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Getting Over the Wall
"The Wall is not the border security panacea that warrants the zero-sum brinkmanship that holds the federal workforce as a hostage."
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (December 17-21)
Syria withdrawal, Russia investigation, hush money investigations, Saudi Arabia, Khmer Rouge trials, Hungary, corporate responsibility and human rights, and more
What’s Noticeably Missing from the Whitaker Nonrecusal Explanation
The Department of Justice issued a letter yesterday explaining why Matthew Whitaker has decided he won’t recuse from superintending the Russia Investigation overseen by Special…
False Comparisons: Obama’s Military Withdrawal from Iraq and Trump’s Syria Disengagement
Former top Pentagon policymaker describes several axes along which Iraq withdrawal was different from Trump's Syria disengagement.
A First Take on Bill Barr’s Memo on Presidential Authority and the Mueller Investigation
"It’s not hard to summarize Barr’s views because they're so shockingly categorical and so extreme."
Protesters in Hungary Call Out Labor Rights – and Rule of Law
“All I want for Xmas is demokracia [democracy],” says one protest sign seen in Budapest, Hungary, over the past several days, as up to 15,000 people took to the streets. They…
Flynn’s Work as Turkey’s Agent While a Transition Official: Judge Sullivan Was at Least Half Right
Michael Flynn may have been working as an unregistered agent of Turkey while serving the United States in an official capacity after all, depending simply on how you define his…
The Most Extraordinary Lesson of Two New Reports on Russian Disinformation: What They Reveal About White House Paralysis
"The very issuance of these reports and the novelty of what they still reveal serve as an indictment of the White House’s persistent inaction."
The 2018 Just Security Holiday Reading List
Everyone at Just Security would like to wish our readers a wonderful holiday season. To help make the season bright, here are some book recommendations from our Just Security editors,…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (December 10-14)
Legal issues raised by a range of national security topics in the news.
A Note on FISA “Verification”
Last week, former FBI Director James Comey testified before the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees in closed session. When, at Comey’s request, a transcript was released…
All Evidence Points to Campaign Finance Crimes By President Trump
"The fact that we have in these documents ... all strongly suggest that Trump knew what the law forbade and violated it notwithstanding this knowledge. In other words, the DOJ…