Terrorism & Violent Extremism
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Markup of Draft AUMF against ISIL
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee markup of the draft Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against ISIL is happening now. Watch here.
Big News: US Closes Bagram Detention Facility
Big news out of Afghanistan—the United States has closed the detention facility at the Bagram Airfield. The last two prisoners were turned over to Afghan authorities on December…
A Guantánamo (Numerical) Milestone, and What It Means…
Although public and media attention has been, understandably, focused on this morning’s release of the SSCI Torture Report, another piece of national security-related news…
Kerry Outlines 5 Key Positions: What the Administration wants in an ISIL AUMF [Updated]
In his opening statement before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry outlined the Administration’s position on five core issues…
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on AUMF and Kerry Testimony
Secretary of State John Kerry’s testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today has been released. The hearing, scheduled for 2:00pm today, has begun, and live…
An AUMF for ISIL: A Survey of Different Drafts & Proposals [Updated]
[I have updated this survey to include new proposals and in light of this week’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings on drafting an AUMF.] With the President now…
Highlights (and Concerns) for Senator Menendez’s Draft AUMF
Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has circulated a draft authorization for the use of force (AUMF) against ISIL. Importantly, Sen. Menendez…
How an ISIL-Specific AUMF Affects Interpretations of the 2001/2002 AUMFs
From the moment the United States began military operations against the Islamic State, questions have arisen about the domestic legal basis for the use of American force. The major…
Int’l Criminal Court’s Examination of U.S. Treatment of Detainees Takes Shape
On Tuesday, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced, in the most explicit and detailed terms to date, that the U.S. treatment of detainees captured in…
Senator Rand Paul’s Proposed Declaration of War and AUMF against ISIL
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has released a proposal to declare war against the Islamic State and authorize the use of military force against it. In relevant part, Paul’s joint resolution…
Clarity or Confusion? General Comment 35 and Security Detention
I’d like to raise a few issues about security detention that Shaheed Fatima didn’t cover in her thoughtful posts (here and here) on the Human Rights Committee’s (HRC) new…
Transcript: The US Appearance Before the UN Committee on the Convention Against Torture
Below is a transcript of all national security issues discussed during the US delegation’s appearance before the UN’s Committee on the Convention Against Torture, prepared…