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The Early Edition: December 14, 2016
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. US CUTS ARMS SALES TO SAUDI…
Defense Department Releases Second Round of Revisions for Law of War Manual
The Defense Department published new revisions to its Law of War Manual this evening. This is the second time the document has been changed since it was first released in the summer…
The Drone Memos Offers a Critique of Obama Administration’s ‘Shortsighted’ Policies on Targeted Killing
There are a lot of books about drones. In addition to fictionalized accounts of drone use and technical manuals, numerous policy books have been written that describe drone technology,…
At Least One Copy of the Senate Torture Report Will Be Preserved. What About the Others?
White House Counsel Neil Eggleston’s recent announcement that President Barack Obama will archive at least one copy of the full Senate torture report under the Presidential Records…
Another Look at the New ICRC Survey: Glimmers of Hope?
During his campaign, Donald Trump publicly endorsed torture, indiscriminate bombing of populated areas, and killing civilians with familial ties to members of ISIS—all of which…
Category Mistake: There Is No Jus ad Bellum for Use of Force Against Non-State Actors
From South Asia to Europe and beyond, government lawyers have to inquire as to when a State is legally justified in resorting to military force against a non-State actor. What…
The Early Edition: December 13, 2016
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. RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE in…
US-led Coalition Needs to Improve ‘Opaque, Ad Hoc’ Process for Reporting Civilian Casualties, New Report Says
President Barack Obama’s July 2016 Executive Order on Civilian Casualties has improved U.S. monitoring and reporting of civilian casualties caused by its airstrikes, but far…
A Patriot Fears Not Truth about Russian Election Interference: Time for a commission to investigate
Last week, the Washington Post reported that the Central Intelligence Agency briefed Senators that it is “clear” that Russian hacking operations were designed to help Donald…
President-elect Trump’s Picks Redefine “Two-Tiered System of Justice”
With his selection of retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn to serve as national security adviser, his continued consideration of retired Gen. David Petraeus for a possible administration…
The Early Edition: December 12, 2016
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. RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE in…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Dec. 3-9)
I. Public Opinion James Piazza, Muslim Terrorism Suspects and Public Support for Harsh Interrogation and Detention (Tuesday, Dec. 6) Ryan Goodman, New ICRC Survey: Large Global…