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Post-Flynn’s Resignation: New and Important Questions Raised
The resignation of National Security Adviser retired Lt. General Michael Flynn and the reporting surrounding his actions have raised new questions about the Trump administration’s…
American Disempowerment Begins at Home
“America sends the wrong people to negotiate” is considered one of Donald Trump’s “three unshakable beliefs.” That attitude is consistent with the hostility the Trump…
Q&A: Could Michael Flynn Be Prosecuted Under the Logan Act?
The news from overnight that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has resigned over his inappropriate pre-Inauguration dealings with Russia has also reinvigorated the debate…
The Early Edition: February 14, 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. MICHAEL FLYNN RESIGNS Acting…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, February 13-17
Tuesday, February 14 9:30am – Senate Committee on Armed Services – Long-term Defense Strategies and Challenges- Closed (here) 10:00am – House Committee on Armed Services…
‘Forever War’ Symposium Offers Timely Perspective on Trump’s Policies
The Columbia Human Rights Law Review, in collaboration with the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute, recently published a symposium edition dedicated to the relationship…
The United Divided States: San Francisco Sues Donald Trump for Sanctuary Cities Order
Amidst the well-placed outrage over Trump’s Executive Order selectively banning immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries – including an array of critiques, lawsuits,…
Trump’s Muslim Ban & the Propaganda Value of Violence Against Women
There has been much well-deserved criticism of President Trump’s Executive Order imposing a Muslim Ban on entry into the United States and the chaotic and non-deliberative process…
Just Security’s Impact–and How You Can Help
We’re not big fans of navel-gazing, but like our good friends at Lawfare, we’ve seen a pretty sharp rise in the more quantifiable ways of tracking our impact and our…
The Early Edition: February 13, 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. TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOREIGN…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Feb. 4-Feb. 10)
I. Explainers on the “Muslim Ban” Executive Order and Its Aftermath Meg Satterthwaite and Alexandra Zetes, Explainer on the Legal Obligation Not to Return Refugees…
DOJ files copy of SSCI torture report with district court
Last month I wrote about DOJ’s efforts to have Judge Lamberth reconsider his order that the government must retain a copy of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s…