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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…
CIA Operatives Should Not be Considered Armed Forces Under International Law
Just Security readers are now familiar with the German Federal Prosecutor General’s opinion regarding a 2010 drone strike in Pakistan attributed to the CIA. The opinion is remarkably…
News Roundup and Notes: July 21, 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 UN Security Council…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, July 20–24
Below is a calendar of congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. Tuesday, July 21, 2015 9:30am – Senate Armed Services – Nomination: Gen. Mark A. Milley…
The ICC Prosecutor should Reject Judges’ Decision in Mavi Marmara
The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established 13 years ago to prosecute, in the words of the Court’s Preamble, “the most serious crimes of concern to the international…
The Law of War is Not About “Chivalry”
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…