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National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, January 23-27
Monday, January 23 4:30pm – Senate Committee on Foreign Relations – Business Meeting (Nominee: Secretary of State) (here) Tuesday, January 24 9:30am – Senate Committee…
Women, Marching and Security
On Saturday, more than 2 million people marched across the United States and multiple world capitals making vocal and visual their opposition to Donald Trump’s presidency and…
The U.S. Constitution and the Risk of Democratic Backsliding
Is there a real possibility of the erosion of democratic institutions toward authoritarianism in the United States? What can the experience of other countries tell us about how…
The Early Edition: January 23, 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. PRESIDENT TRUMP’S FOREIGN…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Jan. 15-20)
I. Trump and Russia Luis Moreno Ocampo, How Trump Can Work with Russia to Challenge the Status Quo and to Control ISIS (Wednesday, Jan. 18) Kate Brannen, Tracking the Trump…
Obama Admin: Only One Civilian Killed by U.S. Outside of War Zones in 2016
On the eve of the inauguration of a new president, the Director of National Intelligence released a report (full text) that summarizes the number of military strikes taken by the…
Norms Watch: Tracking the Erosion of Democratic Traditions (Jan. 13-20)
Sign up here to receive Norms Watch in your inbox each Friday. Last week, we launched a regular series tracking President-elect Donald Trump’s adherence, or lack thereof, to…
The Early Edition: January 20, 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. PRESIDENT TRUMP’S FOREIGN…
[UPDATED] GTMO at the End of the Obama Administration: 31 uncharged detainees remain
With today’s transfer of four more detainees to the UAE and Saudi Arabia, President Obama will leave office tomorrow with 31 uncharged individuals remaining detained at…
Five Quick Observations: The CIA’s New Guidelines for Handling Americans’ Data
Yesterday, the Central Intelligence Agency released newly updated guidelines regarding the treatment of American data collected pursuant to Executive Order 12333. John Reed has…
Tracking the Trump Team’s Conflicting or False Statements on Russia (Chart)
This is an effort to catalog instances when the Trump team’s assertions about their connections to Russia contradict what they’ve said in the past and the facts as they’ve…
The UK Supreme Court’s Landmark Judgment Belhaj v. Straw: A View From the United States
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom gave its judgment in Belhaj v. Straw and Rahmatullah v. Ministry of Defence, two human rights cases brought against UK officials…