Trump Administration David Kaye, Anticipating Trump: Should Government Lawyers Stay or Go? (Monday Nov. 14) David Luban, The Case Against…
Profiles of Trump’s National Security Picks: Flynn, Sessions and Pompeo
People make policy, so the saying goes. And on Friday, the Trump transition team unveiled three more names of men who would help President-elect Donald Trump make decisions, steer…
Twitter’s Reaction to Stephen Bannon’s Appointment as Trump’s Chief Strategist
As Rebecca Hamilton noted in her post on Monday, commentators from across the political spectrum have denounced President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Stephen…
How Should Governments Evaluate the Actions of States They Assist?
Just Security and Chatham House are hosting a “mini forum” to debate and discuss Chatham House’s new research paper on “Aiding and Assisting: Challenges in Armed Conflict…
The Early Edition: November 16, 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. SYRIA Russia resumed large-scale…
Good news: DoD to correct proportionality sections of Law of War Manual
Back in June, Oona and I sharply criticized various sections of the DoD Law of War Manual, all of which state or suggest that different categories of civilians, as well as…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Nov. 7-Nov. 12)
I. Donald Trump and the Future of National Security Steve Vladeck, Why I’m a Federal Courts Nerd (and You Should Be, Too) (Wednesday Nov. 9) Ryan Goodman and Steve Vladeck, National…
Veterans Day
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, U.S. Navy, speaks with Army 2nd Lt. Brandy Mason at the III Corps Headquarters at Fort Hood, Texas, on Nov. 10, 2009. Image…
What are the Legal Issues Surrounding the Use of Depleted Uranium in Syria and Iraq?
Although it received little attention at the time, journalist Samuel Oakford broke the story last month that the Pentagon has confirmed using weapons containing depleted uranium…
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Vote! Image: President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 while Martin Luther King and others look on, Aug. 6, 1965 – LBJ Library Wiki Commons
Returning Chibok Schoolgirls: Measuring Costs and Addressing Stigma
The high profile abduction of 276 schoolgirls from their secondary school in the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria provoked a global response in April 2014. Hashtags, celebrity…
Atrocities Prevention Experts Report Released with Concrete Recommendations for the Next Administration
I have been honored to serve on a bipartisan Experts Committee on Preventing Mass Violence—convened by a coalition of human rights, religious, humanitarian, and peace organizations—for…