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Welcome Viola Gienger! — Just Security’s new Washington Editor
We at Just Security could not be more excited to welcome our new Washington Editor, Viola Gienger, as the latest addition to the Just Security team. Viola is a veteran journalist…
Memorial Day at Just Security
In honor of Memorial Day, Just Security will be on an abbreviated schedule with a lower volume of posts than normal. If any major, time-sensitive developments occur, we will…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (May 21-May 25)
Yemen Oona Hathaway and Aaron Haviland, View from Socotra Island: Yemen War and Threats to the UN Charter Gregory D. Johnsen, Iranian Missiles and Ending the War in Yemen Isa Qasim,…
Senator Merkley’s Smart New Alternative AUMF Proposal
Yesterday, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) released a new proposal for an authorization to use military force, or “AUMF.” As Merkley explained in last week’s AUMF hearing before…
The Confusing and Confused New Attack on the Constitutionality of the Special Counsel’s Investigation
With apologies to those who have already read my 14-part Twitter thread on this subject, there’s a new argument being peddled against the legitimacy of Special Counsel Mueller’s…
Iranian Missiles and Ending the War in Yemen
Above: Seized weapons believed to have been sent by Iran for delivery to Houthi forces in Yemen. Image via US Navy. Yesterday, the Treasury Department levied sanctions against…
View from Socotra Island: Yemen War and Threats to the UN Charter
A small Yemeni island was recently at the center of a little-noticed standoff between three states—Yemen, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia. The dispute reveals…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (May 12-May 18)
Russia Investigation Douglas W. Kmiec and Ryan Goodman, The Missing Justice Dep’t Memo on Whether a President Can Be Subpoenaed to Tesify in a Criminal Case Asha Rangappa…
Dispelling the NYT’s “The Daily” Podcast’s Misconceptions about Mueller’s Options
Professor Goodman explodes four common myths about Mueller's options if the special counsel finds the President engaged in criminal activity. Some avenues are closed or risky,…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (May 7-May 11)
Gina Haspel Nomination and Torture Steve Vladeck, The Haspel Nomination as a Referendum on (Un-)Accountability Steve Vladeck, Gina Haspel and the Elusive Shadow of CIA Torture:…
Germany’s Research Report on the Syria Strikes: Unlawful Acts of Reprisal
Just hours after the United States, United Kingdom and France launched the first series of coordinated strikes against targets related to Syria’s chemical weapons program, Germany’s…
Just Security Podcast: Laura Rozen on the Iran Deal
On a day that felt like it was dominated by headlines about Gina Haspel, Michael Cohen, and American hostages being freed from North Korea, Al-Monitor Diplomatic Correspondent…