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The Early Edition: November 14, 2018
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…
Digital Journalism and the New Public Square – Or’ Emet Lecture
I was delighted to be asked by the Nathanson Center and Or’ Emet Fund at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School to deliver the 2018 Or’ Emet Lecture. In the lecture I…
The More Things Stay the Same: Why the Trump Administration’s Counterterrorism Strategy is Surprisingly Conventional
The White House's newly released counterterrorism strategy looks a lot like that of the prior administration. Here's how and why.
Misogynist Apartheid — Saudi Arabia’s Original Human Rights Sin
The murderous brutality of the Saudi regime is rightly condemned for the killing and dismembering of courageous dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the merciless Saudi war…
Congress Must Do More to Safeguard Mueller than Simply Protecting His Job
Matt Whitaker (or his successor) can do damage to Russia probe in more ways than just firing Mueller, and that's why new legislation is needed to protect the investigation.
The Early Edition: November 13, 2018
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…
Whitaker’s Unofficial Role as Adviser to Trump Campaign is a Clear Red Line
Whitaker served as a "sounding board" for the national co-chairman of the Trump campaign, and continued to have regular private communications with this important grand jury witness.
‘Tactic to Terrorize’: Child Abduction in Cameroon Must Stop
On November 5, around 78 students were kidnapped from a school in Cameroon, allegedly by separatist rebels. The students were released days later, but the story does not end there…
Whistleblowers: The New “Insider Threat”
Thanks to information recently released by the Senate Judiciary Committee, we now have fresh, incontrovertible evidence that elements of the Intelligence Community (IC) have monitored…
Sisi’s World Youth Forum Celebrations in South Sinai Do Not Reflect the Reality in North Sinai
While the government of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi celebrated the World Youth Forum in Sharm el Sheikh earlier this month, people in North Sinai are living in fear…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (Nov 3-9)
Wide range of topics include Russia investigation, SDNY investigation of "hush" payments, use of military for border patrol, birthright citizenship, Magnitsky Act, foreign fighters…
The Constitutional Challenge to Mueller’s Appointment (Part VI): Oral Argument and Supplemental Briefing Order [UPDATED]
On Thursday, I attended the oral argument in Miller v. United States, No. 18-3052, a case challenging the constitutionality of Robert Mueller’s appointment to serve as “Special…