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Welcome John Reed to Just Security!
We are thrilled to welcome John Reed who will serve as Just Security’s Managing Editor. John will already be familiar to many of our readers due to the impact he has made working…
News Roundup and Notes: September 9, 2014
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 The Iraqi…
The War Powers Clock(s) in Iraq
Jack Goldsmith has a very helpful post up on Lawfare, explaining that the President had issued three separate War Powers notifications to Congress over the past month with respect…
Whose Hype are You Going to Believe?: How Not to Evaluate the ISIL Threat to the U.S.
On Friday, Peter Bergen and David Sterman wrote an article for CNN Opinion entitled, “ISIS Threat to U.S. Mostly Hype.” (Bergen is also CNN’s national security analyst.)…
The Guns of September
[Editors’ Note: The following post is the first installment of a new feature, “Monday Reflections,” in which a different Just Security editor will take a longer…
New Submission on US Military Justice Noncompliance with the ICCPR
Three legal experts (Eugene R. Fidell, Elizabeth L. Hillman, and Nancy Duff Campbell) and two organizations (Amnesty International and The International Commission of Jurists)…
News Roundup and Notes: September 8, 2014
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 Iraqi government…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (Aug 30-Sept 5)
I. ISIS Just Security Staff, Guardian Previews Discussions of ISIS at Thursday’s NATO Summit (Wednesday, Sept 3) Jennifer Daskal, Exhibit #1: How Not to Authorize Armed Conflict (Wednesday,…
Guest Post: DoD Directive 2310.01E
As Steve Vladeck noted yesterday, the Department of Defense is out with a new version of its Directive 2310.01E on detainee operations. Steve asks the big question: why now?…
Al-Shabaab Leader Killed in US Strike
The White House has announced the death of Ahmed Godane, the leader of Al-Shabaab, in a press statement. Ryan had previously analyzed the legal basis for targeting Godane in this…
John Walker Lindh’s Legacy: To Join The Fight Is Criminal
The “British accent” of the individual(s) who participated in the tragic beheadings of journalists Jim Foley and Steven Sotloff has focused attention on the phenomenon of citizens…
Welcome to the Future of War project!
Earlier this week, Arizona State University and the New America Foundation announced a joint project, the Future of War. The project combines the intellectual resources of a…