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Cybersecurity in the Intelligence Community’s 2015 Worldwide Threat Assessment
Last week Director of National Intelligence James Clapper released the 2015 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community and testified about it before the Senate…
Why Teaching International Law in American Universities Matters
International law has a fairly peripheral role in American legal education. At a clear majority of schools, international courses are both exclusively elective and limited in number.…
News Roundup and Notes: March 6, 2015
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA A Syrian…
Women We Want to See at This Year’s Aspen Security Forum
The Aspen Security Forum (ASF), the annual alpine conclave of the West’s national security elite, has become known as one of the foremost venues for shaping the dialogue on national…
Video: UN Expert Pablo de Greiff on Holding US Officials Responsible for Torture
Last week, I had the chance to ask Pablo de Greiff, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation, and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence, about accountability…
News Roundup and Notes: March 5, 2015
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA Iraq’s…
The Backroom: An Inside Account of UN Sec-General’s Statement on US War in Syria
President Barack Obama and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Image credit: White House/Pete Souza Several posts at Just Security have focused on international legal questions raised…
Jihad, Counter-Terrorism and Mothers
Women have had a limited presence in counter-terrorism discourses. When women come into view during conversations about terrorism they typically do so as the wives, daughters,…
News Roundup and Notes: March 4, 2015
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA Iraqi forces…
Gender, Violent Extremism, and Countering Violent Extremism
The role of gender in violent extremism and countering violent extremism (CVE) has long been overlooked, despite being symptomatic of many of the human rights dilemmas CVE efforts…
News Roundup and Notes: March 3, 2015
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. IRAQ and SYRIA Iran played…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, March 2–6
Below is a calendar of Congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. Tuesday, March 3, 2015 9:00am – House Appropriations – Subcommittee on Defense – Budget…