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Mini-Nukes: A Gateway Drug
Recent reports of a Defense Science Board study advocating the development of low-yield nuclear weapons sets to life yet another round of discussion about deterrence and nuclear…
Update: Some (Not All) Travelers Affected by Trump’s EO Can Board Lufthansa To Boston
[UPDATE, 3:40 pm: In what is a rapidly evolving situation, there are now reports that Lufthansa is letting board a broader set of visa holders than their advisory indicates. This…
Bureaucrats are “the Program”
The citizens of Washington, D.C. are used to having their city constantly disparaged and civil servants from around the DMV (DC, Maryland and Virginia) ably endure the endless…
Welcome Luke Hartig and Rachel Kleinfeld!–Just Security’s New Editorial Board Members
As we continue to provide outstanding insight into matters of national security, human rights, and civil liberties, Just Security is thrilled to announce the latest outstanding…
Tinkering Won’t Save the Immigration and Refugee Executive Order–How to think about “Terrorist Safe Havens”
In a recent post I pointed out the serious flaws in the Trump administration’s claim that the seven countries identified in its Executive Order on immigration were selected on…
An Overlooked (and Alarming) Piece of Trump’s Immigration EO
The Executive Order that halts all refugees admissions and bans the nationals of seven predominantly Muslim nations is mean-spirited, dangerous, and unconstitutional for all the…
Episode 2 of the New National Security Law Podcast
Still no music, but Bobby Chesney and I have posted Episode 2 of our new National Security Law Podcast, “If You Thought That Last Executive Order Was Controversial…”…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, February 1-2
Wednesday, February 1 9:40am – Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs – Business Meeting (here) 10:00am – House Committee on Oversight and Government…
Why Trump’s Selection of the Seven Countries is Not the Same as Obama’s
On Friday, President Trump’s Executive Order barred individuals from seven, predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. The legal and moral flaws in the…
Sally Yates Did the Right Thing
As everyone knows by now, Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates determined yesterday that, so long as she was Acting Attorney General, “the Department of Justice will not present…
Trump’s CIA Speech and Comey’s Letter Violated Federal Law
Politicizing security and intelligence services and the military is an all too familiar first step in a country’s transition from a representative democracy to a dictatorship.…
Do Public Protests Matter in a Democracy? The “outside strategy” as a signal of support to judges and bureaucrats
Opponents of President Donald trump mobilized record crowds to protest his anticipated policies – and the President and congressional Republicans largely ignored them. One…