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Recommended Reading: Brian Finucane’s “Partners and Legal Pitfalls”
Just Security editors occasionally select a noteworthy law review article, essay, or book on topics that may be relevant to our readers—especially if it intersects with national…
The Early Edition: November 7, 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 US-backed Kurdish-led…
Recap of Recent Posts on Just Security (Oct. 31-Nov. 4)
I. Just Security’s Anniversary and New Member of Board of Editors Ryan Goodman and Steve Vladeck, Welcoming Adil Haque (Wednesday Nov. 2) Just Security, Video: National…
Surveillance and Anti-Press Sentiment Heightens Concerns for Journalists Closer to Home
In 1999, Amartya Sen argued that the health of a country could be determined by examining the health of its press. One metric of the fitness of a country’s press is the safety…
Video: National Security and Transparency in this Administration and the Next
Thanks so much to everyone who made it out to our three-year anniversary event last night. And thanks again to our co-sponsors, the American Civil Liberties Union and the New…
The New Western Counter-Terror Wars: Toward US-European Convergence?
As Iraqi and other forces move forward with their long-awaited offensive to recapture Mosul from ISIS, Western airpower is playing an essential supporting role. The United States,…
The Early Edition: November 4, 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 Iraqi Special Forces…
Laws of War: Humanitarian Stallion or Trojan Horse?
Reuters recently reported that “armed militia groups are preparing for the possibility of a stolen election on Nov. 8 and civil unrest in the days following a victory by Democrat…
Letter to the Editor: Syria and the “Implicit Consent” Myth–A short reaction to Ford (and Goodman)
In a recent post on Just Security (available here), Chris Ford raises the issue whether the Syrian government may or may not have ‘implicitly’ or ‘tacitly’ consented to…
The Early Edition: November 3, 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 Iraqi Special Forces…
Livestream: National Security and Transparency in this Administration and the Next
Welcome to Just Security‘s three-year anniversary event! Tune in for a wide-ranging panel discussion of official secrecy, transparency litigation, whistleblower prosecutions,…
10 Questions to Ask Yourself When Reading Jameel Jaffer’s “The Drone Memos”
Jameel Jaffer’s new book, The Drone Memos: Targeted Killing, Secrecy, and the Law, will be published on November 15, and hard copies will also be available at Just Security’s…