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The Early Edition: November 16, 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. SYRIA Russia resumed large-scale…
Aiding and Assisting: The Relationship with International Criminal Law?
Just Security and Chatham House are hosting a “mini forum” to debate and discuss Chatham House’s new research paper on “Aiding and Assisting: Challenges in Armed Conflict…
US Transparency Regarding International Law in Cyberspace
Last Thursday, State Department Legal Adviser Brian Egan, delivered an important speech at Berkeley Law School on the relationship between international law and cyber activities. …
Donald Trump’s Drone War
My new book, The Drone Memos, will be published by The New Press today. The Guardian is running a 4000-word slice of the 20,000-word introduction on its website this morning. The…
The Early Edition: November 15, 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. AFGHANISTAN There is a “reasonable…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, November 14–18
Tuesday, November 15 10:30am – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform – Oversight of the Secret Service (here) Wednesday, November 16 10:00am – House Committee…
#RemoveBannon
Trump’s win is mobilizing thousands of citizens around the country to take to the streets under an “anti-Trump” banner. At this nascent stage that banner obscures divergent…
Work for the Trump Administration? Yes, But Be Prepared.
Since the election, I have been flooded with questions from law students who were eager to work for federal agencies tasked with protecting U.S. national security but who are now…
The Case Against Serving
Two of my friends, both of them principled and talented conservatives, told me they were approached by members of the Trump team about possible posts in the incoming administration.…
Good news: DoD to correct proportionality sections of Law of War Manual
Back in June, Oona and I sharply criticized various sections of the DoD Law of War Manual, all of which state or suggest that different categories of civilians, as well as…
Anticipating Trump: Should Government Lawyers Stay or Go?
[Editors’ note: This post is the latest in Just Security’s series on the ethical and legal dilemmas of serving in the Trump administration. On Friday, Jon Michaels wrote…
State Complicity in Other States’ Bad Acts—and How to Avoid It
[Editor’s Note: Just Security and Chatham House are hosting a “mini forum” to debate and discuss Chatham House’s new research paper on “Aiding and Assisting: Challenges…