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Self-Censorship in Action: The British Library Rejects Taliban Archive
This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous week or looks…
News Roundup and Notes: September 14, 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 Russia is…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (September 5–11)
I. Drones & Targeted Killings John Reed, Two More British Citizens are Dead From a Targeted Killing in Syria (Monday, September 7) Noam Lubell, Guest Post: The Legal Questions…
A Weapon That Keeps on Killing
When the cluster bombs fell on the town of Kaunda in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains in late May, local authorities collected the bomblets that were scattered about and placed them in…
European Countries Are Edging Toward Their Own War on Terror
A version of this article first appeared on the European Council on Foreign Relations website. The United States looks less lonely in its use of drone strikes against terrorist…
The UK’s Letter to the UN Security Council Leaves Plenty of Unanswered Questions About Last Month’s RAF Drone Strike
Yesterday, I wrote a post helping to untangle some of the international law questions involved in last month’s UK drone strike in Syria that killed three individuals, two of…
Fourteen Years
Each of the last thirteen September 11ths, I’ve pulled out my copy of W.H. Auden’s poem, September 1, 1939. As I said last year, the lines of this work have always seemed…
News Roundup and Notes: September 11, 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 Senate Democrats blocked…
Just Security’s Second Anniversary Event: The Going Dark Debate
Two years ago this month, Steve Vladeck, Ryan Goodman, and our extraordinary Editorial Board, launched Just Security. In celebration of two fascinating years, we are thrilled to…
DOJ’s New Stingray Policy is a Good Start, But It’s Got Problems
Last Thursday afternoon, just as we were all heading out for the Labor Day weekend, the Justice Department released new policy guidance on the use of cell-site simulator technology.…
The Legal Questions About the UK’s Drone Strike in Syria
The recent revelations of a UK drone strike in Syria targeting British individuals alleged to be linked to the Islamic State has generated much discussion, and the British government…
News Roundup and Notes: September 10, 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 Russian troops…