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News Roundup and Notes: July 28, 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 NATO has…
US Government Petitions for Rehearing En Banc (Again) in Al Bahlul
The petition is available here. This is not a terribly surprising development. But as I wrote after the panel decision, it’s also not likely to succeed, given the composition…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, July 27–31
Below is a calendar of congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. Tuesday, July 28, 2015 10:00am – House Energy and Commerce – Subcommittee on Oversight…
Cyber Conflict in DOD’s Law of War Manual
Editor’s Note: Just Security is holding a “mini forum” on the new Defense Department Law of War Manual. This series includes posts from Sean Watts, Eric Jensen, Adil Ahmad…
The Iran Deal and a New US Strategy for the Middle East
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: July 27, 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 airstrikes.…
If You’re Teaching National Security / Counterterrorism Law Next Year…
One of the most exhilarating (and terrifying) things about teaching national security law is how thoroughly the field changes from year to year (and, lately, from month to month).…
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…