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National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, September 20–22
Tuesday, September 20 2:30pm – Senate Select Committee on Intelligence – Briefing: Intelligence Matters – closed meeting (here) 2:45pm – Senate Committee on Foreign Relations –…
In Turkey, Where the More Things Change . . .
The past couple of months have been tumultuous in Turkey. In short order, an ill-conceived military coup was followed by popular mass protest, the quick return of President Recep…
The Early Edition: September 20, 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. IRAQ and SYRIA The Syrian…
Unprecedented and Unlawful: The NSA’s “Upstream” Surveillance
The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA) — the statute the government uses to engage in warrantless surveillance of Americans’ international communications — is scheduled to…
Trump’s Calls to Pillage Iraqi Oil
In his appearance with Secretary Clinton at NBC’s Commander-in-Chief Forum earlier this month, Donald Trump called for actions that amount to a war crime. Addressing US policies…
The Early Edition: September 19, 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. IRAQ and SYRIA Syria’s…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Sept. 12 – Sept. 16)
I. Yemen, the International Criminal Court, and the Law of Armed Conflict Ryan Goodman , Does the Int’l Criminal Court Have Jurisdiction over Alleged War Crimes by Saudi-Led…
DOJ reply brief in Smith v. Obama
The Department of Justice today filed its reply brief in the case challenging the legality of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), Smith v. Obama. I don’t have much to add…
Guide to the Presidential Candidates’ National Security Positions
As we have periodically done since its February launch, we’re updating our guide to the 2016 presidential candidates’ positions on national security matters. Today, we have…
Teaching National Security / Counterterrorism Law?
Back in April, I flagged the then-impending publication of the brand-new sixth edition of Aspen Publishers’ National Security Law casebook, and third edition of its Counterterrorism…
The Updated First Geneva Convention Commentary, DOD’s Law of War Manual, and a More Perfect Law of War: Part III
This third post of a series on the ICRC’s Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention of 1949 offers some concluding observations and further comparisons with the recent…
The Early Edition: September 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. IRAQ and SYRIA The US and…