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Gendering Counterterrorism: How to, and How Not to – Part I
After decades of marginalization, there has been a swift—meteoric, even—rise in governments recognizing the need to mainstream gender perspectives across efforts to fight terrorism.…
Losing Our Profession: The Dire Consequences of a More Partisan Military
“Do the generals have too much power?” That was the prompt I was originally asked to answer on a recent panel which discussed the relationship between civilian society and…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (April 22-27)
Immigration Joshua Geltzer, A Tale of Two Branches at Today’s Oral Arguments in the Travel Ban 3.0 Case Marty Lederman, Travel Ban III: Why the Court Does Not Have to Second-Guess…
An Opportunity for National Security Transparency in the Trump Era
Hartig and Geltzer--who served in the National Security Council, Defense Department, and Justice Department--examine the benefits of transparency in national security policy, what…
Travel Ban III: Why the Court Does Not Have to Second-Guess Any (Nonexistent) Presidential National Security Decisions
[Cross-posted at Balkinization.] There’s already been a great deal written about yesterday’s oral argument in Trump v. Hawaii. Most observers have focused on whether, for…
A Tale of Two Branches at Today’s Oral Arguments in the Travel Ban 3.0 Case
Sitting in the packed courtroom for today’s Supreme Court argument in Trump v. Hawaii, our own Joshua Geltzer was reminded of watching a movie in which the plots for two main…
Treaty Based Limitations on the Article 12 Jurisdiction of the Int’l Criminal Court
Above: An Afghani boy rides his bicycle past a U.S. Navy corpsman in Kajaki, Afghanistan. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) This piece is the latest in our online symposium–spearheaded…
Not So Fast: US Syria Pullout Plan Must Address Key Humanitarian Issues
Following US policy on Syria this past month has been a challenging exercise. In early April, the White House said the US military’s mission in Syria “to eradicate ISIS ……
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (April 14-20)
Immigration W. Neil Eggleston, Amanda Elbogen, The Supreme Court Should Rethink Deference to the Executive in the Travel Ban Case John Reed, Just Security Podcast: Ex National…
At a Crossroad: The Int’l Criminal Court’s Afghanistan Probe and the International Law Commission
This piece is the latest in our online symposium–spearheaded by Professor Laura Dickinson–focusing on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) probe in Afghanistan and its…
Gina Haspel Threatens Intelligence Cooperation: Yet Another Reason for Senators to Vote Her Down As CIA Director
Gina Haspel’s morally indefensible role in the CIA’s torture program makes her unqualified to be the new CIA director. What’s worse, if confirmed as CIA director, she would…
Comey’s Book and Prepublication Review
Tomorrow, Flatiron Books will publish former FBI Director Jim Comey’s book, a much-anticipated memoir in which Comey will reportedly share striking new details from his two decades…