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Executive Privilege and the Public Interest: Why the President Can’t Block Release of the Mueller Report
For more than a year, President Donald Trump’s lawyers have bragged about his “unprecedented” level of cooperation with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation,…
The Early Edition: September 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 abroad.…
Civilian Control of the Military During an Age of Trump and “Administrative Coups”
Since President Donald Trump’s election, concerns about the health of civilian control of the military and civil-military relations have garnered considerable media attention.…
It’s a Start – Why the Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration Matter
Both documents contain significant weaknesses. But they emerge at a time of urgency and provide a route for the crucial discussions that will still be needed going forward, because…
The UK Government Needs to Learn that Secrecy is Not the Answer to Increased Litigation
Following the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, large scale deployments of British troops on combat missions seem unlikely until national memories are healed and budgets are rebalanced.…
The Early Edition: September 12, 2018
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17 Years Later: Applying Post-9/11 Lessons to Potential Cyber Attacks
Seventeen years ago today, Americans learned all too tragically that, as the 9/11 Commission later put it, “the system was blinking red” for a reason. Our country, we came…
Trump Declassifying Page, Ohr Records Will Have Broader Effects
President Donald Trump plans to declassify documents as early as this week about the FBI’s surveillance of campaign advisor Carter Page pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…
Woodward’s Book Places Trump’s Policy on Afghan War in a Good Light–But his leadership ultimately falls short
Woodward's book Fear has critical insights into Trump's Afghan war policy--analyzed here by a top expert who was worked the issue for years.
The Early Edition: September 11, 2018
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Why John Bolton vs. Int’l Criminal Court 2.0 is Different from Version 1.0
"This time around, the consequences for the court and the rule of law in the world will likely be far graver, and the return to a constructive relationship with the ICC in the…
Ambass. David Scheffer on John Bolton’s Announcement of “Ugly and Dangerous” Punitive Actions against Judges, Prosecutors of Int’l Criminal Court
"The punishments called for in the Bolton speech are ugly and dangerous."