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Text of the Schiff-Cole Letter Requesting House Vote on an ISIL-Specific AUMF
Below is the text of the draft letter being circulated to House members by Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Tom Cole (R-Okla.) urging House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to hold…
The Power of Rhetoric in the Civilian-Military Divide
On April 10, Stephen Preston, General Counsel for the Defense Department, spoke at the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law. He ended his remarks on the…
U.S. Policy on the ICC Crime of Aggression Announced
At the Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law earlier this month, Professor Michael J. Matheson of George Washington University Law School chaired a fascinating…
News Roundup and Notes: April 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. YEMEN A Saudi-led coalition…
Harold Koh and the Battle of the Dueling Petitions
Last month NYU students and others sent a petition to the Dean of Law and the President of NYU calling Harold Koh’s “presence at NYU Law and, in particular, as a professor…
Rethinking How We Wage the Forever War
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…
National Security-Related Congressional Hearings, April 20–24
Below is a calendar of congressional hearings on national security matters for this week. Tuesday, April 21, 2015 9:30am – Senate Armed Services – Nomination: Peter K. Levine…
The Complexity of Addressing Sexual Violence Experienced by Guantanamo Bay Detainees
The Senate Torture Report enabled deeper understanding of the depth and range of violence experienced at CIA black sites by male detainees who later ended up at Guantanamo Bay,…
News Roundup and Notes: April 20, 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 The Islamic…
Recap of Recent Posts at Just Security (Apr 11–17)
I. Lethal Operations and Targeted Killings Marty Lederman, Whatever Became of the Votel Transparency Proposal Concerning Drone Strikes in Yemen? (Tuesday, Apr. 14)…
Congratulations to Steve Vladeck – Joining the Univ. of Texas Law Faculty
Congratulations to Just Security’s Steve Vladeck, who will be joining the faculty of the University of Texas School of Law (effective 2016). Texas now has a powerhouse of national…
More on Flawed Research and Flawed Counterterrorism Policies
I want to concur with the thoughtful views articulated by Michael German last week addressing terrorism and counterterrorism research. Having spent twenty years working and researching…