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A Deep Dive on War Powers and the AUMF: Episode 27 of the National Security Law Podcast
The latest episode of the National Security Law Podcast—hosted by Bobby Chesney and yours truly—is out this morning, and offers a deep dive on debates over the separation of…
State Dept. Office of Global Criminal Justice on the Chopping Block–Time to Save It
Word out of Washington is that the Trump Administration has started to restructure the State Department and particularly the Under-Secretariat for Civilian Security, Democracy…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (July 7-14)
I. Trump Tower Russia Meeting Bob Bauer, Considering the Legal Defenses of the Trump Jr. Meeting (Friday, July 14) Daniel P. Tokaji, What Trump Jr. Did Was Bad, But It Probably…
If You’re Teaching National Security or Counterterrorism Law in the Next Year…
…then I’m very pleased to share the details for the 2017-2018 Supplement to Stephen Dycus et al., National Security Law (6th ed. 2016) and Counterterrorism Law (3d…
The Media Is Not Asking the Right Questions on Trump Jr. Emails and Meeting with the “Russian Government Lawyer”
The media is, in large part, missing the point when it comes to the news about Donald Trump Jr.’s June 2016 meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia Vesilnitskaya and should be…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, July 10-14
Tuesday, July 11 9:30am – Senate Armed Services Committee – Nomination (Secretary Of The Navy) (here) 10:00am – Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (July 5-7)
I. Countering Violent Extremism Stevan Weine, Giving CVE a Chance (Wednesday, July 5) II. Travel Ban Maryam Jamshidi, The Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear Travel Ban Cases…
Judge Watson Kicks the Can Up the Stairs, to the SCOTUS, on Entry of Grandparents and Immigrants
[UPDATE Friday afternoon: Here’s Hawaii’s emergency motion to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Hawaii argues that Judge Walton was obligated to resolve the clarification…
Fragmented Wars: International Law and Multi-Territorial Conflict Against Non-State Armed Groups
The legal issues surrounding military operations against non-State armed groups abroad are continuing to generate policy and legal debates. In an article just published in International…
July 4th at Just Security
Just Security is on an abbreviated schedule today and tomorrow with a lower volume of posts than normal in honor of the July 4th holiday. If any major, time-sensitive developments…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (June 26-30)
I. Iran Eric Pelofsky, Tillerson’s “Peaceful” Regime Change for Iran: Really? And What Comes Next? (Monday, June 26) Barbara Slavin, A Clash in Syria Could Jeopardize…
Pentagon Admits Major Investigation Flaw: They Rarely Talk to Air Strike Witnesses or Victims
In a transcript of a Pentagon Press Briefing, released this week by Airwars, Central Command’s Deputy Director for Operations made a striking admission about U.S. investigations…