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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…
Shortest Just Security Post Evah
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…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Oct. 31-Nov. 4)
I. Just Security’s Anniversary and New Member of Board of Editors Ryan Goodman and Steve Vladeck, Welcoming Adil Haque (Wednesday Nov. 2) Just Security, Video: National…
Video: National Security and Transparency in this Administration and the Next
Thanks so much to everyone who made it out to our three-year anniversary event last night. And thanks again to our co-sponsors, the American Civil Liberties Union and the New…
Livestream: National Security and Transparency in this Administration and the Next
Welcome to Just Security‘s three-year anniversary event! Tune in for a wide-ranging panel discussion of official secrecy, transparency litigation, whistleblower prosecutions,…
Welcoming Adil Haque
On the occasion of our Third Year Anniversary event being held this evening, we are thrilled to announce our latest addition to Just Security‘s Board of Editors–Adil Haque.…