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Unprivileged Does Not Mean Prohibited
In his latest post, Ryan takes issue with those who argue that it would violate international law for a state civilian agency, such as the CIA, to use force in an armed conflict. …
Resolving Cyber Issues Sets the State for Future Weapons
[A note from Ryan Goodman: On Monday, Professor Michael Schmitt helped launch Just Security with a Guest Post on the law of cyber conflict. Professor Eric Talbot Jensen accepted…
News Roundup and Notes: September 26, 2013
Before the start of your workday, the Just Security team is dedicated to providing you with the latest news and notes of the day, both domestic and abroad, relevant to governmental…
Syria and the Law of Humanitarian Intervention (Part I: Political Miscues and U.S. Law)
Crises are lived forward but understood backwards. While it is still too early to know how the Syria crisis of 2013 will end, we can start evaluating what precedents of law and…
When Reporting is a Crime: National Security and the Press After Snowden and Sterling
Video streaming by Ustream Panelists for the roundtable included: Dahlia Lithwick (moderator), Contributing editor at Newsweek and senior editor at Slate Robert Corn-Revere, Partner…
Good Reasons May Exist to Close CIA Drone Program—But Claim that CIA Agents are “Unprivileged Belligerents” is Not One of Them
Senator John McCain has vowed to accelerate the effort to transition control of drone operations from the CIA to the Pentagon, and he will likely have support from top Senate Democrats.…
Are Journalists in Danger of Prosecution for Espionage?
Following up on Steve’s post, and in timely anticipation of Just Security’s event this afternoon, I was struck by Gabriel Schoenfeld’s somewhat fevered suggestion that the…
On Syria, The System Worked
President Barack Obama’s critics have been virtually unanimous in their condemnation of his decision to ask Congress for authorization to use military force against Syria. …
News Roundup and Notes: September 25, 2013
Before the start of your workday, Just Security provides you with a curated summary of up-to-the-minute news developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. Speeches…
The Espionage Act and the Press: A Short Response to Gabe Schoenfeld
In his provocative guest post (which should, if nothing else, provide that much more of a reason to check out tomorrow’s Just Security launch event), Gabe Schoenfeld asks…
The Espionage Act and National Security Reporting
Liberals and conservatives seem to agree that the Obama administration has been waging a “war against the press.” On the Left, we have Salon and the Huffington Post condemning,…
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…