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The Early Edition: April 25, 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. The KOREAN PENINSULA North…
UN Counterterrorism Reform Overlooks Crucial Partner
Only a few weeks into his tenure as UN Secretary-General, António Guterres has been under pressure to fix the UN’s efforts to deal with terrorism and violent extremism. The…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, April 24-April 28
Tuesday, April 25 9:30am – Senate Committee on Armed Services – Policy and Strategy in the Asia-Pacific (here) 9:45am – Senate Committee on Foreign Relations – The…
U.S. Military Justice and “Operational Mishaps”: A Primer
As the tempo and intensity of United States military operations increases, the likelihood of operational mishaps increases as well. These mishaps – an anodyne term that cannot…
U.S.-Supported Government in Yemen Has Ties to Al-Qaeda
Defense secretary Jim Mattis has described Syria as “the most complex civil war probably raging on the planet at this time,” but Yemen is giving it a run for its money. In…
The Early Edition: April 24, 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. The KOREAN PENINSULA China’s…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Apr. 14-21)
I. U.S. Intervention in Syria Michael J. Adams, When Moral Compulsion is Characterized as a Crime of Aggression (Monday, Apr. 17) Ryan Goodman, Robert S. Taylor: On the Syria…
Making Sense of the Allegations that U.S. Military Struck a Mosque in Syria
There are now two very different competing pictures about whether the United States mistakenly struck a mosque in Syria on the night of March 16, 2017. On one view, based on three…
Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Apr. 14-21)
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…
US Seeks New Assurances from Saudis on Civilian Casualties—but is that even possible?
The Trump administration is reportedly seeking a new set of assurances from Saudi Arabia that it will minimize civilian casualties in its air campaign in Yemen—but would those…
Letter to the Editor: Whistleblower Protections Are Getting Stronger
The March 2 article on Just Security by Patrick Eddington, titled “Whistleblower Retaliation: A Governmental Accountability and National Security Crisis,” certainly captures…
The Early Edition: April 21, 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. The KOREAN PENINSULA The…