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Many Problems with Forever War: Being Too Humane Is Not One of Them
A challenge to the notion that increasing humanity in war is a bad thing from two people who work for a non-governmental organization devoted to the protection of civilians.…
What Happened in North Carolina: The State’s Role in U.S. Post-9/11 Rendition and Torture
The North Carolina Commission of Inquiry on Torture (NCCIT) released its 83-page final report this week on the state’s role in U.S. post-9/11 rendition and torture. Drawing…
The Early Edition: September 28, 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 abroad.…
Disobeying Trump: “Context and Consequences” of Russian Ops
President Donald Trump still struggles to be perceived as overseeing a stable and competent government after 20 months in office, and his supporters have suggested that the problems…
New U.K. Law Fails European Court Standards on Mass Interception Disclosed by Snowden
The U.K. government trots out its new surveillance legislation as curing the ills identified by the European Court of Human Rights. That's not the case. The Court’s judgment…
The Early Edition: September 27, 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 abroad.…
Who Might Replace Rod Rosenstein and What Would it Mean for the Mueller and SDNY Investigations?: A Deep Dive
Who would replace Rosenstein as deputy attorney general in the event Trump fires him or he resigns under pressure? And who would supervise the Russia and related investigations?…
The Risks of Permanent War
In a widely shared opinion piece published in the New York Times on September 11th, U.S. Army veteran Joe Quinn observed that for “the past 17 years in Afghanistan, we’ve tried…
A Feminist and Comparative Reflection on Judicial Appointment and Sexual Harm
It's worth considering the potential, domestic judicial consequences of the allegations of sexual assault against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, but also the ways in which these allegations…
The Early Edition: September 26, 2018
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A New AUMF Is Not a Solution to “Endless War”
Seventeen years have now passed since the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the launching of wars against terrorist groups tied to those attacks. While Congress and the George…
So, You Want to Do Something About Russian Election Interference?
If this White House were actually serious about tackling foreign interference in our elections, what would it do?