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Debate (Round 1): The Military Component of Counter-Terror Operations
This post is the second in a series from Gabor Rona, Geoffrey Corn, and Just Security’s Derek Jinks. The debate addresses a fundamental question for US national security…
Debate (Round 1): The ‘Lutte’ Against Terrorism
This post is the first in a series from Gabor Rona, Geoffrey Corn, and Just Security’s Derek Jinks. The debate addresses a fundamental question for US national security law:…
Will Syria Redefine the Just War?
The past month’s Syria debates have focused on issues of policy and morality, with international law a distant third. The nearly universal agreement that the moral issues matter…
Just War in Syria and the U.S. Intervention Syllogism
First, I would just like to note that I am honored to be a part of the founding team of the Just Security blog and look forward to engaging with colleagues and readers throughout…
Flip Flops?: The Conflict with Al Qaeda Is (Not) a War
Following the September 11 attacks in 2001, President George W. Bush justified several military actions on the ground that the United States was now in an armed conflict with Al…
Five Myths in the Debate about Cyber War
Between 2009 and 2013, a group of 20 public international law scholars and practitioners drafted the recently released Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber…