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Featured Articles

The (Redacted) Mueller Report: First Takes from the Experts

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On Mueller Report, Barr Says No Executive Privilege Redactions. But Look for Assertion Later.

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The ‘NO BAN’ Act: A Needed Check on Presidential Decision-Making

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To Battle Russian Disinformation, Ukraine Mimics … Russia

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Climate Change: Our Greatest National Security Threat?

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Al-Nashiri III: A No Good, Very Bad Day for U.S. Military Commissions

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Is Trump a Russian Agent?: Explaining Terms of Art and Examining the Facts

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Barr’s Playbook: He Misled Congress When Omitting Parts of Justice Dep’t Memo in 1989

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Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (April 8-12)

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The ICC’s Afghanistan Decision: Bending to U.S. or Focusing Court on Successful Investigations?

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National Security at the United Nations This Week

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Ouster of Sudan’s Bashir Is Only the Beginning

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Assange Indictment Is Shot Across the Bow of Press Freedom

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Q&A: Does an Assange Prosecution Pose a Threat to Freedom of the Press?

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What the President May Now Fear Most in Mueller Report

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Transparency on Civilian Harm in Somalia Matters – Not Just to Americans

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BREAKING: Sri Lankan Presidential Hopeful Sued in Federal Court for Human Rights Violations

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The Pentagon Wants to Streamline Security Clearances by Using AI. That’s a Dangerous Idea.

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Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (April 1-5)

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The Limited War Powers Precedent of the Korean “Police Action”

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National Security at the United Nations This Week

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What Has Bill Barr Done to Earn the Benefit of the Doubt?

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The Government’s Own Documents Show that Prepublication Review is Broken

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Costs of War Can’t Be Assessed Without Official Civilian Casualty Estimates

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An Insider’s View of the Life-Cycle of Self-Defense Reports by U.N. Member States

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How Barr May Interpret What It Means to Withhold “Grand Jury Information”

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The Khashoggi Killing at Six Months: How Congress Should Move Forward

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The Missing Piece of the Mueller Investigation

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The Hidden Issue in Huawei’s Suit Against the United States

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Now Mueller’s Probe is Over, Should and Will His Findings Be Made Public? Law and Past Practice

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Less Transparency Won’t Fix a Lack of Transparency: A Response to Gen. Dunlap on Civilian Casualty Reporting Requirements

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Legal Explainer: German Court Reins in Support for U.S. Drone Strikes

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Next Step in Disinformation: How a Dating App Becomes a Weapon

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Breaking the Silence on Civilian Casualties from U.S. Air Strikes in Somalia

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Revisiting the Mladić Trial Amidst Trump Admin’s Attacks on International Criminal Justice

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A Legislative Shot at Internet of Things Security

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Body Counts Are Terrible Way for the Public to Assess US Counter-Terrorism Operations

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Trump Investigations and the RICO vs Conspiracy Puzzle

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What Comes Next: After Supreme Court Reduced Obstacles to Suing International Organizations

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After Hanoi, What Now?

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Reflecting on the Civilian Casualty Executive Order: What Was Lost and What Can Now Be Gained

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The US-Philippines Defense Treaty and the Pompeo Doctrine on South China Sea

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Citizenship-Stripping and ISIS Members: The Recent UK Experience

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I Helped Write the Exec Order on Public Reporting of Lethal Operations. Here’s What Trump Has Undone.

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Report of the Independent UN Commission of Inquiry on Gaza Strip – An Initial Evaluation of a Problematic Report

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Can Trump Organization Executives Be Prosecuted for Money Laundering?

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BREAKING: United States Supports Germany’s International Arrest Warrant for Accused Syrian War Criminal

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The Missing Khashoggi Report: A President Can’t Choose to “Decline” His Constitutional Role to Accommodate Congressional Oversight

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The Seven Step Program for Fighting Disinformation

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Trump’s Invoking Obama Signing Statement as Reason Not to Report to Congress on Khashoggi Murder: A Roundup of Expert Views

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Mueller’s Findings: Why DOJ Non-Disclosure Policy and Grand Jury Secrecy May Not Apply

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What’s the Mission in Syria? The Answer May be Illegal and Without U.S. Allies’ Support

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Power Struggle Over the Wall: Presidential Emergency Powers vs. Congressional Power of the Purse

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About that Trial Balloon on Using the 9/11 AUMF to Authorize U.S. Strikes on Iran

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Unpacking (Some of) the Legal Issues Surrounding Hoda Muthana

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The Pentagon’s Latest Report on Civilian Casualties Policy

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Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Does the McConnell amendment provide a justification for military operations against Iran?

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Human Rights, Deprivation of Life and National Security: Q&A with Christof Heyns and Yuval Shany on General Comment 36

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Proportionality and Doubt

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Roger Stone Indictment Implicates Trump Campaign in Election Law Violations

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Saudi Coalition “Admission” of Error in Bombing Cholera Treatment Center Implicates the United States

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A Dangerous Bet on Recognition in Venezuela

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Weapons of Mass Consumerism: Why China Wants Your Personal Information

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Executive Agreements: International Lawmaking Without Accountability?

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Annotation of the Pentagon Report to Congress on Detainee Abuse by U.S. Partners in Yemen

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A Caution to Pentagon Officials Asked to Obligate “National Emergency” Funds

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Terrorists and the Southern Border: Myth and Reality

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Trump’s Plan to Have the Military Build a Wall is Illegal

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Ruminations on RICO and Asset Forfeiture in the Trump Business Empire

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Trump’s Bookkeeper: How Prosecutors Could Easily Prove Tax Crimes for Hush Money Reimbursements

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10 Ways the U.S. Can Curb Interpol Abuses

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Perjury Chart: Trump Associates’ Lies, False, or Misleading Statements on Russia to Federal Authorities

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No Clean Hands: Reaction and Counter-Reaction in the Iranian-Saudi Proxy War in Yemen

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Birthright Citizenship for Children of Unlawful U.S. Immigrants Remains an Open Question

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Prosecuting Wikileaks, Protecting Press Freedoms: Drawing the Line at Knowing Collaboration with a Foreign Intelligence Agency

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Need for Change to Protect Children in Armed Conflict

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Accountability Fatigue: A Human Rights Law Problem for Armed Forces?

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Annotation of Sec. Pompeo’s Certification of Yemen War: Civilian Casualties and Saudi-Led Coalition

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An Explainer: Senate’s Letter on Khashoggi and the Global Magnitsky Act

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What Facts Would Deny the Trump Campaign First Amendment Protections in Colluding with Russia

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Grading the Pompeo Certification on Yemen War and Civilian Protection: Time for Serious Reconsideration

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The Technicolor Zone of Cyberspace, Part 2

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UPDATE: Mapping States’ Reactions to the Syria Strikes of April 2018

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