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A Few Thoughts on the Manafort Raid
Alex Whiting has already written an excellent clarifying post on Wednesday morning’s news that the FBI had conducted an early morning raid of former Trump campaign chair…
No, the President Cannot Strike North Korea Without Congressional Approval
A CNN story on Wednesday asks: “Can the President launch a military strike on his own [on North Korea]?”–i.e., without further congressional authorization?…
D.C. Circuit Holds that 9/11 Appellate Judge Should Have Recused
In a curt and concise seven-page decision handed down this morning (one week after argument), a three-judge D.C. Circuit panel (Rogers, Tatel, & Griffith, JJ.) unanimously…
No, the U.S. Is Not Bombing ISIS Prisons on Some Theory Prison Labor Contributes to ISIS’s Economy
A recent post at Lawfare—titled “The Al-Mayadeen Prison Bombing and the Problem of War-Sustaining Targets”—suggests that the U.S. military may have struck a prison in Syria…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (July 29-August 4)
I. Transgender Military Ban Brenda S. “Sue” Fulton, Trump’s Trans Ban is Bad for Military Readiness (Thursday, August 3) Eugene R. Fidell, Your Tweet Is My Command (Monday,…
Fox’s Seth Rich Story, Don Jr’s Statement, and Legal Implications for the President
In the last 48 hours, the press has reported twice on the President’s, or the White House’s, involvement in putting out false or misleading information about Russia-Trump…
Representative Ted Lieu in Defense of Global Justice
As mentioned last week by Jane Stromseth in her terrific post “Why the U.S. needs the Office of Global Criminal Justice Led by a Senate-Confirmed Ambassador-at-Large,” the…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (July 23-28)
I. Government Lawyering Lisa Monaco, Help Wanted: Custodians for the Rule of Law (Friday, July 28) II. Trump Campaign – Russia Investigation Ambassador (ret.) Keith Harper, The…
Just Security is Hiring
Just Security is hiring a full-time editorial coordinator to help us in our mission to bring cutting-edge thinking on security, civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law…
Help Wanted: Custodians for the Rule of Law
A version of these remarks were delivered by Lisa Monaco at the University of Chicago Law School Diploma and Hooding Ceremony on June 10, 2017, where she also received the Distinguished…
As Hackers Target U.S. Voting Machines, We Need Leaders Who’ll Put Country Over Party
“If there has ever been a clarion call for vigilance and action against a threat to the very foundation of our democratic political system, this episode is it,” former…
Fall of Mosul Raises Question: What Should Be Done with Female Foreign Fighters?
In the aftermath of the assault on Mosul, we have gained significant insights into the scale and substance of the brutality experienced by civilians during the occupation by ISIS and…