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State Department’s Chief Legal Adviser Rebukes (Trump’s) Proposed Closures of the Internet
The U.S. government should not consider shutting down parts of the Web as it continues to develop ways to prevent the Internet from being used for terrorist purposes, a top State…
Assessing Trump’s Mandate—A Sober Analysis
Both supporters and opponents of Trump’s campaign want to know what kind of mandate the election results mean for his Presidency and for questions about the political capital…
Veterans Day
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, U.S. Navy, speaks with Army 2nd Lt. Brandy Mason at the III Corps Headquarters at Fort Hood, Texas, on Nov. 10, 2009. Image…
What are the Legal Issues Surrounding the Use of Depleted Uranium in Syria and Iraq?
Although it received little attention at the time, journalist Samuel Oakford broke the story last month that the Pentagon has confirmed using weapons containing depleted uranium…
National Security and the Trump Transition: An Agenda for Legal Analysts
This year’s election was always going to provoke a flurry of questions about the future of U.S. national security law and policy—from discussions about changes to substantive…
The Early Edition: November 10, 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. DONALD TRUMP’S FOREIGN…
Why I’m a Federal Courts Nerd (and You Should Be, Too)
In addition to the election, yesterday was also the first anniversary of the terribly untimely passing of my college mentor, Professor Nasser Hussain. And this past weekend, the…
The Early Edition: November 9, 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. US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION…
Shortest Just Security Post Evah
Vote! Image: President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 while Martin Luther King and others look on, Aug. 6, 1965 – LBJ Library Wiki Commons
The Early Edition: November 8, 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 Assad regime forces…
Returning Chibok Schoolgirls: Measuring Costs and Addressing Stigma
The high profile abduction of 276 schoolgirls from their secondary school in the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria provoked a global response in April 2014. Hashtags, celebrity…
Atrocities Prevention Experts Report Released with Concrete Recommendations for the Next Administration
I have been honored to serve on a bipartisan Experts Committee on Preventing Mass Violence—convened by a coalition of human rights, religious, humanitarian, and peace organizations—for…