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A Dozen Questions for Mike Pompeo

Twelve questions for Congress and the news media to ask Secretary Pompeo as Ukraine scandal unfolds.

The Early Edition: October 22, 2019

Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and…
Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and US Vice President Joe Biden acknowledge the crowd at Riverfront Sports athletic facility on August 15, 2016 in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

The Missing Link: Getting Dirt on Biden Was Key Part of “Investigation into 2016 Election” Too

Set aside Trump-Giuliani pressure on Ukraine to investigate Burisma. Their pressure on Ukraine to investigate 2016 election was also targeting Biden.

The Early Edition: October 21, 2019

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Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (Oct. 14-18)

Cyber law coming out of the Netherlands, use of force law coming out of Germany, and a range of other issues we covered this week, including FISA Court's 702 surveillance opinions,…
A Security Council vote at the United Nations, 12 September, 2003.

National Security at the United Nations This Week

The Security Council fails to condemn Turkey for its operation in northern Syria, a troubled 15-year UN mission in Haiti comes to an end, Maduro's Venezuela gets a seat on the…
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Bureaucratic Resistance and the Deep State Myth

How to think — and not think — about the concept of a "Deep State" as the nation works through the Ukraine whistleblower developments.
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How to Address Newly Revealed Abuses of Section 702 Surveillance

Last week's FISA Court opinions provide even more evidence that the current system fails to adequately protect Americans’ privacy.

The Early Edition: October 18, 2019

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William Barr, nominee to be US Attorney General, takes the oath before testifying during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 15, 2019.

Bill Barr’s Witch Hunt

America’s chief law enforcement officer is using the full power of the U.S. government to pressure foreign governments to engage in investigations designed to politically benefit…
Cyber operations on mission in the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade operations center at Fort Meade, Maryland.

Reassessing U.S. Cyber Operations Against Iran and the Use of Force

"There is good reason to conclude the United States may have crossed the use of force threshold with this cyber operation."
Turkey-backed Syrian fighters gather on the outskirts of the key Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain on October 16, 2019 during the ongoing assault by Turkey and its allies on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria.

Turkey’s (Latest) Invasion of Syria: Aggression, Proportionality, and Legal Consequences for NATO and Third-Party States

"All States are legally required to cooperate to bring any serious breach of a peremptory norm to an end by lawful means. Conversely, States are legally prohibited from helping…
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