Recent Articles
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (September 19–25)
I. Guantánamo & Military Commissions Steve Vladeck, The Remarkable (and Remarkably Unnoticed) Guantánamo PRB Scorecard (Wednesday, September 23) Steve Vladeck, D.C. Circuit…
D.C. Circuit Grants Rehearing En Banc in al Bahlul (and Highlights My Poor Math Skills)
This afternoon, the D.C. Circuit granted rehearing en banc in al Bahlul v. United States, the constitutional challenge to the Guantánamo military commissions’ authority to try…
UK’s Legal Rationale for Drone Strikes Differs Fundamentally From US Rationale
Much of the public commentary concerning the UK’s targeted strike in Syria against a British national who had joined ISIS (along with other individuals with him at the time)…
News Roundup and Notes: September 25, 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. IRAQ and SYRIA President…
Transitional Justice Deal Reached in the Colombian Conflict
Yesterday, the the Colombian government and FARC reached a preliminary agreement on transitional justice measures related to the conflict (here) in Havana, Cuba. This agreement…
The Complexities of Women, Peace, Security and Countering Violent Extremism
In a recent post, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin analyzes the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee’s (CTC) first-ever open briefing on the role of women in countering terrorism…
The British Library and the Taliban Sources Project: A Short Reply to Professor Walker
I was surprised, after reading Professor Clive Walker’s post The British Library Did Not Need to Self-Censor to find that his “assurance” to the British Library – that…
News Roundup and Notes: September 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. IRAQ and SYRIA President…
The Remarkable (and Remarkably Unnoticed) Guantánamo PRB Scorecard
One of the best-kept secrets concerning the ongoing detentions of non-citizens at Guantánamo is the Periodic Review Board (PRB) process being conducted pursuant to Executive…
The Arab Awakening, Civil Society, and the Choice Between Two Ways of Governing
Several weeks ago, I met with Prime Minister Essid and other members of Tunisia’s government and parliament to discuss reforms and the serious economic and security challenges…
News Roundup and Notes: September 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. IRAQ and SYRIA Turkish jets…
Charlie Hebdo and Hate Speech: Don’t Prosecute the Messenger
Nine months after their offices were attacked by Muslim extremists, Charlie Hebdo’s cartoonists are facing calls for prosecution for allegedly inciting hatred through cartoons…