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A World at War With Daesh
They say we are at war. What does war look like? Our enemy is violent Islamic extremism. He is Daesh. He is al-Qaeda. The enemy consists of all groups and adherents of violent…
News Roundup and Notes: November 20, 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. MALI HOTEL ATTACK Suspected…
United States Intervention at the Meeting of the ICC’s Assembly of States Parties
The International Criminal Court’s Assembly of States Parties (ASP) is meeting this week in The Hague — its 14th session. On the agenda (and here) are a number of issues,…
France Maps out Its War Against the Islamic State
Editor’s note: This post also appears on the European Council on Foreign Relations website. France’s President François Hollande used a powerful and resonant piece of…
News Roundup and Notes: November 19, 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. PARIS ATTACKS St-Denis raid. The…
Foreign Fighters, Mercenaries, and Private Military Companies Under International Law
Editor’s Note: This is the third post in a miniseries about the International Committee of the Red Cross’s newly released Report on International Humanitarian Law and the Challenges…
Power Wars Symposium: The Powers Wars Debate and the Question of the Role of the Lawyer in Crisis
Editor’s Note: This is the latest entry in a symposium Just Security is hosting in conjunction with the recent release of Power Wars: Inside Obama’s Post-9/11 Presidency…
News Roundup and Notes: November 18, 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. PARIS ATTACKS St-Denis…
Power Wars Symposium: Libya and the War Powers Resolution
Editor’s Note: This is the latest entry in a symposium Just Security is hosting in conjunction with the recent release of Power Wars: Inside Obama’s Post-9/11 Presidency…
Is the FBI Using Zero-Days in Criminal Investigations?
We have known for a while now that the FBI uses hacking techniques to conduct remote computer searches in criminal investigations — particularly those that involve the dark web.…
News Roundup and Notes: November 17, 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. PARIS ATTACKS French President…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, November 16–20
Below is a calendar of congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. Monday, November 16, 2015 5:00pm – Senate Foreign Relations – US Policy Tools to Combat…