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The Early Edition: November 28, 2017
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. SYRIA A new round of U.N.-backed…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, November 27-December 1
Tuesday, November 28 10:00am – House Homeland Security Committee – Transportation and Protective Security Subcommittee, Transportation Subcommittee – Securing Public Areas…
Flynn’s Turkish Delight: How, Why, and When He Reversed His Policy Positions on Turkey
Many commentators anticipate that Special Counsel Robert Mueller will likely indict retired lieutenant general Michael Flynn in part for the former National Security Advisor’s…
“Fixes” to Surveillance Law Could Severely Harm FBI National Security Investigations
A core national security law allowing the government to collect intelligence information—Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act—is set to expire at the end…
Conference on Executive Branch Power, Washington DC, Tuesday Dec 5
On Tuesday, December 5, a collection of scholars and both current and former senior government officials are convening for a day in Washington to discuss Modern Executive Power…
The Early Edition: November 27, 2017
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. EGYPT The attackers who…
Recap of Recent Pieces on Just Security (Nov. 18-24)
Russia Investigation: Facebook Regulation, Kushner’s Russian Outreach, Campaign Finance Law Justin Hendrix, Mark Zuckerberg’s Latest Fig Leaf for His Russian Propaganda…
Mark Zuckerberg’s Latest Fig Leaf for His Russian Propaganda Problem
Since Facebook disclosed that at least 150 million Americans were exposed to Russian propaganda on its platform in the run up to the 2016 election, pressure has been growing for…
Thanksgiving at Just Security
In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow, Just Security will be on an abbreviated schedule for Thursday and Friday of this week. If any major, time-sensitive developments…
The Long Arm of Justice: Ratko Mladić’s Conviction Should Keep Perpetrators of Atrocities Awake at Night
Today Ratko Mladić, the former Bosnian Serb General, was convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for genocide, crimes against humanity…
Giving Thanks While Safeguarding Our Country’s Most Important National Security Assets
What are our country’s most important national security assets? While new weapons and hardware (drones, the latest fighter jet or technological wonder) receive a significant…
The Early Edition: November 22, 2017
Before the start of business, Just Security provides a curated summary of up-to-the-minute developments at home and abroad. Here’s today’s news. SYRIA The Russian President…