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Norms Watch: Democracy, the Trump Administration, and Reactions to It (Aug 25-Sept 1)
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the latest installment of Norms Watch, our series tracking both the flouting of democratic norms by the Trump administration and the erosion of…
Animus, Not Readiness: Trump & Mattis Move Full Steam Ahead on Unconstitutional Trans Military Ban
While it all started with an early morning tweet (as it so often does), this week President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis both took steps to enshrine Trump’s…
A Round-Up of Just Security’s Obstruction of Justice Coverage
President Donald Trump’s lawyers are trying to make the case that their client did not obstruct justice when he fired FBI Director James Comey in May and in his other actions…
Preventing the Next Black Hawk Down
(Editors’ note: This article is the third of a three-part series by the author on the Trump administration’s use of special operations. Read parts I and II here and here.)…
President Trump’s Hostility to the News Media: Reckless driving or premeditated assault?
On Tuesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Raad al-Hussein, held a press conference at his headquarters in Geneva, intending to focus on systematic…
The Early Edition: September 1, 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. U.S.-RUSSIA DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS…
Why Are We Giving U.S. Police Departments Bayonets?
President Donald Trump recently revoked the Obama-era executive order that placed prohibitions and controls on the transfer of excess military equipment from the Department…
The Unstable Status Quo: The Trump Administration’s Approach to Special Operations
(Editors’ note: This article is the second of a three-part series by the author on the Trump administration’s use of special operations. Read part I here.) Donald Trump stormed…
The Early Edition: August 31, 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. NORTH KOREA The U.S. is…
Episode 33 of the National Security Law Podcast
Bobby and I just posted this week’s episode of the National Security Law Podcast, in which we tackle some of the legal issues arising out of Hurricane Harvey, the unique…
Fisher on the Supreme Court’s Expansion of Presidential Power
[Editor’s Note: We are grateful to Lou Fisher for sharing the following précis of his new book from the University Press of Kansas, Supreme Court Expansion of Presidential…
A Baker’s Dozen of Additional Questions for the Russia Investigation
In her recent post, “20 Questions That Should Be Answered by the Russia Investigations,” Faiza Patel enumerates a series of questions that should be addressed by the various…