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Women We Want to See at This Year’s Aspen Security Forum
The Aspen Security Forum (ASF), the annual alpine conclave of the West’s national security elite, has become known as one of the foremost venues for shaping the dialogue on national…
Jihad, Counter-Terrorism and Mothers
Women have had a limited presence in counter-terrorism discourses. When women come into view during conversations about terrorism they typically do so as the wives, daughters,…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (Feb 21–27)
I. Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) Against the Islamic State Just Security, Just Security Q&A with Rep. Adam Schiff on ISIL AUMF (Friday, Feb. 27) Nathalie…
Judge Pohl’s rebuke of DOD’s unorthodox effort to accelerate the 9/11 trial
[UPDATED at 6:00 p.m. with links to, and some discussion of, DoD rationales and the regulatory amendment itself.] Things have been moving very slowly, to say the least, in the…
What is no longer classified? (and what does it portend for the credibility of government declarations insisting on the need for categorical secrecy of covert action programs?)
The prosecution’s motion to amend the protective order in the 9/11 military commission is finally posted. As I discussed here, Judge Spath has granted a similar motion…
Al-Nashiri can now speak about his treatment … plus news about full SSCI Report
[Editor’s note: This post was originally published at 9:00 PM E.S.T. on February 22, 2015] Two weeks ago, I reported here that the prosecution had submitted motions to the…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (Feb 14–20)
I. Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) Against the Islamic State Ryan Goodman, AUMF, “Associated Forces,” and Slippery Slopes: Two More Data Points (Wednesday,…
Presidents’ Day Schedule for Just Security
Just Security will be on an abbreviated schedule for Presidents’ Day today with a lower volume of posts than normal and no Early Edition or News Roundup. If any major,…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (Feb 7-13)
I. Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) Against the Islamic State Steve Vladeck, Letter to President Obama on 2001 AUMF Sunset (Tuesday, Feb. 10) Just Security, White…
The 114th Congress and Formal Committee Oversight Reports and Planning
We are in that season every two years in which a new Congress elects its leadership, organizes its committees, and sets its priorities. While this planning and oversight process…
Don’t Overvalue a Sunset in the AUMF: Start Talking About the Conditions When Wars Could End
More than six months after American bombs started falling in Iraq and Syria, President Barack Obama has finally submitted his proposal for authorizing the military campaign targeting…
Panel Preview: Trial Issues in Terrorism Cases
(JNSL&P Symposium on Terrorism Trials)
[Editor’s Note: The following post is the third in a four-part series previewing Wednesday’s annual symposium of the Journal of National Security Law & Policy (Part I…