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Reflections on Russia’s Hunt for “Black Widows”
Media sources are reporting heightened attention by Russian security services to the threat of female suicide bombers in the lead up to the Winter Olympics. As I recently reported…
Recap: A Guide to the Past Week’s Posts on Just Security (Jan. 11-17)
I. Surveillance and Data Collection Thomas Earnest, Friday Evening Document Dump: DNI Declassifies Host of Additional FISC Orders (Friday, Jan. 17) Thomas Earnest, Overview of…
Lebanon Tribunal Begins Work
As we’ve noted, in absentia proceedings have finally begun before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), a joint creation of the United Nations and Lebanon in The Hague…
Recap: A Guide to the Past Week’s Posts on Just Security (Jan. 4-10)
I. Surveillance and Data Collection Ryan Goodman, Thomas Earnest and Steve Vladeck, 10 Questions for the Review Group Members to Publicly Address at the Senate Hearings (Friday,…
After the AUMF: Iraq and al Qaeda
On Tuesday, the Obama administration announced its support for repealing the 2002 authorization to use force in Iraq. This should not be surprising: after all, the President…
Gendering Counter-Terrorism: Lessons from Volgograd
On December 29th, a female suicide bomber blew herself up in the main station of Volgogard, a city of one million in southern Russia. The blast killed 16 people and wounded many…
Recap: A Guide to Recent Posts on Just Security (Dec. 21-Jan 3)
I. Surveillance and Data Collection Thomas Earnest, FISC Approves Application to Renew Telephony Metadata Program (Friday, Jan 3) Thomas Earnest, Reactions to the New York…
Recap of the Week’s Posts on Just Security (Dec 21-27)
I. Content Happy Holidays from Just Security (Tuesday, Dec. 24) II. Surveillance and Data Collection Ryan Goodman, Mini Forum on President’s Review Group on Intelligence and…
Happy Holidays from Just Security
For the upcoming holidays, Just Security will be on an abbreviated schedule including the remainder of this week and the first half of next. We will have continued but reduced…
Recap of the Week’s Posts on Just Security (Dec 14-20)
I. Surveillance and Data Collection Shaheed Fatima, Privacy and Data Collection/Retention in the EU: Villalón Opinion (Monday, Dec. 16) Steve Vladeck, Judge Leon Enjoins Bulk…
Senate Passes the NDAA
Late this evening, the Senate passed by a vote of 84-15 the compromise NDAA legislation that the House approved last week; it should be sent to the President for his signature…
Judge Pohl’s 9/11 Trial Order on the Convention Against Torture and the Accused’s “Observations and Experiences”
On Monday, Thomas reported that Judge Pohl, in the 9/11 military commissions case (United States v. Mohammed et al.), had reportedly “issued several orders lifting the classifying…