Recent Articles
No, Ceasefires and Armistices Are Not “Outmoded”
My friend Oona Hathaway penned an important post (“Recent Israeli Strikes on Syria and the Prohibition on the Unilateral Use of Force”) where she rightly express concern about…
Stop Calling It “Incidental” Collection of Americans’ Emails: The Gov’t’s Renewed Surveillance Powers
Former Acting FBI Dir. Andrew McCabe, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, DNI Dan Coats, and NSA Dir. Adm. Michael Rogers testify on re-authorization of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…
The Early Edition: January 22, 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.…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (Jan. 13-20)
Trump-Russia Investigation, Campaign Finance Law, Executive Privilege Bob Bauer, The Trump Campaign-Russia Alliance and Campaign Finance Andy Wright, On Bannon’s Testimony &…
Just Security Editorial Board Members’ Tweet Threads on National Security (Jan. 12-19)
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaks at a news conference with Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) about proposed reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act…
The Trump Campaign-Russia Alliance and Campaign Finance
Recent commentaries and press reports have tended to downgrade the prospects for a special counsel prosecution of campaign finance charges. Moving ahead of them in the Mueller…
The Early Edition: January 19, 2018
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We’ve Been Here Before: Sticks Don’t Work Well with Pakistan
A Pakistani Army soldier stands near an artillery gun used against pro-Taliban militants while on base at Kabal in the Swat valley of northwestern Pakistan. (John Moore/Getty Images)…
On Bannon’s Testimony & Executive Privilege
Stephen Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist and his campaign’s chief executive, refused to answer questions about his roles on the presidential transition…
The Early Edition: January 18, 2018
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The UN Security Council, Global Watch Lists, Biometrics, and the Threat to the Rule of Law
Members of the United Nations Security Council meet at U.N. headquarters, April 5, 2017 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) While much of the world was not paying attention,…
Episode 54 of the National Security Law Podcast: Family Ties or Family Matters?
And we’re back, with another weekly dose of national security legal news and analysis. Fresh off the stove this week we have: Dalmazzi – I am just returned from my first…