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Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (July 18–24)
I. Drones & Lethal Force Kurt Sanger, Guest Post: CIA Operatives Should Not Be Considered Armed Forces Under International Law (Tuesday, July 21) Laura Dickinson, Guest…
Just Security Moves to HTTPS
If you’re a regular reader of Just Security, you may have noticed something different when you typed ‘justsecurity.org’ into your internet browser this morning. The standard…
Obama’s Trip to Kenya: Putting Accountability and Reconciliation on the Agenda
President Obama will be visiting Kenya this weekend for the first time since he became President, and high on his agenda will be addressing regional and global security. Kenya…
Intelligence Community supports codification of the President’s prohibition on use of EITs and requirement of ICRC detainee access
This news really isn’t (or shouldn’t be) very surprising, but since in some quarters there’s a misperception that the CIA is eager to get back in the business…
Are Cross-Border Shootings Heading to the Supreme Court?
Two weeks ago, I wrote about an important new decision by the US District Court for the District of Arizona, holding that the Fourth Amendment does apply to the cross-border shooting…
News Roundup and Notes: July 24, 2015
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. IRAN The Senate Foreign…
Letter to the Editor: The Geography of the War Against al-Qaeda
Nathalie Weizmann’s compendium of various views on the geographic scope of a non international armed conflict (NIAC) is extremely useful. In addition to the listed papers,…
The Declining Half-Life of Secrets
Image credit: US Government via Wikimedia Commons The following post is a preview of a new paper from New America’s Cybersecurity Initiative, where the author is a fellow.…
News Roundup and Notes: July 23, 2015
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. IRAN Secretary of State…
The ICC Prosecutor’s New Draft Strategic Plan
Back in October 2013, I wrote here about International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s strategic plan for 2012-2015, which marked a change in direction towards…
News Roundup and Notes: July 22, 2015
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. IRAN President Obama compared…
Drone Contractors: An Oversight and Accountability Gap
A slew of news reports have highlighted the crisis of drone pilot burnout in the United States military. Indeed, pilot shortages have prompted the US Air Force to cut the number…